Exhaust system and method of thermal management
    2.
    发明授权
    Exhaust system and method of thermal management 有权
    排气系统和热管理方法

    公开(公告)号:US07093428B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-22

    申请号:US10854623

    申请日:2004-05-26

    IPC分类号: F01N3/00

    摘要: An exhaust system can comprise a NOx adsorber, a reformer disposed upstream of a NOx adsorber and in fluid communication with a fuel source, a first valve for controlling the introduction of the fluid to an exhaust conduit; and a particulate filter disposed upstream and in fluid communication with the NOx adsorber and downstream an in fluid communication with the reformer such that the first valve controls introduction of fluid to the exhaust conduit upstream of the particulate filter. The reformer can be designed to generate a fluid comprising sufficient thermal energy, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide. Optionally, the particulate filter can be designed to be regenerated by the thermal energy and to adsorb a sufficient amount of the thermal energy to reduce the temperature of a gas stream comprising the fluid from a first temperature of about 600° C. to about 1,000° C. to a second temperature of less than or equal to about 500° C.

    摘要翻译: 排气系统可以包括NOx吸附器,设置在NOx吸附器上游并与燃料源流体连通的重整器,用于控制将流体引入排气管道的第一阀; 以及微粒过滤器,其设置在所述NOx吸附器的上游并与所述重整器流体连通的下游流体连通,使得所述第一阀控制将所述流体引导到所述微粒过滤器上游的所述排气导管。 重整器可以设计成产生包含足够的热能,氢气和一氧化碳的流体。 任选地,颗粒过滤器可被设计为通过热能再生,并且吸附足够量的热能以将包含流体的气流的温度从约600℃至约1,000℃的第一温度降低 C.到小于或等于约500℃的第二温度

    Cascaded fuel cell stacks for fast start-up and anode coking control
    5.
    发明授权
    Cascaded fuel cell stacks for fast start-up and anode coking control 失效
    级联燃料电池堆用于快速启动和阳极焦化控制

    公开(公告)号:US07470477B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-30

    申请号:US10640743

    申请日:2003-08-14

    IPC分类号: H01M8/00

    摘要: A solid-oxide fuel cell system having a relatively large primary fuel cell sub-assembly for steady-state operation and a relatively small secondary fuel cell sub-assembly which is rapidly heatable to a threshold operating temperature to a) produce usable power in a short time period, b) cascade a hot exhaust into the primary fuel cell sub-assembly to assist in preheating thereof, and c) provide steam into the primary fuel cell sub-assembly to prevent coking of the anodes thereof. As the primary sub-assembly reaches its threshold temperature, it too begins to generate electricity and continues to self-heat and to be heated by the secondary sub-assembly. Preferably, the secondary sub-assembly continues to provide electricity in complement with the primary sub-assembly until the primary sub-assembly reaches full power, at which time the secondary sub-assembly may be shut down or switched to standby status for fuel efficiency, as desired.

    摘要翻译: 一种固态氧化物燃料电池系统,其具有用于稳态运行的相对较大的一次燃料电池子组件和可快速加热至阈值工作温度的相对较小的二次燃料电池子组件,以便能够在短时间内产生可用功率 时间段,b)将热排气串联到主燃料电池子组件中以辅助其预热,以及c)向主要燃料电池子组件提供蒸汽以防止其阳极焦化。 当初级子组件达到其阈值温度时,它也开始产生电力并继续自热并由次级组件加热。 优选地,辅助子组件继续提供与初级子组件互补的电力,直到初级子组件达到全部功率为止,此时次级组件可被关闭或切换到备用状态以获得燃料效率, 如预期的。

    Electric vehicle having multiple-use APU system
    6.
    发明授权
    Electric vehicle having multiple-use APU system 有权
    具有多用APU系统的电动车

    公开(公告)号:US08042631B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-25

    申请号:US11370285

    申请日:2006-03-08

    IPC分类号: B60L11/18 H02J7/00

    摘要: During periods of vehicle inactivity, a vehicle-based APU electric generating system may be coupled into a regional electric grid to send electricity into the grid. A currently-preferred APU is a solid oxide fuel cell system. When a large number of vehicles are thus equipped and connected, substantial electric buffering can be effected to the grid load. A vehicle-based APU can also function as a back-up generator to a docking facility in the event of power failure of the grid. Gaseous hydrocarbon is readily supplied by pipe in many locations as a commercial and residential heating fuel source, and a hydrocarbon reformer on the vehicle can be attached to the fuel source, enabling an APU to operate as a stationary power source indefinitely. An optional storage tank on the vehicle may be refueled with gaseous fuel, for example, while the battery is being electrically recharged by the grid.

    摘要翻译: 在车辆不活动期间,基于车辆的APU发电系统可以耦合到区域电网以将电力发送到电网中。 目前优选的APU是固体氧化物燃料电池系统。 当大量车辆如此配备和连接时,可以对电网负载进行实质的电缓冲。 在车辆电源故障的情况下,车载APU还可用作对接设备的备用发电机。 气体碳氢化合物很容易通过管道作为商业和住宅加热燃料源供应,并且车辆上的烃重整器可以附着在燃料源上,使APU能够无限期地作为固定的动力源运行。 例如,当电池被电网电充电时,车辆上的可选的储罐可以用气体燃料加油。