公开(公告)号：US07595085B2

公开(公告)日：2009-09-29

申请号：US10797301

申请日：2004-03-09

申请人： Robert J. Svoboda ,  Haskell Simpkins ,  Joseph M. Keller ,  Vincent L. Sprenkle ,  Kerry D. Meinhardt ,  Nathan L. Canfield

发明人： Robert J. Svoboda ,  Haskell Simpkins ,  Joseph M. Keller ,  Vincent L. Sprenkle ,  Kerry D. Meinhardt ,  Nathan L. Canfield

IPC分类号： B05D5/12

CPC分类号： H01M4/8875 ,  H01M4/8621 ,  H01M4/8885 ,  H01M2008/147 ,  Y02E60/526

摘要： In one embodiment, the method of producing a ceramic assembly includes: disposing an electrode precursor on an electrolyte precursor having an electrolyte sintering shrinkage, disposing a stabilizer precursor having a stabilizer sintering shrinkage on the electrode precursor on a side opposite the electrolyte precursor to form a precursor assembly, and sintering the precursor assembly to form the ceramic assembly comprising a stabilizer layer, electrode, and electrolyte. The difference between the electrolyte sintering shrinkage and the stabilizer sintering shrinkage is less than or equal to ±1% and a surface of the ceramic assembly has less than or equal to about 5.0 degrees camber, as measured from the horizontal plane.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施方案中，制造陶瓷组件的方法包括：将电极前体设置在具有电解质烧结收缩率的电解质前体上，在与电解质前体相反的一侧在电极前体上设置稳定剂烧结收缩率的稳定剂前体，形成 前体组件，并烧结前体组件以形成包含稳定剂层，电极和电解质的陶瓷组件。 电解质烧结收缩率和稳定剂烧结收缩率之间的差异小于或等于±1％，陶瓷组件的表面从水平面测得的角度小于或等于约5.0度。

公开(公告)号：US08182965B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-22

申请号：US12241277

申请日：2008-09-30

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

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

IPC分类号： H01M4/02 ,  H01M4/36 ,  H01M4/62 ,  H01M4/90

CPC分类号： H01M4/8885 ,  H01M4/8605 ,  H01M4/9033 ,  H01M4/905

摘要： Lanthanum strontium cobalt iron oxides (La(1-x)SrxCoyFe1-yO3-f; (LSCF) have excellent power density (>500 mW/cm2 at 750° C.). When covered with a metallization layer, LSCF cathodes have demonstrated increased durability and stability. Other modifications, such as the thickening of the cathode, the preparation of the device by utilizing a firing temperature in a designated range, and the use of a pore former paste having designated characteristics and combinations of these features provide a device with enhanced capabilities.

摘要翻译： 镧锶钴铁氧化物（La（1-x）SrxCoyFe1-yO3-f;（LSCF）具有优异的功率密度（750℃时> 500 mW / cm2），当被金属化层覆盖时，LSCF阴极显示出增加 耐久性和稳定性，其它的改进，例如阴极增厚，通过利用指定范围内的烧制温度制备器件，以及使用具有指定特征和这些特征的组合的成孔剂膏体， 增强功能。

公开(公告)号：US20100081035A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-01

申请号：US12241277

申请日：2008-09-30

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

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

IPC分类号： H01M4/08

CPC分类号： H01M4/8885 ,  H01M4/8605 ,  H01M4/9033 ,  H01M4/905

摘要： Lanthanum strontium cobalt iron oxides (La(1-x)SrxCoyFe1-yO3-f; (LSCF) have excellent power density (>500 mW/cm2 at 750° C.). When covered with a metallization layer, LSCF cathodes have demonstrated increased durability and stability. Other modifications, such as the thickening of the cathode, the preparation of the device by utilizing a firing temperature in a designated range, and the use of a pore former paste having designated characteristics and combinations of these features provide a device with enhanced capabilities.

摘要翻译： 镧锶钴铁氧化物（La（1-x）SrxCoyFe1-yO3-f;（LSCF）具有优异的功率密度（750℃时> 500 mW / cm2），当被金属化层覆盖时，LSCF阴极显示出增加 耐久性和稳定性，其它的改进，例如阴极增厚，通过利用指定范围内的烧制温度制备器件，以及使用具有指定特征和这些特征的组合的成孔剂膏体， 增强功能。

公开(公告)号：US20080038611A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-14

申请号：US10425857

申请日：2003-04-28

申请人： Vincent L. Sprenkle ,  Nathan L. Canfield ,  Kerry D. Meinhardt ,  Jeffry W. Stevenson

发明人： Vincent L. Sprenkle ,  Nathan L. Canfield ,  Kerry D. Meinhardt ,  Jeffry W. Stevenson

IPC分类号： H01M8/12

CPC分类号： H01M4/8885 ,  H01M4/9016 ,  H01M4/9025 ,  H01M8/1253 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  Y02E60/525 ,  Y02P70/56

摘要： An electrode supported electrolyte membrane includes an electrode layer 630 facing an electrolyte layer 620. The opposing side of the electrode layer 630 includes a backing layer 640 of a material with a thermal expansion coefficient approximately equal to the thermal expansion coefficient of the electrolyte layer 620. The backing layer 640 is in a two dimensional pattern that covers only a portion of the electrolyte layer 630. An electrochemical cell such as a SOFC is formed by providing a cathode layer 610 on an opposing side of the electrolyte layer 620.

摘要翻译： 电极支撑的电解质膜包括面向电解质层620的电极层630.电极层630的相对侧包括热膨胀系数近似等于电解质层620的热膨胀系数的材料的背衬层640。 背衬层640是仅覆盖电解质层630的一部分的二维图案。通过在电解质层620的相对侧上设置阴极层610来形成诸如SOFC的电化学电池。

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：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：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。