公开(公告)号：US20080081228A1

公开(公告)日：2008-04-03

申请号：US11820725

申请日：2007-06-20

申请人： Neil Fagan ,  John Usborne ,  David Leboe ,  Jeremy Lindstrom ,  Kenneth Kratschmar

发明人： Neil Fagan ,  John Usborne ,  David Leboe ,  Jeremy Lindstrom ,  Kenneth Kratschmar

IPC分类号： H01M8/00

CPC分类号： H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04231 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  H01M2008/1095 ,  H01M2250/20 ,  Y02T90/32

摘要： A system includes a fuel cell that has an anode chamber that is in a deadheaded configuration. A controller of the system controls a valve that is connected to the anode chamber pursuant to a modulation scheme to purge the anode chamber.

摘要翻译： 一种系统包括具有处于无头构型的阳极室的燃料电池。 系统的控制器根据调制方案控制连接到阳极室的阀，以清洗阳极室。

公开(公告)号：US20050095500A1

公开(公告)日：2005-05-05

申请号：US10698977

申请日：2003-10-31

申请人： Adrian Corless ,  David Leboe ,  Neil Fagan ,  Kenneth Kratschmar ,  Hamid Tamehi ,  Jeremy Lindstrom ,  Zebedee Lander ,  Christopher Reid

发明人： Adrian Corless ,  David Leboe ,  Neil Fagan ,  Kenneth Kratschmar ,  Hamid Tamehi ,  Jeremy Lindstrom ,  Zebedee Lander ,  Christopher Reid

IPC分类号： H01M2/02 ,  H01M2/10 ,  H01M8/04

CPC分类号： H01M8/04768 ,  H01M2/10 ,  H01M2/1083 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04052 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/2475

摘要： This application relates to cast enclosures for battery replacement applications, such as enclosures configured to house power units comprising a fuel cell and an energy storage device. The enclosures function as protective enclosures and counterweights, provide mounting points and conduits for gases, fluids, plumbing and wiring, and serve as thermal energy storage/transfer devices. The enclosures are formed in a mold or die and comprise wall portions defining a plurality of internal subcompartments for receiving the various system components. In one embodiment of the invention channels may be formed in the wall portions of the enclosures for circulating a heat transfer fluid therethrough.

摘要翻译： 本申请涉及用于电池更换应用的铸造外壳，例如被配置为容纳包括燃料电池和能量存储装置的动力单元的外壳。 外壳用作保护外壳和配重，为气体，流体，管道和接线提供安装点和管道，并用作热能存储/传输设备。 外壳形成在模具或模具中，并且包括限定多个内部子隔室的壁部分，用于接收各种系统部件。 在本发明的一个实施例中，通道可以形成在外壳的壁部分中，用于使传热流体循环通过。

公开(公告)号：US20080032164A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-07

申请号：US11823553

申请日：2007-06-28

申请人： Kenneth Kratschmar ,  Jeremy Lindstrom ,  Bob Korfman

发明人： Kenneth Kratschmar ,  Jeremy Lindstrom ,  Bob Korfman

IPC分类号： H01M8/04

CPC分类号： H01M8/04156 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/04097 ,  H01M8/04126

摘要： A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a reservoir, a water management circuit, a cooling circuit and a fan. The fuel cell stack communicates a reactant flow and communicates a water flow. The water management circuit is adapted to remove water from the reactant flow and store the water in the reservoir. The cooling circuit is adapted to generate the water flow that is communicated through the fuel cell stack from the water in the reservoir. The fan controls the amount of water that is removed from the reactant flow to regulate a water level of the reservoir and controls removal of thermal energy from the water flow regulate a temperature of the fuel cell stack.

摘要翻译： 燃料电池系统包括燃料电池堆，储存器，水管理电路，冷却回路和风扇。 燃料电池堆连通反应物流并连通水流。 水管理电路适于从反应物流中除去水并将水储存在储存器中。 冷却回路适于产生从储存器中的水通过燃料电池堆传递的水流。 风扇控制从反应物流中去除的水的量以调节储存器的水位并控制从水流中去除热能来调节燃料电池堆的温度。

公开(公告)号：US06544681B2

公开(公告)日：2003-04-08

申请号：US09749489

申请日：2000-12-26

申请人： Gerard F. McLean ,  Nedjib Djilali ,  Christopher E. J. Reid ,  Jeremy Lindstrom ,  Walter Roberto Mérida Donis

发明人： Gerard F. McLean ,  Nedjib Djilali ,  Christopher E. J. Reid ,  Jeremy Lindstrom ,  Walter Roberto Mérida Donis

IPC分类号： H01M810

CPC分类号： H01M8/0254 ,  H01M8/0258 ,  H01M8/026 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/0273 ,  H01M8/241 ,  H01M8/242

摘要： Corrugated flow field plates for use in fuel cells typically comprise a plurality of parallel open-faced fluid flow channels for the fuel cell reactants. Complex flow paths, such as serpentine flow paths, may be created in such corrugated flow field plates by incorporating channel couplings within the plate or by attaching coupling subassemblies to the plate. The plates are particularly suitable for use in solid polymer electrolyte fuel cells.

公开(公告)号：US06541147B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-01

申请号：US09720437

申请日：2001-04-09

申请人： Gerard Francis McLean ,  Jeremy Lindstrom

发明人： Gerard Francis McLean ,  Jeremy Lindstrom

IPC分类号： H01M208

CPC分类号： H01M8/0232 ,  H01M4/8631 ,  H01M8/0234 ,  H01M8/0247 ,  H01M8/0254 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04067 ,  H01M8/04074 ,  H01M8/04119 ,  H01M8/04291 ,  H01M8/1004 ,  H01M8/1007 ,  H01M8/241 ,  H01M8/2465 ,  H01M2300/0082

摘要： A proton exchange membrane (PEM)-type fuel cell is formed from layered undulate MEA structures and separator plates alternating with each other in the stack dimension so that each layered MEA structure is disposed between and attached to an associated pair of separator plates so as to form at least one discrete conduit on each side of each layered MEA structure through which conduit reactant gas may be circulated. Each layered MEA structure is formed from proton exchange membrane material sandwiched between a pair of spaced-apart current collectors with electro-catalyst particles between the membrane material and each current collector so that the membrane material and electro-catalyst particles fill the space between the current collectors, forming together with the current collectors a layered MEA structure. Each separator plate is formed from a non-conductive substrate overlaid on each surface by a selected pattern of conductive paths, paths on one side of the substrate being connected by vias to paths on the other side of the substrate, the paths being attached to the current collectors of the layered MEA structures on either side of the separator plate.

摘要翻译： 质子交换膜（PEM）型燃料电池由层叠的波状MEA结构和隔板在堆叠尺寸彼此交替形成，使得每个分层的MEA结构设置在相关的一对隔板之间并连接到相关的一对隔板上，以便 在每个分层的MEA结构的每一侧上形成至少一个分立的管道，通过该管道反应气体可循环。 每个分层MEA结构由夹在一对间隔开的集电器之间的质子交换膜材料形成，其中膜材料和每个集电器之间具有电催化剂颗粒，使得膜材料和电催化剂颗粒填充电流 收集器，与收集器一起形成分层的MEA结构。 每个分隔板由非导电基板形成，该导电基板通过导电路径的选定图案覆盖在每个表面上，基板的一侧上的路径通过通孔连接到基板的另一侧上的路径，该路径被附接到 在隔板两侧分层MEA结构的集电器。