Integrated fuel cell and combustor assembly

    公开(公告)号:US11978934B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-07

    申请号:US17406894

    申请日:2021-08-19

    摘要: An integrated fuel cell and combustor assembly, and a related method. The assembly includes a combustor having a combustor geometry and a combustor exit temperature. The assembly further includes multiple fuel cells fluidly coupled to the combustor, the multiple fuel cells being configured to generate a fuel cell power output using fuel and air directed into the multiple fuel cells and to direct a fuel and air exhaust from the multiple fuel cells into the combustor. The multiple fuel cells include multiple fuel cell control groups arranged in a predetermined electrical configuration about the combustor geometry. Each of the multiple fuel cell control groups has an adjustable electrical current bias.

    FUEL BATTERY MODULE UNIT AND FUEL BATTERY DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20240006637A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-04

    申请号:US18250984

    申请日:2021-09-17

    摘要: A fuel battery module unit includes a fuel battery module and a controller. The fuel battery module includes a reformer and a fuel battery cell stack. The reformer generates fuel gas by reforming raw fuel gas. The fuel battery cell stack includes multiple fuel battery cells. The fuel battery cells generate power through a chemical reaction between the fuel gas generated by the reformer and an oxidant. The controller raises the temperature of the reformer from startup until start of generation of power in the fuel battery cell stack. The controller lowers the temperature of the reformer multiple times until the fuel battery cell stack starts generating power.

    Chemical reactor for controlled temperature gas phase oxidation reactions

    公开(公告)号:US11837757B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-05

    申请号:US17254764

    申请日:2019-05-21

    申请人: OMNAGEN LIMITED

    发明人: Kenneth Omersa

    摘要: A chemical reactor includes one or more solid oxide fuel cells, each cell having an electrolyte layer joining a cathode and an anode, the one or more fuel cell cathodes being located in a first gas zone of the reactor, and the one or more fuel cell anodes being located in a second gas zone of the reactor. The chemical reactor further includes a first gas supply route for supplying a flow of oxidant to the first gas zone. The chemical reactor further includes a second gas supply route for supplying a flow of reactant to the second gas zone. The chemical reactor further includes a gas removal route for removing a flow of reaction products away from the second gas zone. The chemical reactor further includes one or more leakage paths which fluidly connect the first gas zone to the second gas zone such that a leakage flow of oxidant leaks from the first gas zone into the second gas zone to support a direct exothermic chemical reaction between the oxidant and the reactant, while substantially preventing a reverse flow of reactant into the first gas zone. The reaction products are a mixture of reaction product from the direct reaction and reaction product from an indirect electrochemical oxidation reaction of the reactant at the anode or anodes. The reactor further includes a catalyst in the second gas zone for catalysing the direct reaction, and a controller for drawing a controlled electric current from the fuel cell or cells to control the rate of the indirect reaction and thereby the temperature of the catalyst.

    HEAT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A FUEL CELL VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20230286417A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-14

    申请号:US18118382

    申请日:2023-03-07

    摘要: A heat management system for a fuel cell vehicle propelled by an electric traction motor includes a fuel cell system comprising a fuel cell configured to generate electric power when receiving hydrogen through a hydrogen inlet and oxygen through an oxygen inlet, wherein the fuel cell includes an outlet configured to expel exhaust water formed in the fuel cell, and a compressor including an inlet configured to receive ambient air, and an outlet, wherein the inlet of the compressor is arranged in downstream fluid communication with the outlet of the fuel cell and configured to pressurize a mixture of exhaust water expelled from the fuel cell and ambient air.

    Hybrid power system
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11757109B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-12

    申请号:US17789105

    申请日:2020-11-25

    发明人: Youpeng Chen Chao Yu

    摘要: The invention provides a hybrid power system, which integrates an internal combustion engine with a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack and provides power for the vehicle through the internal combustion engine at first in the preheating stage of the SOFC stack, thereby solving the problem that an SOFC stack is unable to provide power for the vehicle in the preheating stage. At the same time, the internal combustion engine burns fuel gas, outputs high temperature exhaust gas, heats the heat exchanger with the high temperature exhaust gas, then discharges the exhaust gas from an exhaust turbine and inhales air from the outside of the system. The air first passes through an air preheater, then passes through a heat exchanger and then enters the inside of the SOFC stack, preheats the air preheater through an air pipeline and then is discharged. After multiple cycles, the preheating of the SOFC stack is completed. As the air preheater is connected to the heat exchanger in series to heat the air, the heating speed of the air entering the SOFC stack is raised, the preheating time is shortened and a quick start of the SOFC stack is achieved so that the SOFC stack can be used to achieve the purpose of providing power for the vehicle efficiently.