Solid-oxide fuel cell system having a fuel combustor to pre-heat reformer on start-up
    5.
    发明授权
    Solid-oxide fuel cell system having a fuel combustor to pre-heat reformer on start-up 有权
    具有燃料燃烧器的固体氧化物燃料电池系统在启动时预热重整器

    公开(公告)号:US07410016B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-12

    申请号:US10178125

    申请日:2002-06-24

    IPC分类号: B60K1/00

    摘要: In a solid-oxide fuel cell system, a catalytic reformer unit provides reformate fuel for use by the cells in generating electricity. Both the reformer and the fuel cells require elevated temperatures for satisfactory operation. The reformer unit is provided with a combustion chamber and igniter ahead of the catalytic reformer plates such that, during start-up, fuel/air mixture normally destined for reformation may be ignited in the combustion chamber to provide a hot combustion exhaust which is fed through the catalytic reformer and the anode reformate flow spaces to assist in rapidly bringing the fuel cell system to operating temperature.

    摘要翻译: 在固体氧化物燃料电池系统中,催化重整单元提供用于发电的电池的重整燃料。 重整器和燃料电池都需要升高的温度才能令人满意的操作。 重整器单元在催化重整器板之前设置有燃烧室和点火器,使得在启动期间,通常用于改造的燃料/空气混合物可能在燃烧室中点燃以提供通过 催化重整器和阳极重整物流动空间,以帮助快速使燃料电池系统达到工作温度。

    Oxygen getters for anode protection in a solid-oxide fuel cell stack
    9.
    发明授权
    Oxygen getters for anode protection in a solid-oxide fuel cell stack 有权
    在固体氧化物燃料电池堆中用于阳极保护的氧气吸气剂

    公开(公告)号:US07435490B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-14

    申请号:US11593672

    申请日:2006-11-07

    摘要: In a fuel cell assembly, nickel-based anodes are readily oxidized when exposed to oxygen as may happen through atmospheric invasion of the assembly during cool-down following shutdown of the assembly. Repeated anode oxidation and reduction can be destructive of the anodes, leading to cracking and failure. To prevent such oxygen migration, oxygen getter devices containing oxygen-gettering material such as metallic nickel are provided in the fuel passageways leading to and from the anodes. Oxidation of the oxygen-gettering material is readily reversed through reduction by fuel when the assembly is restarted.

    摘要翻译: 在燃料电池组件中,当暴露于氧气时,镍基阳极容易氧化,这可能是由于在组件关闭后的冷却期间通过组件的大气侵入而发生的。 重复的阳极氧化和还原可能是阳极的破坏,导致开裂和破坏。 为了防止这种氧迁移,在通向和从阳极的燃料通道中提供含有吸氧材料如金属镍的吸氧剂装置。 当组装重新启动时,吸氧材料的氧化很容易通过燃料的还原反转。