PEM fuel cell passive water management
    2.
    发明授权
    PEM fuel cell passive water management 有权
    PEM燃料电池被动水管理

    公开(公告)号:US06916571B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-07-12

    申请号:US10465006

    申请日:2003-06-19

    摘要: Water flow field inlet manifolds (33, 37) are disposed at the fuel cell stack (11) base. Water flow field outlet manifolds (34, 38) are located at the fuel cell stack top. Outlet and inlet manifolds are interconnected (41-43, 47, 49, 50) so gas bubbles leaking through the porous water transport plate cause flow by natural convection, with no mechanical water pump. Variation in water level within a standpipe (58) controls (56, 60, 62, 63) the temperature or flow of coolant. In another embodiment, the water is not circulated, but gas and excess water are vented from the water outlet manifolds. Water channels (70) may be vertical. A hydrophobic region (80) provides gas leakage to ensure bubble pumping of water. An external heat exchanger (77) maximizes water density differential for convective flow.

    摘要翻译: 水流场入口歧管(33,37)设置在燃料电池堆(11)的基部。 水流场出口歧管(34,38)位于燃料电池堆顶部。 出口和入口歧管相互连接(41-43,47,49,50),因此通过多孔水输送板泄漏的气泡通过自然对流而流动,没有机械水泵。 立管(58)内的水位变化控制(56,60,62,63)冷却液的温度或流量。 在另一个实施方案中,水不循环,但是从出水歧管排出气体和多余的水。 水通道(70)可以是垂直的。 疏水区域(80)提供气体泄漏以确保泡沫泵送水。 外部热交换器(77)使对流流量的水密度差最大化。

    Coolant treatment system for a direct antifreeze cooled fuel cell assembly
    3.
    发明授权
    Coolant treatment system for a direct antifreeze cooled fuel cell assembly 失效
    用于直接防冻冷却的燃料电池组件的冷却剂处理系统

    公开(公告)号:US06428916B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-08-06

    申请号:US09468027

    申请日:1999-12-20

    IPC分类号: H01M804

    CPC分类号: H01M8/04119 H01M8/04029

    摘要: A coolant treatment system for a direct antifreeze cooled fuel cell power plant including a degassifier for providing interaction between an oxidant and an antifreeze solution which has circulated throughout the fuel cell power plant so that dissolved gases within the antifreeze solution are removed. The fuel cell power plant is configured to allow the antifreeze solution to be in direct fluid communication with the fuel cell assemblies comprising the fuel cell power plant.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于直接防冻冷却的燃料电池发电厂的冷却剂处理系统,其包括用于提供氧化剂和防冻液之间的相互作用的脱气装置,其循环在整个燃料电池发电厂中,从而除去防冻溶液中的溶解气体。 燃料电池发电厂被配置为允许防冻溶液与包括燃料电池发电厂的燃料电池组件直接流体连通。

    Method and apparatus for removing contaminants from the coolant supply of a fuel cell power plant
    4.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for removing contaminants from the coolant supply of a fuel cell power plant 有权
    用于从燃料电池发电厂的冷却剂供应中去除污染物的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06242118B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-06-05

    申请号:US09417816

    申请日:1999-10-14

    IPC分类号: H01M800

    CPC分类号: H01M8/04029

    摘要: A method and apparatus for removing contaminants from the coolant supply of a fuel cell power plant, wherein coolant which has been exhausted from the fuel cell power plant is fed to an oxidant manifold. The exhausted coolant interacts with the oxidant flowing through the oxidant manifold, thereby effectuating removal of contaminants from the exhausted coolant.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于从燃料电池发电厂的冷却剂供应中去除污染物的方法和装置,其中已经从燃料电池发电厂排出的冷却剂被供给到氧化剂歧管。 排出的冷却剂与流过氧化剂歧管的氧化剂相互作用,从而实现从排出的冷却剂中除去污染物。

    Operating system for a fuel cell power plant
    5.
    发明授权
    Operating system for a fuel cell power plant 有权
    燃料电池发电厂操作系统

    公开(公告)号:US06331366B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-12-18

    申请号:US09338608

    申请日:1999-06-23

    IPC分类号: H01M806

    摘要: The invention is an operating system for a fuel cell power plant that includes at least one fuel cell for producing electrical energy from a reducing and oxidant fluid and fuel processing components including a reformer and a burner for processing a hydrocarbon fuel into the reducing fluid, and a direct mass and heat transfer device secured in fluid communication with both a process oxidant stream and a plant exhaust passage, so that the device directly transfers mass such as water exiting the plant in a plant exhaust stream back into the plant within the process oxidant stream. The invention also includes a split oxidant passage that directs the process oxidant stream through the fuel cell and a reformer feed portion of the process oxidant stream into fluid communication with the fuel processing components. The system may also include an anode exhaust passage that directs an anode exhaust from the fuel cell into the burner, then directs the oxidized anode exhaust stream from the burner in heat exchange relationship with the reformer feed portion.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是一种用于燃料电池发电厂的操作系统,其包括用于从还原和氧化剂流体产生电能的至少一个燃料电池和包括用于将烃燃料加工成还原流体的重整器和燃烧器的燃料处理部件,以及 固定与过程氧化剂流和工厂排气通道流体连通的直接质量和传热装置,使得该装置直接将诸如离开设备的水的工厂废气流中的质量返回到工艺氧化剂流内的工厂 。 本发明还包括分开的氧化剂通道,其将过程氧化剂流引导通过燃料电池和过程氧化剂流的重整器进料部分与燃料处理组件流体连通。 该系统还可以包括阳极排气通道,其将来自燃料电池的阳极排气引导到燃烧器中,然后引导来自燃烧器的氧化的阳极废气流与重整器进料部分处于热交换关系。

    Functional integration of multiple components for a fuel cell power plant
    7.
    发明授权
    Functional integration of multiple components for a fuel cell power plant 有权
    燃料电池发电厂的多个组件的功能集成

    公开(公告)号:US06451466B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-09-17

    申请号:US09544103

    申请日:2000-04-06

    IPC分类号: H01M806

    摘要: A fuel cell power plant having a plurality of functionally integrated components including a fuel cell assembly provided with a fuel stream, an oxidant stream and a coolant stream. The fuel cell power plant functionally integrates a mass and heat recovery device for promoting a transfer of thermal energy and moisture between a first gaseous stream and a second gaseous stream, and a burner for processing the fuel exhausted from the fuel cell assembly during operation thereof. A housing chamber is utilized which accepts the oxidant stream exhausted from the fuel cell assembly after the exhausted oxidant stream has merged with a burner gaseous stream exhausted from the burner. The resultant merged airflow is subsequently directed to the housing chamber and to the mass and heat recovery device as the first gaseous stream.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有多个功能集成部件的燃料电池发电设备,包括设有燃料流的燃料电池组件,氧化剂流和冷却剂流。 燃料电池发电厂在功能上集成了质量和热回收装置,用于促进第一气流和第二气流之间的热能和湿气的转移,以及用于在其操作期间处理从燃料电池组件排出的燃料的燃烧器。 使用容纳室,其在经过排出的氧化剂流与从燃烧器排出的燃烧器气流合并之后接受从燃料电池组件排出的氧化剂流。 所产生的合并气流随后被引导至容纳腔室和作为第一气流的质量和热回收装置。

    Direct antifreeze cooled fuel cell
    8.
    发明授权
    Direct antifreeze cooled fuel cell 有权
    直接防冻冷却燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US06794073B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-09-21

    申请号:US10037195

    申请日:2001-11-09

    IPC分类号: H01M804

    摘要: A direct antifreeze cooled fuel cell is disclosed for producing electrical energy from reducing and process oxidant fluid streams that includes an electrolyte secured between an anode catalyst and a cathode catalyst; a porous anode substrate secured in direct fluid communication with and supporting the anode catalyst; a porous wetproofed cathode substrate secured in direct fluid communication with and supporting the cathode catalyst; a porous water transport or cooler plate secured in direct fluid communication with the porous cathode substrate; and, a direct antifreeze solution passing through the porous water transport plate. A preferred direct antifreeze solution passing through the porous water transport plate remains essentially within the water transport plate and does not poison the catalysts.

    摘要翻译: 公开了直接防冻冷却的燃料电池,用于通过减少和处理氧化剂流体流产生电能,所述氧化剂流体流包括固定在阳极催化剂和阴极催化剂之间的电解质; 与阳极催化剂直接流体连通并支撑阳极催化剂的多孔阳极基板; 固定成与阴极催化剂直接流体连通并支撑阴极催化剂的多孔耐湿阴极基板; 固定成与多孔阴极基板直接流体连通的多孔水输送或冷却板; 以及通过多孔水输送板的直接防冻溶液。 通过多孔水输送板的优选的直接防冻溶液基本上保持在水输送板内,并且不会使催化剂中毒。

    Fine pore enthalpy exchange barrier
    9.
    发明授权
    Fine pore enthalpy exchange barrier 有权
    细孔焓交换屏障

    公开(公告)号:US06274259B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-08-14

    申请号:US09395704

    申请日:1999-09-14

    IPC分类号: H02M804

    摘要: A fine pore enthalpy exchange barrier is disclosed for use with a fuel cell power plant. The barrier includes a support matrix that defines pores and a liquid transfer medium that fills the pores creating a gas barrier. An inlet surface of the fine pore enthalpy exchange barrier is positioned in contact with a process oxidant inlet stream entering a fuel cell power plant, and an opposed exhaust surface of the barrier is positioned in contact with an exhaust stream exiting the plant so that water and heat exchange from the exhaust stream directly into the process oxidant inlet stream to heat and humidify the stream as it enters the plant. The liquid transfer medium may include water, aqueous salt solutions, aqueous acid solutions, or organic antifreeze water solutions.

    摘要翻译: 公开了与燃料电池发电厂一起使用的细孔焓交换屏障。 屏障包括限定孔的支撑矩阵和填充产生气体屏障的孔的液体转移介质。 微孔焓交换屏障的入口表面定位成与进入燃料电池发电厂的过程氧化剂入口流接触,并且屏障的相对排气表面与离开设备的排气流接触,使得水和 从排气流直接进入过程氧化剂入口流的热交换,以便当流进入工厂时对流进行加热和加湿。 液体转移介质可以包括水,盐水溶液,酸水溶液或有机防冻水溶液。

    Passive water management fuel cell
    10.
    发明授权
    Passive water management fuel cell 有权
    被动水管理燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US06794077B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-09-21

    申请号:US10036181

    申请日:2001-12-28

    IPC分类号: H01M202

    摘要: A proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell includes fuel and oxidant flow field plates (26, 40) having fuel and oxidant channels (27, 28; 41, 44), and water channels, the ends (29, 48) of which that are adjacent to the corresponding reactant gas inlet manifold (34, 42) are dead ended, the other ends (31, 50) draining excess water into the corresponding reactant gas exhaust manifold (36, 45). Flow restrictors (39, 47) maintain reactant gas pressure above exit manifold pressure, and may comprise interdigitated channels (65, 66; 76, 78). Solid reactant gas flow field plates have small holes (85, 88) between reactant gas channels (27, 28; 41) and water drain channels (29, 30; 49, 50). In one embodiment, the fuel cells of a stack may be separated by either coolant plates (51) or solid plates (55) or both. In a second embodiment, coolant plates (51a) have weep holes (57) that inject water into the ends (29) of the reactant gas water channels which are in the region of the inlet manifold (34), thereby assuring humidification of the reactants.

    摘要翻译: 质子交换膜(PEM)燃料电池包括具有燃料和氧化剂通道(27,28,41,44)和水通道的燃料和氧化剂流场板(26,40),其中所述端部(29,48) 邻近相应的反应气体入口歧管(34,42)是死端的,另一端(31,50)将多余的水排放到相应的反应气体排气歧管(36,45)中。 流量限制器(39,47)将反应气体压力保持在出口歧管压力以上,并且可以包括交错的通道(65,66; 76,78)。 固体反应物气体流场板在反应气体通道(27,28; 41)和排水通道(29,30; 49,50)之间具有小孔(85,88)。 在一个实施例中,堆叠的燃料电池可以由冷却板(51)或固体板(55)或两者分开。 在第二实施例中,冷却剂板(51a)具有将水注入位于入口歧管(34)的区域中的反应物气体水通道的端部(29)的排水孔(57),从而确保反应物的加湿 。