公开(公告)号：US10541433B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-21

申请号：US15449583

申请日：2017-03-03

申请人： FuelCell Energy, Inc.

发明人： Pinakin Patel ,  Ludwig Lipp ,  Nicholas Pasquale

IPC分类号： H01M8/04089 ,  H01M16/00 ,  H01M8/0656 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  H02J3/32 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  H02J3/38 ,  H01M8/2495 ,  H01M8/1018 ,  H01M8/124

摘要： An energy storage system for an electrical grid running on a renewable energy source includes a baseload power module, a waste converter module, and a load-following power module. The baseload power module includes a first fuel cell system configured to provide a baseload power to the electrical grid. The waste converter module is configured to extract and store hydrogen from an exhaust stream produced by the first fuel cell system. The load-following power module includes a second fuel cell system configured to receive hydrogen from the waste converter module and convert the hydrogen to electrical energy to support the electrical grid.

公开(公告)号：US11296340B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-05

申请号：US16554957

申请日：2019-08-29

申请人： FuelCell Energy, Inc.

发明人： Pinakin Patel ,  Jonathan Malwitz ,  Ludwig Lipp ,  Jesse Roy

IPC分类号： H01M8/04291 ,  H01M8/04119 ,  H01M8/0656 ,  H01M8/04828

摘要： A humidity transfer assembly includes a pressure vessel and a humidity transfer device disposed in the pressure vessel. The humidity transfer device includes an enclosure, a first inlet line fluidly coupled to the enclosure and configured to supply anode exhaust thereto, a first outlet line fluidly coupled to the enclosure and configured to output anode exhaust therefrom, and a second inlet line fluidly coupled to the enclosure and configured to supply feed gas thereto. The humidity transfer device is configured to transfer steam from anode exhaust to feed gas and to output feed gas into the pressure vessel.

公开(公告)号：US11264625B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-01

申请号：US16565169

申请日：2019-09-09

申请人： FuelCell Energy, Inc.

发明人： Pinakin Patel ,  Jonathan Malwitz ,  Ray Kopp ,  Ludwig Lipp ,  Jesse Roy

IPC分类号： H01M8/04029 ,  B01D19/00 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/026

摘要： A cooling plate assembly includes an anode half-plate having an anode upper surface and an opposing anode lower surface, and a cathode half-plate having a cathode upper surface and an opposing cathode lower surface, the cathode lower surface configured to engage the anode upper surface. The assembly further includes a cooling tube disposed between and engaging the anode upper surface and the cathode lower surface.

公开(公告)号：US12027734B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US17682168

申请日：2022-02-28

申请人： FuelCell Energy, Inc.

发明人： Pinakin Patel ,  Jonathan Malwitz ,  Ludwig Lipp ,  Jesse Roy

IPC分类号： H01M8/04291 ,  H01M8/04119 ,  H01M8/04828 ,  H01M8/0656

CPC分类号： H01M8/04291 ,  H01M8/04141 ,  H01M8/04149 ,  H01M8/04843 ,  H01M8/0656

摘要： A humidity transfer assembly includes a pressure vessel and a humidity transfer device disposed in the pressure vessel. The humidity transfer device includes an enclosure, a first inlet line fluidly coupled to the enclosure and configured to supply anode exhaust thereto, a first outlet line fluidly coupled to the enclosure and configured to output anode exhaust therefrom, and a second inlet line fluidly coupled to the enclosure and configured to supply feed gas thereto. The humidity transfer device is configured to transfer steam from anode exhaust to feed gas and to output feed gas into the pressure vessel.

公开(公告)号：US20200075976A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-05

申请号：US16554957

申请日：2019-08-29

申请人： FuelCell Energy, Inc.

发明人： Pinakin Patel ,  Jonathan Malwitz ,  Ludwig Lipp ,  Jesse Roy

IPC分类号： H01M8/04291 ,  H01M8/04119 ,  H01M8/04828 ,  H01M8/0656

摘要： A humidity transfer assembly includes a pressure vessel and a humidity transfer device disposed in the pressure vessel. The humidity transfer device includes an enclosure, a first inlet line fluidly coupled to the enclosure and configured to supply anode exhaust thereto, a first outlet line fluidly coupled to the enclosure and configured to output anode exhaust therefrom, and a second inlet line fluidly coupled to the enclosure and configured to supply feed gas thereto. The humidity transfer device is configured to transfer steam from anode exhaust to feed gas and to output feed gas into the pressure vessel.

公开(公告)号：US10573907B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-25

申请号：US15455875

申请日：2017-03-10

申请人： FuelCell Energy, Inc.

发明人： Fred Jahnke ,  Ramakrishnan Venkataraman ,  George Berntsen ,  Ludwig Lipp ,  Pinakin Patel

IPC分类号： H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  H01M8/2495 ,  H02J3/28 ,  H02J3/38 ,  H01M8/14 ,  H01M8/1018

摘要： A load-following fuel cell system for a grid system operating with a high penetration of intermittent renewable energy sources includes a baseload power generation module and a load-following power generation module. The baseload power generation module provides a baseload power to the grid system and includes a high-efficiency fuel cell system. The high-efficiency fuel cell system includes a topping module and a bottoming module. The topping module and the bottoming module are connected in series and the topping module provides an exhaust stream to the bottoming module. The load-following power generation module provides a load-following power to the grid system and includes an energy storage system that separates and stores hydrogen contained in the exhaust stream and a power generation system having one or more fuel cells. The power generation system receives the hydrogen from the energy storage system to provide the load-following power.