公开(公告)号：US11495805B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-08

申请号：US17267095

申请日：2019-08-23

Applicant: WATT FUEL CELL CORP.

Inventor： Caine Finnerty ,  Paul Dewald ,  Mathew Isenberg ,  William Seil ,  Robert Grogan

IPC: H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04701 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  F28D1/02

Abstract: A fuel cell system, with an air flow system includes a first thermal zone, a second thermal zone, an air blower provided between the first and second thermal zones. The first thermal zone is connected to an inlet port of the fuel cell system. The second thermal zone is connected to an outlet port of the fuel cell system. The air blower is configured to draw in air from the first thermal zone and provide the air to the second thermal zone.

公开(公告)号：US11708835B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-25

申请号：US16646685

申请日：2018-09-12

Applicant: Watt Fuel Cell Corp.

Inventor： Caine M. Finnerty ,  Paul Dewald

IPC: F04D17/16 ,  F04D25/14 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  F04D29/42 ,  F04D29/70 ,  F16K15/14 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/12

CPC classification number: F04D17/16 ,  F04D25/14 ,  F04D29/4213 ,  F04D29/703 ,  F16K15/148 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M2008/1293

Abstract: An air intake assembly for a centrifugal blower having a casing having an axial inlet and a radial outlet, an impeller disposed within the casing for drawing a gaseous medium at a first pressure into the axial inlet and expelling gaseous medium at a second higher pressure through the radial outlet, and a motor for driving the impeller, including an air intake assembly casing having an air inlet and an air outlet, the air outlet connectable to the axial inlet of the blower casing of the centrifugal blower, and a check valve mounted within the air intake assembly casing positioned to permit air flow from the air inlet through the air intake assembly casing to the air outlet and prevent air flow from the air outlet through the air intake assembly casing to the air inlet.

公开(公告)号：US11673111B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US17635503

申请日：2019-08-29

Applicant: WATT FUEL CELL CORP.

Inventor： Caine M. Finnerty ,  Paul Dewald

IPC: B01J19/24 ,  B01J8/06 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  H01M8/10

CPC classification number: B01J19/2425 ,  B01J8/06 ,  H01M8/0618 ,  B01J2208/00504 ,  B01J2208/00716 ,  B01J2208/00849 ,  H01M2008/1095

Abstract: A multi-tubular chemical reactor includes an igniter for the initiation of gas phase exothermic reaction within the gas phase reaction zones of the tubular reactor units. In accordance with the present disclosure, there is provided a multi-tubular chemical reactor comprising a plurality of spaced-apart reactor units, each reactor unit comprising an elongate tube having a wall with internal and external surfaces, an inlet at one end and an outlet at the opposing end, the wall enclosing a gaseous flow passageway at least a portion of which defines a gas phase reaction zone, the multi-tubular chemical reactor can include at least one igniter for initiation of at least one gas phase exothermic reaction within a gas phase reaction zone of a reactor unit.

公开(公告)号：US11462751B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-04

申请号：US17267074

申请日：2019-08-28

Applicant: WATT FUEL CELL CORP.

Inventor： Caine Finnerty ,  Paul Dewald ,  Mathew Isenberg

IPC: H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M8/04701 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  H01M8/2425 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  H01M8/249 ,  H01M8/12

Abstract: A thermally insulated housing for a heat-producing, heat-radiating device such as an integrated CPOX reformer and SOFC stack includes an assembly of thermal insulation sections that presents an indirect, or tortuous, path that inhibits the flow of IR vectors to the walls of the housing.

公开(公告)号：US10727513B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-28

申请号：US14768672

申请日：2014-02-18

Applicant: Parker-Hannifin Corporation ,  Watt Fuel Cell Corp.

Inventor： Steven Robert Knight ,  Caine Finnerty ,  Paul Dewald

IPC: H01M8/06 ,  H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/24 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/249 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04701

Abstract: A fuel cell module includes a fuel cell stack configured to produce an electrical output, power electronics circuitry configured to convert the electrical output of the fuel cell stack into a regulated output of the fuel cell module, module control electronics circuitry configured for communications within the fuel cell module and further configured for communications with master control electronics circuitry external to the fuel cell module, and a structure configured to connect together the fuel cell stack, the power electronics circuitry and the module control electronics circuitry as part of the fuel cell module that is unitary, and further configured for the unitary fuel cell module to be insertable as a unit into a multi-module system chassis.

公开(公告)号：US20160006063A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-07

申请号：US14768672

申请日：2014-02-18

Applicant: PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION ,  WATT FUEL CELL CORP.

Inventor： Steven Robert Knight ,  Caine Finnerty ,  Paul Dewald

IPC: H01M8/06 ,  H01M8/04

Abstract: A fuel cell module includes a fuel cell stack configured to produce an electrical output, power electronics circuitry configured to convert the electrical output of the fuel cell stack into a regulated output of the fuel cell module, module control electronics circuitry configured for communications within the fuel cell module and further configured for communications with master control electronics circuitry external to the fuel cell module, and a structure configured to connect together the fuel cell stack, the power electronics circuitry and the module control electronics circuitry as part of the fuel cell module that is unitary, and further configured for the unitary fuel cell module to be insertable as a unit into a multi-module system chassis.

Abstract translation: 燃料电池模块包括被配置为产生电输出的燃料电池堆，功率电子电路被配置为将燃料电池堆的电输出转换成燃料电池模块的调节输出，模块控制电子电路构造成用于燃料内的通信 电池模块，并且还被配置为用于与燃料电池模块外部的主控制电子电路电路通信，以及被配置为将燃料电池堆，电力电子电路和模块控制电子电路连接在一起的结构，作为燃料电池模块的一部分， 并且进一步构造成用于将单一燃料电池模块作为单元插入到多模块系统底盘中。