COMPRESSION OF DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL STACKS WITH CATALYST COATED MEMBRANES AND MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY
    1.
    发明申请
    COMPRESSION OF DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL STACKS WITH CATALYST COATED MEMBRANES AND MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY 审中-公开
    直接甲醇燃料电池堆叠与催化涂层膜和膜电极组件的压缩

    公开(公告)号:US20120009493A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-01-12

    申请号:US13178667

    申请日:2011-07-08

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M8/10 H01M2/08

    摘要: An apparatus to control a swelling of a catalyst coated membrane in a fuel cell includes an insulator layer provided at a perimeter of the fuel cell. The insulator layer has a plurality of insulator films and is secured to a flow field plate. The insulator layer has a less compressibility relative to a gasket used in the fuel cell. A method for controlling a swelling of a catalyst coated membrane in a fuel cell includes providing an insulator layer at a perimeter of each of fuel cells in a fuel cell stack. The fuel cell stack is compressed for a predetermined duration when the catalyst coated membrane is in a substantially dry state. Passage of fuel is allowed inside the fuel cell thereby facilitating the catalyst coated membrane to swell. A swollen catalyst coated membrane is allowed to contact the insulator layer.

    摘要翻译: 控制燃料电池中的催化剂涂覆的膜的膨胀的装置包括设置在燃料电池的周边的绝缘体层。 绝缘体层具有多个绝缘膜,并固定在流场板上。 绝缘体层相对于在燃料电池中使用的垫圈具有较小的压缩性。 用于控制燃料电池中的催化剂涂覆的膜的膨胀的方法包括在燃料电池堆中的每个燃料电池的周边设置绝缘体层。 当催化剂涂覆的膜处于基本干燥状态时,燃料电池堆被压缩预定的持续时间。 允许在燃料电池内通过燃料,从而便于催化剂涂覆的膜膨胀。 允许溶胀的催化剂涂覆的膜接触绝缘体层。

    Direct methanol fuel cell process tower
    4.
    发明申请
    Direct methanol fuel cell process tower 审中-公开
    直接甲醇燃料电池加工塔

    公开(公告)号:US20090004536A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-01

    申请号:US12152828

    申请日:2008-05-16

    IPC分类号: H01M2/00

    摘要: A direct methanol fuel cell integrated process assembly is provided. The assembly includes a housing, a fuel mixing/surge tank and an air/liquid separator integrated to the housing. A vent of the mixer/surge tank is at least proximal to a vent of the separator. The housing further includes at least one condensation pathway integrated along the housing, where the pathway enables exhaust condensates to return to the assembly. At least one exhaust port is provided, which vents directly to a cooling airstream to facilitate exhaust removal. A manifold is also provided, with the fuel valve, a water valve, a fuel pump and a water pump integrated with the housing, where the integrated process assembly reduces an amount of plumbing between the a liquid volume in the mixer and the separator. Further, a water volume of the process assembly is reduced and a form factor of the process assembly is also reduced.

    摘要翻译: 提供直接甲醇燃料电池集成工艺组件。 该组件包括壳体,燃料混合/缓冲罐以及与壳体集成的空气/液体分离器。 混合器/缓冲罐的通风口至少靠近分离器的通风口。 壳体还包括沿着壳体一体化的至少一个冷凝通道,其中该通道使排气冷凝物返回到组件。 提供至少一个排气口,其直接通向冷却空气流,以便排气。 还提供了一种歧管,其中燃料阀,水阀,燃料泵和与壳体一体化的水泵,其中集成的过程组件减少了混合器中的液体体积与分离器之间的管道量。 此外,工艺组件的水体积减小,并且工艺组件的外形尺寸也减小。

    Method and apparatus for determining the vertices of a character in a two-dimensional barcode symbol
    6.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for determining the vertices of a character in a two-dimensional barcode symbol 审中-公开
    用于确定二维条形码符号中的角色的顶点的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060043189A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-02

    申请号:US10930596

    申请日:2004-08-31

    IPC分类号: G06K7/10

    CPC分类号: G06K7/14

    摘要: A method of determining the vertices of a character in a two-dimensional barcode symbol image includes tracing a contour around a character. The contour is examined and pixels therealong believed to be vertices of the character are determined. The relative positions of the determined pixels are compared to determine if they satisfy a threshold. If the relative positions of the determined pixels satisfy the threshold, the determined pixels are designated as the vertices of the character. If the relative positions of the determined pixels satisfy the threshold, the determined pixels are designated as the vertices of the character. If the relative positions of the determined pixels do not satisfy the threshold, new pixels along the contour are selected using geometric relationships between the determined pixels to replace determined pixels that are not vertices of the character.

    摘要翻译: 确定二维条形码符号图像中的角色的顶点的方法包括在字符周围追踪轮廓。 检查轮廓,并确定被认为是角色的顶点的像素。 比较确定的像素的相对位置以确定它们是否满足阈值。 如果所确定的像素的相对位置满足阈值,则将所确定的像素指定为角色的顶点。 如果所确定的像素的相对位置满足阈值,则将所确定的像素指定为角色的顶点。 如果确定的像素的相对位置不满足阈值,则使用确定的像素之间的几何关系来选择沿着轮廓的新像素,以替换不是字符顶点的确定像素。