公开(公告)号：US20120240391A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-27

申请号：US13069694

申请日：2011-03-23

申请人： Kerry D. Meinhardt ,  Vincent L. Sprenkle ,  Gregory W. Coffey

发明人： Kerry D. Meinhardt ,  Vincent L. Sprenkle ,  Gregory W. Coffey

IPC分类号： H01M10/38

CPC分类号： H01M4/0433 ,  H01M4/043 ,  H01M4/0471 ,  H01M4/0483 ,  H01M4/62 ,  H01M10/399 ,  Y10T29/49108 ,  Y10T29/53139

摘要： The approaches and apparatuses for fabricating cathodes can be adapted to improve control over cathode composition and to better accommodate batteries of any shape and their assembly. For example, a first solid having an alkali metal halide, a second solid having a transition metal, and a third solid having an alkali metal aluminum halide are combined into a mixture. The mixture can be heated in a vacuum to a temperature that is greater than or equal to the melting point of the third solid. When the third solid is substantially molten liquid, the mixture is compressed into a desired cathode shape and then cooled to solidify the mixture in the desired cathode shape.

摘要翻译： 用于制造阴极的方法和装置可以适于改善对阴极组成的控制并且更好地适应任何形状的电池和它们的组装。 例如，将具有碱金属卤化物的第一固体，具有过渡金属的第二固体和具有碱金属卤化铝的第三固体合并成混合物。 混合物可以在真空中加热到大于或等于第三固体熔点的温度。 当第三固体是基本上熔融的液体时，将混合物压缩成所需的阴极形状，然后冷却以使混合物固化成所需的阴极形状。

公开(公告)号：US07794894B2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-14

申请号：US11787053

申请日：2007-04-13

申请人： Yeong-Shyung Chou ,  Kerry D. Meinhardt ,  Jeffry W. Stevenson

发明人： Yeong-Shyung Chou ,  Kerry D. Meinhardt ,  Jeffry W. Stevenson

IPC分类号： H01M2/00 ,  H01M2/02

CPC分类号： C04B37/025 ,  B32B2311/00 ,  C04B37/04 ,  C04B2235/3427 ,  C04B2235/3445 ,  C04B2235/3472 ,  C04B2237/062 ,  C04B2237/343 ,  C04B2237/40 ,  C04B2237/408 ,  F16J15/102 ,  F16J15/122 ,  H01M8/0276 ,  H01M8/0282 ,  H01M8/248 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  Y10T29/4911 ,  Y10T29/49826 ,  Y10T29/4984 ,  Y10T29/49863

摘要： Multi-layer seals are provided that find advantageous use for reducing leakage of gases between adjacent components of electrochemical devices. Multi-layer seals of the invention include a gasket body defining first and second opposing surfaces and a compliant interlayer positioned adjacent each of the first and second surfaces. Also provided are methods for making and using the multi-layer seals, and electrochemical devices including said seals.

摘要翻译： 提供了多层密封件，其有利于减少电化学装置的相邻部件之间的气体泄漏。 本发明的多层密封件包括限定第一和第二相对表面的垫圈主体和邻近第一和第二表面中的每一个定位的顺应性夹层。 还提供了制造和使用多层密封件的方法，以及包括所述密封件的电化学装置。

公开(公告)号：US20100159300A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-24

申请号：US12640280

申请日：2009-12-17

申请人： Kerry D. Meinhardt

发明人： Kerry D. Meinhardt

IPC分类号： H01M8/10

CPC分类号： G01R33/485 ,  G01R33/4828 ,  G01R33/5605 ,  G01R33/5607 ,  G01R33/56527 ,  H01M8/0247 ,  H01M8/0273 ,  H01M8/2404 ,  H01M8/2425 ,  Y10T29/49108 ,  Y10T29/4911

摘要： A cassette less SOFC assembly and a method for creating such an assembly. The SOFC stack is characterized by an electrically isolated stack current path which allows welded interconnection between frame portions of the stack. In one embodiment electrically isolating a current path comprises the step of sealing a interconnect plate to a interconnect plate frame with an insulating seal. This enables the current path portion to be isolated from the structural frame an enables the cell frame to be welded together.

摘要翻译： 一种较小的SOFC组件及其制造方法。 SOFC堆叠的特征在于电隔离的堆叠电流路径，其允许堆叠的框架部分之间的焊接互连。 在一个实施例中，电隔离电流路径包括将互连板密封到具有绝缘密封件的互连板框架的步骤。 这使得电流路径部分能够与结构框架隔离，使得电池框架能够被焊接在一起。

公开(公告)号：US07244526B1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-17

申请号：US10425858

申请日：2003-04-28

申请人： Kerry D. Meinhardt ,  Steven P. Simner ,  Vincent L. Sprenkle

发明人： Kerry D. Meinhardt ,  Steven P. Simner ,  Vincent L. Sprenkle

IPC分类号： H01M8/10 ,  H01M4/00

CPC分类号： H01M4/8621 ,  H01M4/8885 ,  H01M4/9066 ,  H01M8/1226 ,  H01M8/1253 ,  Y02E60/525 ,  Y02P70/56 ,  Y10T29/417

摘要： An anode supported electrochemical device, such as a SOFC, is disclosed. A thin layer of electrolyte 310 is supported on an anode layer comprised of an active anode layer 320 and a bulk anode layer 340. The bulk anode layer includes silicon carbide 340 in an amount between about 0.5 and 10% by weight. A cathode layer on an opposing side of the electrolyte completes the cell. The presence of the silicon carbide 340 in the supporting anode layer 340 has been found to reduce room temperature camber due to thermal expansion coefficient mismatches.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种阳极支撑的电化学装置，例如SOFC。 电解质310的薄层被支撑在由活性阳极层320和体阳极层340组成的阳极层上。体阳极层包括约0.5-10重量％的量的碳化硅340。 在电解质的相对侧上的阴极层完成电池。 发现支撑阳极层340中的碳化硅340的存在由于热膨胀系数的不匹配而降低了室温的弯度。

公开(公告)号：US11009290B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-18

申请号：US16563692

申请日：2019-09-06

申请人： Jamie D. Holladay ,  Kerry D. Meinhardt ,  Evgueni Polikarpov ,  Edwin C. Thomsen ,  John Barclay ,  Jun Cui

发明人： Jamie D. Holladay ,  Kerry D. Meinhardt ,  Evgueni Polikarpov ,  Edwin C. Thomsen ,  John Barclay ,  Jun Cui

IPC分类号： F25J1/02 ,  F25J1/00 ,  F25B21/00

摘要： A process for liquefying hydrogen gas into liquid hydrogen that includes: continuously introducing hydrogen gas into an active magnetic regenerative refrigerator module, wherein the module has one, two, three or four stages, wherein each stage includes a bypass flow heat exchanger that receives a bypass helium heat transfer gas from a cold side of a low magnetic or demagnetized field section that includes a magnetic refrigerant bed at a hydrogen gas first cold inlet temperature and discharges hydrogen gas or fluid at a first cold exit temperature; wherein sensible heat of the hydrogen gas is entirely removed by the bypass flow heat exchanger in the one stage module or a combination of the bypass flow heat exchangers in the two, three or four stage module, the magnetic refrigerant bed operates at or below its Curie temperature throughout an entire active magnetic regeneration cycle, and a temperature difference between the bypass helium heat transfer first cold inlet temperature and the hydrogen gas first cold exit temperature is 1 to 2 K for each bypass flow heat exchanger.

公开(公告)号：US09276294B2

公开(公告)日：2016-03-01

申请号：US13246375

申请日：2011-09-27

申请人： John P. Lemmon ,  Kerry D. Meinhardt

发明人： John P. Lemmon ,  Kerry D. Meinhardt

IPC分类号： H01M10/39

CPC分类号： H01M10/3909 ,  H01M10/3918 ,  Y10T29/4911

摘要： A method of making a molten sodium battery is disclosed. A first metallic interconnect frame having a first interconnect vent hole is provided. A second metallic interconnect frame having a second interconnect vent hole is also provided. An electrolyte plate having a cathode vent hole and an anode vent hole is interposed between the metallic interconnect frames. The metallic interconnect frames and the electrolyte plate are sealed thereby forming gaseous communication between an anode chamber through the anode vent hole and gaseous communication between a cathode chamber through the cathode vent hole.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种制备熔融钠电池的方法。 提供了具有第一互连通气孔的第一金属互连框架。 还提供了具有第二互连通气孔的第二金属互连框架。 具有阴极通气孔和阳极通气孔的电解质板介于金属互连框架之间。 金属互连框架和电解质板被密封，从而通过阳极通气孔在阳极室之间形成气体连通，并且通过阴极通气孔在阴极室之间形成气体连通。

公开(公告)号：US08728174B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-20

申请号：US13069694

申请日：2011-03-23

申请人： Kerry D. Meinhardt ,  Vincent L. Sprenkle ,  Gregory W. Coffey

发明人： Kerry D. Meinhardt ,  Vincent L. Sprenkle ,  Gregory W. Coffey

IPC分类号： H01M4/82

CPC分类号： H01M4/0433 ,  H01M4/043 ,  H01M4/0471 ,  H01M4/0483 ,  H01M4/62 ,  H01M10/399 ,  Y10T29/49108 ,  Y10T29/53139

摘要： The approaches for fabricating cathodes can be adapted to improve control over cathode composition and to better accommodate batteries of any shape and their assembly. For example, a first solid having an alkali metal halide, a second solid having a transition metal, and a third solid having an alkali metal aluminum halide are combined into a mixture. The mixture can be heated in a vacuum to a temperature that is greater than or equal to the melting point of the third solid. When the third solid is substantially molten liquid, the mixture is compressed into a desired cathode shape and then cooled to solidify the mixture in the desired cathode shape.

摘要翻译： 用于制造阴极的方法可以适于改善对阴极组成的控制，并且更好地适应任何形状的电池及其组装。 例如，将具有碱金属卤化物的第一固体，具有过渡金属的第二固体和具有碱金属卤化铝的第三固体合并成混合物。 混合物可以在真空中加热到大于或等于第三固体熔点的温度。 当第三固体是基本上熔融的液体时，将混合物压缩成所需的阴极形状，然后冷却以使混合物固化成所需的阴极形状。

公开(公告)号：US20090280369A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-12

申请号：US12118353

申请日：2008-05-09

申请人： Lawrence A. Chick ,  Vincent L. Sprenkle ,  Michael R. Powell ,  Kerry D. Meinhardt ,  Greg A. Whyatt

发明人： Lawrence A. Chick ,  Vincent L. Sprenkle ,  Michael R. Powell ,  Kerry D. Meinhardt ,  Greg A. Whyatt

IPC分类号： H01M8/06

CPC分类号： H01M8/0618 ,  H01M8/0625 ,  H01M8/2425 ,  H01M8/2432 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M8/249

摘要： The present invention is a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Reforming Power System that utilizes adiabatic reforming of reformate within this system. By utilizing adiabatic reforming of reformate within the system the system operates at a significantly higher efficiency than other Solid Oxide Reforming Power Systems that exist in the prior art. This is because energy is not lost while materials are cooled and reheated, instead the device operates at a higher temperature. This allows efficiencies higher than 65%.

摘要翻译： 本发明是在该系统内利用重整产物的绝热重整的固体氧化物燃料电池重整电力系统。 通过在系统内利用重整产物的绝热重整，系统以比现有技术中存在的其它固体氧化物重整功率系统显着更高的效率工作。 这是因为在材料冷却和再加热时能量不会损失，而是器件在较高的温度下工作。 这使得效率高于65％。

公开(公告)号：US20090264284A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-22

申请号：US12106423

申请日：2008-04-21

申请人： Vincent L. Sprenkle ,  Kerry D. Meinhardt ,  Lawrence A. Chick ,  Jin Yong Kim

发明人： Vincent L. Sprenkle ,  Kerry D. Meinhardt ,  Lawrence A. Chick ,  Jin Yong Kim

IPC分类号： B01J23/10

CPC分类号： H01M4/90 ,  B01J23/83 ,  B01J23/894 ,  H01M4/8885 ,  H01M4/9066 ,  H01M2008/1293

摘要： Methods for improving the sulfur-tolerance of nickel-based catalyst systems, as well as the improved catalyst systems, are disclosed. The methods can include adding praseodymium alone, or in combination with ruthenium and/or cerium, to a nickel-based catalyst system, thereby inhibiting sulfur poisoning of the catalyst system. Improved catalyst systems can have an added amount of praseodymium alone, or in combination with ruthenium and/or cerium, sufficient to inhibit poisoning of the system by sulfur.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于提高镍基催化剂体系耐硫性的方法以及改进的催化剂体系。 所述方法可以包括将镨单独添加或与钌和/或铈组合加入到镍基催化剂体系中，从而抑制催化剂体系的硫中毒。 改进的催化剂体系可以单独添加镨，或与钌和/或铈组合，足以抑制硫系统的中毒。

公开(公告)号：US20090130458A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-21

申请号：US12359530

申请日：2009-01-26

申请人： K. Scott Weil ,  Lawrence A. Chick ,  Christopher A. Coyle ,  John S. Hardy ,  Guanguang Xia ,  Kerry D. Meinhardt ,  Vincent L. Sprenkle ,  Dean M. Paxton

发明人： K. Scott Weil ,  Lawrence A. Chick ,  Christopher A. Coyle ,  John S. Hardy ,  Guanguang Xia ,  Kerry D. Meinhardt ,  Vincent L. Sprenkle ,  Dean M. Paxton

IPC分类号： B32B15/04 ,  C03C27/02

CPC分类号： H01J49/025 ,  B32B2311/22 ,  B32B2311/30 ,  C04B35/01 ,  C04B35/013 ,  C04B37/023 ,  C04B37/025 ,  C04B2235/3246 ,  C04B2235/3279 ,  C04B2235/424 ,  C04B2235/6025 ,  C04B2237/10 ,  C04B2237/34 ,  C04B2237/405 ,  C04B2237/406 ,  H01M8/0271 ,  H01M8/0282 ,  H01M8/0286 ,  Y02P70/56 ,  Y10T428/26

摘要： A seal formed between a metal part and a second part that will remain gas tight in high temperature operating environments which experience frequent thermal cycling, which is particularly useful as an insulating joint in solid oxide fuel cells. A first metal part is attached to a reinforcing material. A glass forming material in the positioned in between the first metal part and the second part, and a seal is formed between the first metal part and the second part by heating the glass to a temperature suitable to melt the glass forming materials. The glass encapsulates and bonds at least a portion of the reinforcing material, thereby adding tremendous strength to the overall seal. A ceramic material may be added to the glass forming materials, to assist in forming an insulating barrier between the first metal part and the second part and to regulating the viscosity of the glass during the heating step.

摘要翻译： 形成在金属部件和第二部件之间的密封件，其将在经受频繁热循环的高温操作环境中保持气密，这在固体氧化物燃料电池中作为绝缘接头特别有用。 第一金属部件附接到增强材料。 定位在第一金属部分和第二部分之间的玻璃形成材料，并且通过将玻璃加热到适于熔化玻璃形成材料的温度，在第一金属部分和第二部分之间形成密封。 玻璃封装并粘合至少一部分增强材料，从而为整个密封件增加了巨大的强度。 陶瓷材料可以添加到玻璃形成材料中，以有助于在第一金属部分和第二部分之间形成绝缘屏障，并且在加热步骤期间调节玻璃的粘度。