公开(公告)号：US06387555B1

公开(公告)日：2002-05-14

申请号：US09510697

申请日：2000-02-22

申请人： Douglas J. Wheeler ,  Thomas J. Corrigan ,  Leonard J. Bonville ,  Roger R. Lesieur ,  Derek W. Hildreth ,  Carl A. Reiser

发明人： Douglas J. Wheeler ,  Thomas J. Corrigan ,  Leonard J. Bonville ,  Roger R. Lesieur ,  Derek W. Hildreth ,  Carl A. Reiser

IPC分类号： H01M804

CPC分类号： H01M8/0662

摘要： An integrated fuel cell stack assembly (26) and selective oxidizer bed assembly (200) is provided. The fuel cell stack assembly (26) also includes a number of fuel cells. A fuel inlet manifold (22) and fuel inlet plenum to cell stack (38) manifold are arranged in fluid communication with the fuel stack assembly (26) for supplying to and exhausting from, respectively, the fuel supply in the fuel cells in the fuel stack assembly (26). The bed resides in said fuel inlet manifold. The bed includes a selective oxidation catalyst with a heat exchange fluid conduit routed therethrough. Oxygen-containing gas is supplied into the bed via the input plenum. The temperature of the internal selective oxidizer bed is controlled by the fluid conduit in the bed to reduce carbon monoxide in the fuel.

摘要翻译： 提供了集成的燃料电池堆组件（26）和选择性氧化床床组件（200）。 燃料电池堆组件（26）还包括多个燃料电池。 燃料入口歧管（22）和燃料入口通风室至电池堆（38）歧管布置成与燃料堆组件（26）流体连通，用于分别供应燃料燃料中的燃料电池中的燃料供应和排出 堆叠组件（26）。 床位于所述燃料入口歧管中。 该床包括选择性氧化催化剂，其中路由有热交换流体导管。 含氧气体通过输入增压室供应到床中。 内部选择性氧化剂床的温度由床中的流体导管控制，以减少燃料中的一氧化碳。

公开(公告)号：US06284206B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-04

申请号：US09273735

申请日：1999-03-22

申请人： Roger R. Lesieur ,  Thomas J. Corrigan ,  Derek W. Hildreth

发明人： Roger R. Lesieur ,  Thomas J. Corrigan ,  Derek W. Hildreth

IPC分类号： F01N300

CPC分类号： H01M8/0631 ,  C01B3/583 ,  C01B2203/044 ,  C01B2203/047 ,  F28D7/1653 ,  F28D7/1684 ,  F28F13/003 ,  H01M8/0662

摘要： A process gas selective oxidizer assemblage for use in a fuel cell power plant includes one or more catalyzed selective oxidizer process gas flow fields and one or more adjacent non-catalyzed heat exchanger process gas flow fields. The catalyzed selective oxidizer process gas flow fields may be formed with catalyzed pellets or with a monolithic catalyzed open cell foam component. The heat exchanger process gas flow fields are formed by non-catalyzed monolithic open cell foam components which have coolant fluid passages disposed therein. Planar metal sheets form a common wall between the selective oxidizer process gas flow fields and the heat exchanger process gas flow fields. The use of the open cell foam to form the heat exchanger process gas flow fields provides enhanced heat transfer between the reformate gas and the coolant fluid. The use of the foam components in both the heat exchange process gas flow fields and the selective oxidizer process gas flow fields enables the construction of a more compact and lighter weight selective oxidizer assemblage. The repeating components are placed side-by-side in the assemblage, so that one of the catalyzed process gas flow fields operates at a higher temperature than subsequent catalyzed process gas flow fields. The process gas enters the higher temperature catalyzed flow field after it is admixed with air that is injected into the system just prior to the higher temperature flow field. The process gas-air mixture flows through the first higher temperature catalyzed process gas flow field; thence through a non-catalyzed heat exchanger process gas flow field; thence through a lower temperature catalyzed process gas flow field; thence through another heat exchanger process gas flow field; and so on, until the selectively oxidized process gas exits the assemblage.

摘要翻译： 用于燃料电池发电厂的工艺气体选择性氧化器组合包括一个或多个催化选择性氧化剂工艺气体流场和一个或多个相邻的非催化热交换器工艺气体流场。 催化的选择性氧化剂工艺气体流场可以用催化颗粒或整体催化的开孔泡沫组分形成。 热交换器工艺气体流场由其中设置有冷却剂流体通道的非催化单块开孔泡沫组件形成。 平面金属片在选择性氧化剂工艺气体流场和热交换器工艺气体流场之间形成公共壁。 使用开孔泡沫来形成热交换器工艺气体流场提供了改性气体和冷却剂流体之间的增强的热传递。 在热交换过程气体流场和选择性氧化剂处理气体流场中使用泡沫组分能够构建更紧凑和更轻重量的选择性氧化剂组合。 重复组分并排放置在组合中，使得催化过程气体流场中的一个在比随后的催化工艺气体流场更高的温度下操作。 在较高温度的流场之前，将工艺气体与注入系统的空气混合后，进入较高温度的催化流场。 工艺气体 - 空气混合物流过第一较高温度催化的工艺气体流场; 从而通过非催化热交换器工艺的气体流场; 从而通过较低温度催化的工艺气体流场; 从而通过另一个换热器工艺的气体流场; 等等，直到选择性氧化的工艺气体离开组合物。

公开(公告)号：US6140266A

公开(公告)日：2000-10-31

申请号：US252154

申请日：1999-02-18

申请人： Thomas J. Corrigan ,  Leonard J. Bonville, Jr. ,  Roger R. Lesieur ,  Derek W. Hildreth ,  Maria G. Lukianoff

发明人： Thomas J. Corrigan ,  Leonard J. Bonville, Jr. ,  Roger R. Lesieur ,  Derek W. Hildreth ,  Maria G. Lukianoff

IPC分类号： B01J35/04 ,  H01M8/06 ,  B01J35/00 ,  B01J21/04 ,  H01M4/86 ,  H01M4/90

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。

公开(公告)号：US06210821B1

公开(公告)日：2001-04-03

申请号：US09221428

申请日：1998-12-28

申请人： Roger R. Lesieur ,  Leonard J. Bonville, Jr. ,  Jay Garow ,  Thomas J. Corrigan ,  John L. Preston, Jr.

发明人： Roger R. Lesieur ,  Leonard J. Bonville, Jr. ,  Jay Garow ,  Thomas J. Corrigan ,  John L. Preston, Jr.

IPC分类号： H01M806

CPC分类号： H01M8/0662 ,  H01M8/0258 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04225 ,  H01M8/04238 ,  H01M8/04302 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  H01M2250/20 ,  Y02T90/32

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。

公开(公告)号：US5769909A

公开(公告)日：1998-06-23

申请号：US656568

申请日：1996-05-31

申请人： Stanley P. Bonk ,  Thomas J. Corrigan ,  Roger R. Lesieur ,  Richard A. Sederquist ,  Donald F. Szydlowski

发明人： Stanley P. Bonk ,  Thomas J. Corrigan ,  Roger R. Lesieur ,  Richard A. Sederquist ,  Donald F. Szydlowski

IPC分类号： B01D53/86 ,  B01J8/04 ,  C01B3/48 ,  C01B3/58 ,  C01B17/04 ,  C10K1/20 ,  C10L3/10 ,  H01M8/06 ,  B01J8/06 ,  C10L3/06

CPC分类号： H01M8/0631 ,  B01D53/8603 ,  B01D53/8618 ,  B01J8/04 ,  C01B17/0408 ,  C01B3/48 ,  C01B3/58 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  B01J2208/00141 ,  B01J2208/00194 ,  B01J2208/00495 ,  B01J2208/0053 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/0288 ,  C01B2203/045 ,  C01B2203/0485 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0844 ,  C01B2203/0883 ,  C01B2203/1011 ,  C01B2203/1241 ,  C01B2203/127 ,  C01B2203/1614 ,  H01M8/0612

摘要： Sulfur and sulfur compounds are removed from a gas stream, such as a hydrocarbon fuel gas stream so as to render the gas stream suitable for use in a fuel cell power plant. Natural gas and recycled hydrogen enters the hydrodesulfurizer assembly at a temperature of about 120.degree. F. The gas stream is heated to a temperature of about 625.degree. F. whereupon it enters a desulfurizing bed formed from a mixture of platinum catalyst deposited on alumina pellets, and a pelletized zinc oxide hydrogen sulfide absorbent. The gas is cooled to an exit temperature of about 525.degree.F. as it passes through the desulfurizer bed. The desulfurizer bed is combined with a shift converter which reduces carbon monoxide in the desulfurized gas stream after the latter has passed through a steam reformer bed.

摘要翻译： 硫和硫化合物从诸如烃类燃料气流的气流中除去，以使气流适合用于燃料电池发电厂。 天然气和再循环的氢气在约120°F的温度下进入加氢脱硫装置。将气流加热到约625°F的温度，随后进入由沉积在氧化铝颗粒上的铂催化剂的混合物形成的脱硫床， 和颗粒状氧化锌硫化氢吸收剂。 当气体通过脱硫器床时，气体被冷却至约525°F的出口温度。 脱硫器床与一种换档转换器相结合，该换档转换器在脱硫气流通过蒸汽重整床后减少一氧化碳。

公开(公告)号：US06203587B1

公开(公告)日：2001-03-20

申请号：US09233223

申请日：1999-01-19

申请人： Roger R. Lesieur ,  Thomas J. Corrigan

发明人： Roger R. Lesieur ,  Thomas J. Corrigan

IPC分类号： B01J700

CPC分类号： C01B3/384 ,  B01J19/2485 ,  B01J19/249 ,  B01J2219/00117 ,  B01J2219/00157 ,  B01J2219/2453 ,  B01J2219/2458 ,  B01J2219/2462 ,  B01J2219/2479 ,  B01J2219/2485 ,  C01B3/48 ,  C01B3/583 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/044 ,  C01B2203/047 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/0844 ,  C01B2203/0866 ,  C01B2203/0883 ,  C01B2203/1023 ,  C01B2203/1052 ,  C01B2203/1064 ,  C01B2203/1082 ,  H01M8/0631

摘要： A fuel gas reformer assemblage for use in a fuel cell power plant is formed from a composite plate assembly which includes spaced-apart divider plates with interposed monolithic open cell sponge-like members which form gas passages. The monolithic members have a lattice of internal open cells which are both laterally and longitudinally interconnected so as to provide for a diffuse gas flow. The entire surface area of the monolithic components is wash coated with a porous alumina layer, and selected areas of the wash coat are also catalyzed. The reformer assemblage is constructed from a series of repeating sub-assemblies, each of which includes a core of separate regenerator/heat exchanger gas passages. The core in each sub-assembly is sandwiched between a pair of reformer gas passage skins, which complete the subassembly. Adjacent reformer gas/regenerator/reformer gas passage sub-assemblies in the composite plate assembly are separated from each other by burner gas passages. The regenerator/heat exchanger gas passages and the reformer gas passages in each sub-assembly are connected by gas flow return manifolds which form a part of each sub-assembly. The fuel gases flow in one end of the assemblage, through the reformer gas passages, and then reverse their direction of flow in the return manifolds so as to exit the reformer assemblage through the regenerator gas flow passages. The burner gases flow in one end of the reformer assemblage and out the other end.

摘要翻译： 用于燃料电池发电厂的燃料气体重整器组件由复合板组件形成，复合板组件包括间隔开的分隔板，其具有形成气体通道的插入的整体开放式海绵状构件。 整体构件具有内部开孔的格子，其横向和纵向相互连接，以提供扩散气流。 单块组件的整个表面积用多孔氧化铝层进行洗涤，并且洗涤涂层的选定区域也被催化。 重整器组合由一系列重复子组件构成，每个重复组件包括单独的再生器/热交换器气体通道的核心。 每个子组件中的芯子夹在一对完成子组件的重整器气体通道皮之间。 复合板组件中相邻的重整器气体/再生器/重整器气体通道子组件通过燃烧器气体通道相互分离。 每个子组件中的再生器/热交换器气体通道和重整器气体通道通过形成每个子组件的一部分的气流返回歧管连接。 燃料气体通过重整器气体通道在组合件的一端中流动，然后在回流歧管中反转它们的流动方向，从而通过再生器气体流动通道离开重整器组件。 燃烧器气体在重整器组合的一端流动，另一端流出。

公开(公告)号：US06537351B2

公开(公告)日：2003-03-25

申请号：US09866994

申请日：2001-05-29

申请人： Paul R. Margiott ,  Thomas J. Corrigan

发明人： Paul R. Margiott ,  Thomas J. Corrigan

IPC分类号： H01L2504

CPC分类号： H01M8/04156

摘要： A gas stream moisture condenser assembly for use in a fuel cell power plant includes a gas stream flow path which is formed from a monolithic open cell foam body. The foam body is preferably formed from a high temperature material such as stainless steel, nickel alloys and iron-aluminum alloys, or from a ceramic material. The foam body includes open cells or pores which are contained within a metal or ceramic lattice. Coolant tubes are in contact with the foam monolith so as to cool the lattice sufficiently to cause moisture in the gas stream to condense on a lattice surrounding the pores of the foam. The condensate migrates from the foam lattice into a reservoir. The condenser can be used to remove water from gas streams, such as a cathode exhaust stream or a mixed burner and cathode exhaust stream, of a fuel cell power plant.

公开(公告)号：US5275632A

公开(公告)日：1994-01-04

申请号：US772755

申请日：1991-10-07

申请人： Thomas J. Corrigan

发明人： Thomas J. Corrigan

IPC分类号： B01J8/02 ,  B01J8/06 ,  C01B3/38 ,  H01M8/06 ,  B01J7/00

CPC分类号： H01M8/0631 ,  B01J8/062 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B2203/0227 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/0816 ,  C01B2203/0866

摘要： A gas fired reformer includes a plurality of bayonet type reformers, each having a vertical outlet tube posted on a common outlet header. Three outlet header continuation members pass downwardly through the reformer shell to a ground support, at least one of these being a reformer gas outlet line.

摘要翻译： 一种燃气重整器包括多个卡口型重整器，每个具有垂直的出口管，其在公共出口集管上。 三个出口集管连续部件向下通过重整器壳体到达地面支撑件，其中至少一个是重整器气体出口管线。

公开(公告)号：US06403247B1

公开(公告)日：2002-06-11

申请号：US09454020

申请日：1999-12-03

申请人： Robin J. Guthrie ,  Thomas J. Corrigan ,  Stanley P. Bonk

发明人： Robin J. Guthrie ,  Thomas J. Corrigan ,  Stanley P. Bonk

IPC分类号： H01M200

CPC分类号： H01M8/249 ,  H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/241 ,  H01M8/2485

摘要： An integrated manifold system for a fuel cell power plant includes a first fuel cell stack and a second fuel cell stack, wherein a common manifold is adapted to be in fluid communication with the first fuel cell stack and the second fuel cell stack. The common manifold includes a first plenum for diverting a first reactant to each of the first and second fuel cell stacks, and a second plenum for accepting the first reactant as the first reactant is exhausted from each of the first and second fuel cell stacks.

摘要翻译： 用于燃料电池发电厂的集成歧管系统包括第一燃料电池堆和第二燃料电池堆，其中公共歧管适于与第一燃料电池堆和第二燃料电池堆流体连通。 公共歧管包括用于将第一反应物转移到第一和第二燃料电池堆中的每一个的第一增压室，以及当第一反应物从第一和第二燃料电池堆中的每一个排出时，用于接收第一反应物的第二增压室。

公开(公告)号：US06296814B1

公开(公告)日：2001-10-02

申请号：US09190858

申请日：1998-11-10

申请人： Stanley P. Bonk ,  Glenn W. Scheffler ,  Peter F. Foley ,  Thomas J. Corrigan ,  Richard A. Sederquist ,  Francis A. Kocum

发明人： Stanley P. Bonk ,  Glenn W. Scheffler ,  Peter F. Foley ,  Thomas J. Corrigan ,  Richard A. Sederquist ,  Francis A. Kocum

IPC分类号： B01J802

CPC分类号： H01M8/0631 ,  B01J8/008 ,  B01J8/062 ,  B01J2208/00495 ,  B01J2208/00504 ,  B01J2208/00884 ,  B01J2219/185 ,  B01J2219/1928 ,  B01J2219/1943 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B2203/0227 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/0816 ,  C01B2203/0844 ,  C01B2203/0866 ,  C01B2203/1011 ,  C01B2203/1052 ,  C01B2203/1241 ,  C01B2203/1604

摘要： A compact and efficient fuel reformer which is operable to produce a hydrogen-enriched process fuel from a raw fuel such as natural gas, or the like includes a compact array of catalyst tubes which are contained in a heat-insulated housing. The catalyst tube array preferably includes a multitude of catalyst tubes that are arranged in a hexagonal array. The housing includes internal hexagonal thermal insulation so as to ensure even heating of the catalyst tubes. The diameter of the tubes is sized so that spacing between adjacent tubes in the array can be minimized for efficient heat transfer. The interior of each of the catalyst tubes includes a hollow dead-ended central tube which serves as a fines trap for collecting catalyst fines that may become entrained in the fuel stream. The catalyst tubes are also provided with an upper frusto-conical portion which serves to extend the catalyst bed and provide a catalyst reserve. The assembly includes a side-fired startup burner which allows for an improved diffusion burner orifice array at the top of the reformer. The catalyst tubes are supported by side walls of the assembly in a manner that stabilizes the tubes in the assembly. In the assembly, the internal transverse manifold plates are tied together by portions of the tube assemblies so as to form a composite beam that supports the weight of the catalyst tube array.

摘要翻译： 可操作地从诸如天然气等原料燃料生产富氢处理燃料的紧凑且有效的燃料重整器包括包含在绝热壳体中的紧凑的催化剂管阵列。 催化剂管阵列优选地包括以六边形阵列排列的多个催化剂管。 外壳包括内六角形绝热，以确保均匀加热催化剂管。 管的直径的尺寸使得阵列中的相邻管之间的间隔可以最小化以便有效地传热。 每个催化剂管的内部包括中空的死端中心管，其用作用于收集可能被夹带在燃料流中的催化剂细粒的细粒阱。 催化剂管还设置有上截头圆锥形部分，其用于延伸催化剂床并提供催化剂储备。 该组件包括侧燃式启动燃烧器，其允许在重整器的顶部具有改进的扩散燃烧器孔阵列。 催化剂管由组件的侧壁以使组件中的管稳定的方式支撑。 在组件中，内部横向歧管板通过管组件的一部分连接在一起，以形成支撑催化剂管阵列重量的复合梁。