公开(公告)号：US09954235B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-24

申请号：US14579677

申请日：2014-12-22

申请人： Intelligent Energy Limited ,  Commissariat à l'energie atomique et aux energies alternatives (CEA)

发明人： Vincent Faucheux ,  Antoine Latour ,  Jessica Thery ,  Bruno Valon ,  Gerard F McLean

IPC分类号： H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  H01M8/2484 ,  H01M8/0271

CPC分类号： H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/0271 ,  H01M8/04197 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/04231 ,  H01M8/2484 ,  H01M2250/30 ,  Y02B90/18

摘要： Described herein are articles, systems, and methods relating to fuel cell systems that include anode chambers with variable volumes. The volume of the anode chamber may be relatively small or essentially zero upon start up to prevent influx of contaminants that would have to be purged from the system. As fuel is directed into the anode chamber, the chamber volume increases to accommodate the flow of fuel.

公开(公告)号：US09673476B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-06

申请号：US14314608

申请日：2014-06-25

申请人： Intelligent Energy Limited

发明人： Jeremy Schrooten ,  Paul Sobejko ,  Gerard F McLean

IPC分类号： H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/02 ,  H01M8/2485 ,  H01M8/0297 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  H01M8/04186

CPC分类号： H01M8/2418 ,  H01M8/0297 ,  H01M8/04186 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/2485 ,  H01M2250/30 ,  Y02B90/18

摘要： Fuel cell systems and methods having reduced volumetric requirements are described. The systems include, among other things, an enclosed region formed by the bonding of a fuel cell layer with a fluid manifold. The enclosed region transforms into a fluid plenum when, for example, a fluid exiting a manifold outlet pressurizes the enclosed region causing one or more portions of the fuel cell layer and/or the fluid manifold to deform away from each other.

公开(公告)号：US10096845B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-09

申请号：US14359041

申请日：2012-11-16

申请人： Intelligent Energy Limited

发明人： Olen Richard Vanderleeden ,  Gerard F McLean ,  Jeremy Schrooten ,  Martin Lagroix ,  Jean-Louis Iaconis ,  Anna Stukas

IPC分类号： H01K3/10 ,  H01M8/0286 ,  H01M8/2483 ,  H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/1004 ,  H01M8/241 ,  H01M8/0247 ,  H01M8/0271 ,  H01M8/0276 ,  H01M8/1018

摘要： The present invention relates to electrically conductive paths in planar substrates. Various embodiments provide a method of forming one or more electrically conductive paths in a planar substrate, wherein substantially none of the substrate is removed during formation of the path. In various embodiments, by avoiding the removal of substrate during formation of the electrically conductive path, problems caused by residual substrate material can be advantageously avoided. In various embodiments, the planar substrate with the electrically conductive path can be used to make a planar fuel cell array.