公开(公告)号：US10320017B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-11

申请号：US15283964

申请日：2016-10-03

申请人： BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION

发明人： David Trevisan ,  Abraham Bruno Caulk ,  Emma Campbell ,  Chad Pearson ,  Arne Ballantine ,  Jessica Mahler ,  Venkat Ramani ,  Gilbert Richards ,  Christian Daco

IPC分类号： H01M8/0662 ,  H01M4/06

摘要： A sorbent bed assembly, a fuel cell system including the sorbent bed assembly, and methods of using the same. The sorbent bed assembly includes sorbent beds disposed in a stack, such that the sorbent beds extend lengthwise in a non-vertical direction, and conduits configured to fluidly connect the sorbent beds. One or more of the sorbent beds may also include a housing, a removable cartridge disposed in the housing and comprising a sorbent material configured to purify the fuel, and a support configured to prevent the fuel from bypassing the cartridge when the fuel flows through the housing.

公开(公告)号：US11349136B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-31

申请号：US16394286

申请日：2019-04-25

申请人： BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION

发明人： Venkat Ramani

IPC分类号： H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/244 ,  H01M8/2425 ,  H01M8/0438 ,  H01M8/04746 ,  H01M8/12

摘要： A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system and method, the system including a power module configured to receive a fuel from a fuel conduit of the system, the power module including a fuel cell stack, a module conduit fluidly connecting the fuel conduit and the stack, and a fuel control valve (FCV) configured to control a flow rate of the fuel in the module conduit. The system also includes a first detector configured to detect a first Wobbe Index (WI) of the fuel in the fuel conduit, and a controller configured to control the FCV to change the fuel flow rate based on whether the detected first WI indicates a change in the composition of the fuel.

公开(公告)号：US09859580B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-02

申请号：US14589403

申请日：2015-01-05

申请人： BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION

发明人： Arne Ballantine ,  David Trevisan ,  Venkat Ramani ,  Emma Campbell ,  Jessica Mahler ,  Michael Wright ,  Jeffrey W. Schrieber

IPC分类号： H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04746 ,  G01N33/52 ,  H01M8/0444 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  H01M8/12 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  H01M8/0438 ,  H01M8/04537 ,  H01M8/04664 ,  H01M8/124

CPC分类号： H01M8/04753 ,  G01N33/52 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/04388 ,  H01M8/0444 ,  H01M8/04447 ,  H01M8/04559 ,  H01M8/04686 ,  H01M8/04776 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  H01M8/0675 ,  H01M8/0687 ,  H01M8/12 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  Y10T436/18

摘要： An optical detection system for detecting undesirable constituents in a fuel cell system includes a sensing material configured to change color in the presence of the undesirable constituents and at least one sensor configured to register the change in color of the sensing material. The sensor is coupled to a corresponding light source. The sensing material, the sensor and the light source are enclosed in a housing.

公开(公告)号：US20150194685A1

公开(公告)日：2015-07-09

申请号：US14589403

申请日：2015-01-05

申请人： BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION

发明人： Arne Ballantine ,  David Trevisan ,  Venkat Ramani ,  Emma Campbell ,  Jessica Mahler ,  Michael Wright ,  Jeffrey W. Schrieber

IPC分类号： H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/12 ,  G01N33/52 ,  H01M8/06

CPC分类号： H01M8/04753 ,  G01N33/52 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/04388 ,  H01M8/0444 ,  H01M8/04447 ,  H01M8/04559 ,  H01M8/04686 ,  H01M8/04776 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  H01M8/0675 ,  H01M8/0687 ,  H01M8/12 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  Y10T436/18

摘要： An optical detection system for detecting undesirable constituents in a fuel cell system includes a sensing material configured to change color in the presence of the undesirable constituents and at least one sensor configured to register the change in color of the sensing material. The sensor is coupled to a corresponding light source. The sensing material, the sensor and the light source are enclosed in a housing.

摘要翻译： 用于检测燃料电池系统中不期望的组分的光学检测系统包括被配置为在存在不期望的成分时改变颜色的感测材料和配置成记录感测材料的颜色变化的至少一个传感器。 传感器耦合到相应的光源。 感测材料，传感器和光源被封装在外壳中。

公开(公告)号：US20170098842A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-06

申请号：US15283964

申请日：2016-10-03

申请人： BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION

发明人： David Trevisan ,  Abraham Bruno Caulk ,  Emma Campbell ,  Chad Pearson ,  Arne Ballantine ,  Jessica Mahler ,  Venkat Ramani ,  Gilbert Richards ,  Christian Daco

IPC分类号： H01M8/0662

CPC分类号： H01M8/0662 ,  H01M4/06

摘要： A sorbent bed assembly, a fuel cell system including the sorbent bed assembly, and methods of using the same. The sorbent bed assembly includes sorbent beds disposed in a stack, such that the sorbent beds extend lengthwise in a non-vertical direction, and conduits configured to fluidly connect the sorbent beds. One or more of the sorbent beds may also include a housing, a removable cartridge disposed in the housing and comprising a sorbent material configured to purify the fuel, and a support configured to prevent the fuel from bypassing the cartridge when the fuel flows through the housing.