ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTING TO A FUEL CELL STACK

    公开(公告)号:US20240356047A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18302125

    申请日:2023-04-18

    申请人: PLUG POWER INC

    IPC分类号: H01M8/0202

    CPC分类号: H01M8/0269 H01M2008/1095

    摘要: A connector system is provided for facilitating electrically connecting to a fuel cell stack. The connector system includes a receptacle within the fuel cell stack, a circuit board, and a connector electrically connected to and extending from the circuit board. The receptacle is configured to facilitate electrically connecting to the fuel cell stack, and the connector is receivable within the receptacle for electrically connecting the circuit board to the fuel cell stack. The connector is elastically deformable to facilitate operative positioning of the connector within the receptacle, and to facilitate an interference fit of the connector within the receptacle against a surface defining, at least in part, the receptacle to secure the connector within the receptacle, with the connector electrically connected to a fuel cell plate of the fuel cell stack.

    FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    4.
    发明公开
    FUEL CELL SYSTEM 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240072268A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US17821560

    申请日:2022-08-23

    申请人: PLUG POWER INC.

    发明人: Anthony REFFELT

    摘要: A connector system for use in connecting a fuel cell plate to an electrical device includes first arms elastically deformable toward each other to allow an insertion of the first arms into a first slot of a fuel cell plate and elastically returnable to provide a force against a surface of the fuel cell plate to hold the arms against the fuel cell plate, and second arms elastically deformable toward each other to allow an insertion of the second arms into a second slot of an electrical device and elastically returnable to provide a force against a surface of the electrical device to hold the arms against the electrical device. The first arms are connected to the second arms at intersecting points allowing movement of the first arms relative to the second arms.

    INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR DIAGNOSTICS
    5.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230369620A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-16

    申请号:US17663097

    申请日:2022-05-12

    申请人: PLUG POWER INC.

    摘要: A fuel cell system includes a membrane electrode assembly, a first plate separator and a second plate separator on opposite sides of the membrane electrode assembly. The first plate separator and the second plate separator have exterior ends away from the membrane electrode assembly. A first gas diffusion layer is located between the first plate separator and the membrane electrode assembly. A second gas diffusion layer is located between the second plate separator and the membrane electrode assembly. The sub-gasket extends from the membrane electrode assembly laterally toward at least one of the exterior ends. A first seal is located between the first plate separator and the sub-gasket. A conductive trace is attached to the sub-gasket and extends on the sub-gasket from an exterior side of the first seal to a location on an interior side of the first seal.

    FUEL CELL STACK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE
    6.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230223561A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-13

    申请号:US17572679

    申请日:2022-01-11

    申请人: PLUG POWER INC.

    发明人: Jon OWEJAN

    摘要: A fuel cell system includes a first electrically non-conductive sheet portion having a coolant flow layer in an opening thereof, a first non-stamped, flat, metal separator on a first side of the coolant flow layer and a second non-stamped, flat, metal separator on a second side of the coolant flow layer opposite the first separator. A membrane is received in an opening of a second electrically non-conductive sheet portion. Gas diffusion layers are located on opposite sides of the membrane. The gas diffusion layers have channels open toward the first non-stamped, flat, metal separator or the second non-stamped, flat, metal separator to allow flow of an oxidant and/or fuel therethrough.

    FUEL CELL STACK
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220223882A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-14

    申请号:US17657399

    申请日:2022-03-31

    申请人: PLUG POWER INC.

    IPC分类号: H01M8/0258 H01M8/1004

    摘要: A fuel cell system includes a first fluid flow plate including a first plurality of first channels for flow of an oxidant or a fuel. The plurality of first channel has first channel cross-sectional flow areas. A second fluid flow plate includes a second plurality of second channels for flow of an oxidant or a fuel. The plurality of second channels has second channel cross-sectional flow areas. A membrane electrode assembly is located between the first plate and the second plate. The first flow plate includes a passage for a flow of a fluid entirely on a seam side of the first flow plate as the first plurality of first channels. The passage has a cross-sectional area for flow of the fluid smaller than the first channel cross-sectional flow area.

    Reactant conditioning scheme for fuel cell systems
    8.
    发明授权
    Reactant conditioning scheme for fuel cell systems 有权
    燃料电池系统的反应物调节方案

    公开(公告)号:US08771884B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-08

    申请号:US13724146

    申请日:2012-12-21

    申请人: Plug Power Inc.

    IPC分类号: H01M8/06 H01M8/04

    摘要: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack and a reactant temperature conditioner. The conditioner includes a fuel inlet for receiving fuel from a fuel source and an oxidant inlet for receiving oxidant from an oxidant source. The conditioner is configured to transfer heat energy from the oxidant to the fuel to arrive at a conditioned oxidant and a conditioned fuel. The conditioner has a fuel outlet coupled to the fuel cell stack to allow flow of the conditioned fuel to the fuel cell stack and an oxidant outlet to allow flow of the conditioned oxidant to the fuel cell stack.

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池系统包括燃料电池堆和反应物温度调节器。 调节器包括用于从燃料源接收燃料的燃料入口和用于从氧化剂源接收氧化剂的氧化剂入口。 调节器被配置为将热能从氧化剂转移到燃料以达到调节的氧化剂和调节的燃料。 调节器具有联接到燃料电池堆的燃料出口,以允许经调节的燃料流到燃料电池堆和氧化剂出口以允许经调节的氧化剂流到燃料电池堆。

    Method and apparatus for controlling an integrated fuel cell system
    9.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for controlling an integrated fuel cell system 有权
    用于控制集成燃料电池系统的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07951498B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-31

    申请号:US11503853

    申请日:2006-08-14

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M8/10 G01R21/06

    摘要: A control algorithm for operating an integrated fuel cell system includes the following steps: determining whether a power output of a fuel cell is within a first predetermined range of an electrical load coupled to the fuel cell; lowering a reactant flow to the fuel cell when the power output is within the first predetermined range; detecting an increase of the electrical load; determining whether the increase exceeds a second predetermined range; and increasing a reactant flow to the fuel cell when the increase exceeds the second predetermined range.

    摘要翻译: 用于操作集成燃料电池系统的控制算法包括以下步骤:确定燃料电池的功率输出是否在耦合到燃料电池的电负载的第一预定范围内; 当功率输出在第一预定范围内时,降低到燃料电池的反应物流; 检测电负荷的增加; 确定所述增加是否超过第二预定范围; 以及当所述增加超过所述第二预定范围时,增加到所述燃料电池的反应物流。