公开(公告)号：US09040204B1

公开(公告)日：2015-05-26

申请号：US13773342

申请日：2013-02-21

申请人： Wayne P. Liu ,  David Bartholomew Chadwick ,  Kenneth E. Richter ,  Adriane Q. Wotawa-Bergen ,  Jeffrey Asher Kagan

发明人： Wayne P. Liu ,  David Bartholomew Chadwick ,  Kenneth E. Richter ,  Adriane Q. Wotawa-Bergen ,  Jeffrey Asher Kagan

IPC分类号： H01M8/16 ,  H01M8/04

CPC分类号： H01M8/16 ,  H01M8/04313 ,  H01M8/04544 ,  H01M8/04671 ,  H01M8/04858 ,  H01M2250/20 ,  H02J1/00 ,  H02J2001/004 ,  Y02E60/527 ,  Y02T90/32

摘要： A microbial fuel cell comprising: a first cathode; at least two anodes electrically connected to each other and to the cathode in a reconfigurable manner; and a processor operatively coupled to the anodes and configured to monitor a parameter of each anode to determine if a given anode has been oxygen-contaminated, and further configured to convert an oxygen-contaminated anode into a second cathode by reconfiguring the electrical connections.

摘要翻译： 一种微生物燃料电池，包括：第一阴极; 至少两个阳极以可重新配置的方式彼此电连接到阴极; 以及处理器，其可操作地耦合到所述阳极并且被配置为监测每个阳极的参数以确定给定的阳极是否已被氧污染，并且还被配置为通过重新配置所述电连接来将受氧污染的阳极转换成第二阴极。

公开(公告)号：US08916299B1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-23

申请号：US13172770

申请日：2011-06-29

申请人： Wayne P. Liu ,  Adriane Q. Wotawa-Bergen ,  David B. Chadwick ,  Ken E. Richter ,  Yolanda M. Arias-Thode

发明人： Wayne P. Liu ,  Adriane Q. Wotawa-Bergen ,  David B. Chadwick ,  Ken E. Richter ,  Yolanda M. Arias-Thode

IPC分类号： H01M8/16 ,  B63G8/00

CPC分类号： H01M8/16 ,  B63B7/06 ,  B63G8/00 ,  B63G8/001 ,  H01M4/8626 ,  H01M2250/20 ,  Y02E60/527 ,  Y02T90/32

摘要： A self-propelled microbial fuel cell apparatus includes a microbial fuel cell with a cathode electrode and an anode electrode wherein the anode electrode is enclosed within an enclosure that has an opening in it. The microbial fuel cell is positioned within a self-propelled delivery vehicle so that the electrodes of the fuel cell are exposed to interface with a microbial environment.

摘要翻译： 自推进微生物燃料电池装置包括具有阴极电极和阳极电极的微生物燃料电池，其中阳极电极封闭在其中具有开口的外壳内。 微生物燃料电池被定位在自推进输送车辆内，使得燃料电池的电极暴露于与微生物环境的界面。

公开(公告)号：US08430601B1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-30

申请号：US13019938

申请日：2011-02-02

申请人： David B. Chadwick ,  Adriane Q. Wotawa-Bergen ,  Jeffrey A. Kagan

发明人： David B. Chadwick ,  Adriane Q. Wotawa-Bergen ,  Jeffrey A. Kagan

IPC分类号： F16L1/028

CPC分类号： E02F5/106 ,  E02F5/145 ,  H01M8/16 ,  Y02E60/527

摘要： A system for burying fabric cloth in marine sediment includes a sled having first and second ends and a partially open bottom surface proximate to the second end. A fabric deployer is coupled to and extended from the sled adjacent to the second end. A sediment disruption device resides opposite the fabric deployer and faces the first end. The fabric deployer is a tubular structure having a slot therein extending lengthwise along the tubular structure facing away from the first end. A fabric cloth is disposed on an axle within the tubular structure so a distal end of the cloth protrudes from the slot. An electronics package is releaseably secured adjacent to the second end by a release mechanism and to the end of the cloth by a tether. A cathode may be connected to the electronics package, forming, with a buried fabric cloth anode, a microbial fuel cell.

摘要翻译： 用于将布料埋在海洋沉积物中的系统包括具有第一端和第二端的滑板以及靠近第二端的部分开放的底表面。 织物部署器与相邻于第二端的滑板联接并从其延伸。 沉积物破坏装置与织物部署器相对，并面向第一端。 织物布置器是一种管状结构，其具有沿着管状结构纵向沿纵向方向延伸的狭槽，其背离第一端。 织物布置在管状结构内的轴上，使得布的远端从槽突出。 电子封装通过释放机构可靠地固定在第二端附近，并通过系绳固定到布的末端。 阴极可以连接到电子封装，用掩埋的织物布阳极形成微生物燃料电池。