公开(公告)号：US12081145B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US17065132

申请日：2020-10-07

Applicant: Modern Hydrogen, Inc.

Inventor： Stephen E. Clark ,  Roelof E. Groenewald ,  Arvind Kannan ,  Andrew T. Koch ,  Hsin-I Lu ,  Alexander J. Pearse ,  Peter J. Scherpelz

IPC: H02N3/00 ,  H01J17/06 ,  H01J45/00 ,  H01J17/54

CPC classification number: H02N3/00 ,  H01J17/063 ,  H01J45/00 ,  H01J17/54 ,  H05H2242/00

Abstract: Various disclosed embodiments include thermionic energy converters and electronic circuitry for generating pulses for igniting plasma in a hermetic package of a thermionic energy converter. In various embodiments, an illustrative thermionic energy converter includes a hermetic package charged with a non-cesium gas additive. The hermetic package is configured to route into the hermetic package pulses for igniting plasma in the hermetic package. A cesium reservoir is disposed in the hermetic package. A cathode is disposed in the hermetic package and an anode is disposed in the hermetic package.

公开(公告)号：US11897768B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US17337326

申请日：2021-06-02

Applicant: Modern Hydrogen, Inc.

Inventor： Justin B. Ashton ,  Roelof E. Groenewald ,  Kevin J. Hughes ,  Arvind Kannan ,  William Kokonaski ,  Max N. Mankin ,  Tony S. Pan ,  Lowell L Wood ,  John J. Lorr ,  Amit Goyal ,  Guido Radaelli ,  Vikram Seshadri

IPC: C01B3/24 ,  B01J19/00 ,  B01J19/24 ,  B01J6/00

CPC classification number: C01B3/24 ,  B01J6/008 ,  B01J19/0013 ,  B01J19/2425 ,  B01J2219/00065 ,  B01J2219/00157 ,  C01B2203/0272 ,  C01B2203/1235

Abstract: Systems for producing hydrogen gas for local distribution, consumption, and/or storage, and related devices and methods are disclosed herein. A representative system includes a pyrolysis reactor that can be coupled to a supply of reaction material that includes a hydrocarbon. The reactor includes one or more flow channels positioned to transfer heat to the reaction material to convert the hydrocarbon into an output that includes hydrogen gas and carbon particulates. The system also includes a carbon separation system operably coupled to the pyrolysis reactor to separate the hydrogen gas the carbon particulates in the output. In various embodiments, the system also includes components to locally consume the filtered hydrogen gas.

公开(公告)号：US20240217815A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18405799

申请日：2024-01-05

Applicant: Modern Hydrogen, Inc.

Inventor： Justin B. Ashton ,  Roelof E. Groenewald ,  Kevin J. Hughes ,  Arvind Kannan ,  William Kokonaski ,  Max N. Mankin ,  Tony S. Pan ,  Lowell L. Wood ,  John J. Lorr ,  Amit Goyal ,  Guido Radaelli ,  Vikram Seshadri

IPC: C01B3/24 ,  B01J6/00 ,  B01J19/00 ,  B01J19/24

CPC classification number: C01B3/24 ,  B01J6/008 ,  B01J19/0013 ,  B01J19/2425 ,  B01J2219/00065 ,  B01J2219/00157 ,  C01B2203/0272 ,  C01B2203/1235

Abstract: Systems for producing hydrogen gas for local distribution, consumption, and/or storage, and related devices and methods are disclosed herein. A representative system includes a pyrolysis reactor that can be coupled to a supply of reaction material that includes a hydrocarbon. The reactor includes one or more flow channels positioned to transfer heat to the reaction material to convert the hydrocarbon into an output that includes hydrogen gas and carbon particulates. The system also includes a carbon separation system operably coupled to the pyrolysis reactor to separate the hydrogen gas the carbon particulates in the output. In various embodiments, the system also includes components to locally consume the filtered hydrogen gas.