System for implementing operation and start-up of a vehicle which is powered by electricity from a fuel cell power plant
    3.
    发明授权
    System for implementing operation and start-up of a vehicle which is powered by electricity from a fuel cell power plant 失效
    用于实施由燃料电池发电厂供电的车辆的操作和起动的系统

    公开(公告)号:US06210821B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-04-03

    申请号:US09221428

    申请日:1998-12-28

    IPC分类号: H01M806

    摘要: A fuel gas processing system is operable to remove substantially all of the sulfur present in a hydrocarbon fuel supply used to power a fuel cell power plant in a mobile vehicular environment. The power plant fuel can be gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, fuel oil, natural gas, or another fuel which contains relatively high levels of organic sulfur compounds such as mercaptans, sulfides, disulfides, and the like. The hydrocarbon fuel supply is passed through a nickel reactant desulfurizer bed wherein essentially all of the sulfur in the organic sulfur compounds react with the nickel reactant, and are converted to nickel sulfide while the desulfurized fuel continues through the remainder of the fuel processing system. The fuel cell power plant and the processing system can be used to power a mobile vehicle, such an automobile, truck, bus, or the like. An auxiliary supply of hydrogen is provided in order to power the fuel cell power plant during start up of the fuel processing system. A second auxiliary supply of desulfurized fuel is also provided to operate the fuel cell power plant during an interim period until the highest temperature component of the fuel processing system is brought up to operational temperatures during the start up protocol.

    摘要翻译: 燃料气体处理系统可操作以基本上除去用于为移动车辆环境中的燃料电池发电厂供电的碳氢化合物燃料供应中基本上所有的硫。 发电厂燃料可以是汽油,柴油燃料,煤油,燃料油,天然气或含有较高水平的有机硫化合物如硫醇,硫化物,二硫化物等的另一种燃料。 烃燃料供应通过镍反应物脱硫器床,其中有机硫化合物中基本上所有的硫与镍反应物反应,并转化为硫化镍,而脱硫燃料继续通过燃料处理系统的其余部分。 燃料电池发电厂和处理系统可用于为诸如汽车,卡车,公共汽车等的移动车辆供电。 提供辅助氢气供应,以便在燃料处理系统启动期间为燃料电池发电厂供电。 还提供了第二辅助的脱硫燃料供应,以在燃料电池发电厂过渡期间操作,直到燃料处理系统的最高温度成分在启动协议期间达到工作温度。

    Reformate fuel treatment system for a fuel cell power plant
    4.
    发明授权
    Reformate fuel treatment system for a fuel cell power plant 有权
    改革燃料电池发电厂的燃料处理系统

    公开(公告)号:US06376114B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-23

    申请号:US09583824

    申请日:2000-05-30

    IPC分类号: H01M806

    摘要: The invention is a reformate fuel treatment system for a fuel cell power plant that includes at least one fuel cell for generating electricity from process oxidant and reducing fluid reactant streams; fuel processing components including a steam supply and a reformer for producing a hydrogen enriched reformate fuel for the fuel cell from a hydrocarbon fuel; and, an ammonia removal apparatus that treats the reformate fuel to make it appropriate for supplying hydrogen to an anode electrode of the fuel cell. The ammonia removal apparatus may be a disposable ammonia scrubber, an ammonia scrubbing cool water bed and an ammonia stripping warm water bed, a pair of first and second regenerable scrubbers, or a single regenerable ammonia scrubber.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是用于燃料电池发电厂的重整燃料处理系统,其包括至少一个用于从工艺氧化剂发电和减少流体反应物流的燃料电池; 燃料处理部件,包括蒸汽源和重整器,用于从烃燃料生产用于燃料电池的富氢重整油燃料; 以及处理重整燃料使其适合于向燃料电池的阳极供给氢的氨去除装置。 氨去除装置可以是一次性氨洗涤器,氨洗涤冷水床和氨汽提温水床,一对第一和第二可再生洗涤器或单个可再生氨洗涤器。

    Compact and light weight catalyst bed for use in a fuel cell power plant
and method for forming the same
    5.
    发明授权
    Compact and light weight catalyst bed for use in a fuel cell power plant and method for forming the same 有权
    用于燃料电池发电厂的紧凑且重量轻的催化剂床及其形成方法

    公开(公告)号:US6140266A

    公开(公告)日:2000-10-31

    申请号:US252154

    申请日:1999-02-18

    CPC分类号: H01M8/0631 B01J35/04

    摘要: A fuel gas catalyst bed for use in a fuel cell power plant is formed from a monolithic open cell foam component, the open cell lattice of which forms gas passages through the catalyst bed. The monolithic component has a lattice of internal open cells which are both laterally and longitudinally interconnected so as to produce a diffuse gas flow pattern through the catalyst bed. All areas of the monolithic component which form the gas flow pattern are provided with an underlying high porosity wash coat layer. The porous surface of the wash coat layer is provided with a nickel catalyst layer, or a noble metal catalyst layer, such as platinum, rhodium, palladium, or the like, over which the gas stream being treated flows. The base foam lattice can be a metal such as aluminum, stainless steel, a steel-aluminum alloy, a nickel alloy, a ceramic, or the like material which can be wash coated. The use of an open cell lattice as the basis of a catalyst bed enables the formation of very compact, light weight and high surface area catalyst bed with excellent gas flow-through characteristics.

    摘要翻译: 用于燃料电池发电厂的燃料气体催化剂床由单体开孔泡沫组分形成,其开孔格子形成通过催化剂床的气体通道。 整体部件具有内部开孔的格子,其横向和纵向相互连接,以便产生通过催化剂床的扩散气流模式。 形成气体流动图案的整体部件的所有区域都设置有下面的高孔隙率洗涤涂层。 洗涤涂层的多孔表面设置有镍催化剂层或贵金属催化剂层,例如铂,铑,钯等,待处理的气流在其上流动。 基体泡沫格子可以是可以进行洗涂的金属,例如铝,不锈钢,钢 - 铝合金,镍合金,陶瓷等。 使用开孔格子作为催化剂床的基础使得能够形成具有优异的气体流通特性的非常紧凑,重量轻和高表面积的催化剂床。

    System and method for desulfurizing gasoline or diesel fuel to produce a
low sulfur-content fuel for use in an internal combustion engine
    6.
    发明授权
    System and method for desulfurizing gasoline or diesel fuel to produce a low sulfur-content fuel for use in an internal combustion engine 失效
    用于将汽油或柴油燃料脱硫以产生用于内燃机的低含硫燃料的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US6129835A

    公开(公告)日:2000-10-10

    申请号:US221429

    申请日:1998-12-28

    IPC分类号: C10G25/00 C10G29/04 C10G45/00

    CPC分类号: C10G29/04 C10G25/003

    摘要: A fuel processing system is operable to remove substantially all of the sulfur present in gasoline or diesel fuel used for operating an internal combustion engine. The fuel supply is passed through a nickel reactant desulfurizer bed wherein essentially all of the sulfur in organic sulfur compounds in the fuel combine with the nickel reactant in the desulfurizer bed, and are converted to nickel sulfide. The desulfurizing system can operate at ambient or elevated pressures. The fuel can be treated either in a liquid phase or in a vapor phase. The sulfur scrubbing operation can be performed either in a vehicle while the latter is being operated, or at the fueling station (gas station) prior to sale to the end user. The amount of sulfur in the fuel can be lowered to less than about 0.05 ppm. This extends the life of the catalytic converters in vehicles, reduces corrosion of parts of the internal combustion engine, and provides an environmentally compatible system.

    摘要翻译: 燃料处理系统可操作以基本上除去用于操作内燃机的汽油或柴油燃料中基本上所有的硫。 燃料供应通过镍反应物脱硫器床,其中燃料中有机硫化合物中的基本上所有的硫与脱硫器床中的镍反应物组合,并转化为硫化镍。 脱硫系统可以在环境压力或高压下运行。 燃料可以在液相或气相中进行处理。 硫洗涤操作可以在车辆操作期间在车辆中执行,或者在向最终用户销售之前在加油站(加油站)执行。 燃料中的硫的量可以降低到小于约0.05ppm。 这延长了车辆中催化转化器的使用寿命,减少了内燃机部件的腐蚀,并提供了一个环保的系统。

    Uniform braze application process
    7.
    发明授权
    Uniform braze application process 失效
    均匀钎焊施工工艺

    公开(公告)号:US4606495A

    公开(公告)日:1986-08-19

    申请号:US818899

    申请日:1986-01-14

    摘要: A method of forming thin, uniform braze joints is effected through the use of curtain coating. Braze powder is admixed with a liquid polymeric binder to form a slurry. The slurry is forced through the slots in a curtain coating head and deposited on at least one of the metal surfaces to be bonded together. The method has particular utility for bonding fin/plate sections of a heat exchanger where the fins have a U-shaped cross section. The slurry is deposited on the top portion of the fin and the side portion of the fin and wiped from the top portion leaving braze material primarily on the side wall portion. When the plates are contacted to the fins and heating performed, a bond is effected with maximum plate-to-fin contact for high heat transfer and a strong braze joint.

    摘要翻译: 通过使用帘式涂布来实现形成薄的,均匀的钎焊接头的方法。 将钎焊粉末与液体聚合物粘合剂混合以形成浆料。 浆料被迫穿过帘式涂布头中的狭槽并沉积在至少一个金属表面上以结合在一起。 该方法特别适用于散热片具有U形横截面的热交换器的翅片/板部分。 浆料沉积在翅片的顶部和翅片的侧部,并从顶部部分擦拭,留下钎焊材料主要在侧壁部分上。 当板与翅片接触并进行加热时,以最大的板对翅片接触进行粘合以进行高热传递和强烈的钎焊接头。

    System and method of water management in the operation of a fuel cell
    8.
    发明授权
    System and method of water management in the operation of a fuel cell 失效
    燃料电池运行中的水管理系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US6015634A

    公开(公告)日:2000-01-18

    申请号:US81626

    申请日:1998-05-19

    摘要: A PEM fuel cell system includes a PEM fuel cell that has an input and output port each for fuel or reformate, process air and coolant. A predetermined fraction of volume of moistened exhaust air leaving the air output port of the fuel cell is diverted back and combined with fresh, air at ambient temperature entering the air input port of the PEM fuel cell to maintain water balance in the fuel cell at high ambient operating temperatures. The recycle-to-air vent ratio is controlled by a processor which adjusts the recycle flow based on the ambient temperature and the power level of the fuel cell.

    摘要翻译: PEM燃料电池系统包括PEM燃料电池,其具有各自用于燃料或重整产物,加工空气和冷却剂的输入和输出端口。 离开燃料电池的空气输出口的湿润排气的预定体积分数被转回并与新鲜的空气在进入PEM燃料电池的空气输入端口的环境温度下结合,以将燃料电池中的水平衡维持在高 环境工作温度。 再循环到排气比由处理器控制,处理器基于环境温度和燃料电池的功率水平来调节循环流量。