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公开(公告)号:US11978934B2
公开(公告)日:2024-05-07
申请号:US17406894
申请日:2021-08-19
发明人: Honggang Wang , Michael A. Benjamin
IPC分类号: H01M8/04 , H01M8/04701 , H01M8/04858 , H01M8/0662 , H01M8/24
CPC分类号: H01M8/0662 , H01M8/04738 , H01M8/0491 , H01M8/24 , H01M2250/20
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20240006637A1
公开(公告)日:2024-01-04
申请号:US18250984
申请日:2021-09-17
申请人: KYOCERA CORPORATION
IPC分类号: H01M8/04701 , H01M8/04225 , H01M8/0432
CPC分类号: H01M8/04738 , H01M8/04225 , H01M8/04373
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.
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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
IPC分类号: H01M8/04089 , C25B1/23 , C25B13/07 , C25B9/70 , C25B9/23 , C25B1/02 , C25B15/02 , H01M8/04082 , H01M8/04701 , H01M8/0612 , H01M8/0637 , H01M8/2425 , H01M8/12
CPC分类号: H01M8/04089 , C25B1/02 , C25B1/23 , C25B9/23 , C25B9/70 , C25B13/07 , C25B15/02 , H01M8/04201 , H01M8/04738 , H01M8/0625 , H01M8/0637 , H01M8/2425 , H01M2008/1293
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.
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公开(公告)号:US11799104B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-24
申请号:US17213835
申请日:2021-03-26
发明人: Nobuki Koiwa , Masaoki Inamoto , Hideo Numata
IPC分类号: H01M8/04223 , H01M8/04089 , H01M8/04082 , H01M8/04664 , H01M8/04701 , H01M8/04858 , H01M8/04111
CPC分类号: H01M8/04253 , H01M8/04097 , H01M8/04111 , H01M8/04201 , H01M8/04686 , H01M8/04738 , H01M8/04917
摘要: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a fuel gas supply channel, a fuel gas circulation channel, a circulating pump that is driven by a pump motor having no rotation detecting sensor, and an ECU. When a method for operating the fuel cell system determines that the circulating pump is frozen in a low-temperature environment, the method performs a first step of performing a brake mode to limit the rotation of the pump motor while passing current to the pump motor, to thereby heat the pump motor. The method further performs a second step of, after rotating the pump motor, determining that the circulating pump has unfrozen if the rotational speed of the pump motor exceeds a given value.
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公开(公告)号:US20230286417A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-14
申请号:US18118382
申请日:2023-03-07
发明人: Gordon Ekman , Roland Kvist
IPC分类号: B60L58/34 , B60L7/22 , H01M8/04701
CPC分类号: B60L58/34 , B60L7/22 , H01M8/04738 , B60L2200/36 , H01M2250/20 , H01M2250/402
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.
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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
IPC分类号: H01M8/04014 , H01M8/04111 , H01M8/04082 , H01M8/0612 , H01M8/1231 , H01M8/04007 , H01M8/04701 , H01M8/12
CPC分类号: H01M8/04022 , H01M8/04067 , H01M8/04111 , H01M8/04201 , H01M8/04738 , H01M8/0618 , H01M8/1231 , H01M2008/1293 , H01M2250/20 , H01M2250/407
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20230275246A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-31
申请号:US18245463
申请日:2021-09-24
IPC分类号: H01M8/0606 , H01M8/04701 , H01M8/04992
CPC分类号: H01M8/0606 , H01M8/04738 , H01M8/04716 , H01M8/04992
摘要: A fuel cell power system and method for identifying and compensating for variations identified in a fuel composition of a fuel cell power system, comprising the fuel cell system components selected from the group consisting of a catalytic oxidizer, a reformer, an exhaust, a fuel cell stack or system, or a combination thereof; and a control device configured to control the fuel cell system components, wherein the control device comprises a computer algorithm to indirectly correlate measurements of the fuel cell system components to a difference in the fuel composition.
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公开(公告)号:US20230187670A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-15
申请号:US18165199
申请日:2023-02-06
发明人: Jeffrey Michael Klein , Jong Park , Steven J. Eickhoff , Paul Bryant Koeneman , Gustav Errol Rustan
IPC分类号: H01M8/04746 , H01M8/04225 , H01M8/04302 , H01M8/0438 , H01M8/04537 , H01M8/04701 , H01M8/065 , H01M16/00
CPC分类号: H01M8/04753 , H01M8/04225 , H01M8/04302 , H01M8/04388 , H01M8/04597 , H01M8/04731 , H01M8/04738 , H01M8/065 , H01M16/006 , H01M2220/20 , H01M2250/20
摘要: A controller for a fuel cell based power generator includes a memory and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive a pressure in an anode loop of the fuel cell based power generator, wherein the anode loop includes a hydrogen generator and an anode loop blower, and control the anode loop blower such that the hydrogen generator provides hydrogen to an anode of a fuel cell via the blower and the anode loop at a controlled pressure. In further embodiments, the temperatures of the fuel cell and hydrogen generator are independently controlled.
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公开(公告)号:US09966621B2
公开(公告)日:2018-05-08
申请号:US14387419
申请日:2014-01-14
IPC分类号: C01B3/38 , H01M8/06 , H01M8/04 , H01M8/24 , H01M8/0662 , H01M8/0612 , H01M8/2475 , H01M8/04014 , H01M8/04089 , H01M8/0432 , H01M8/04746 , H01M8/04701 , H01M8/124
CPC分类号: H01M8/0675 , C01B3/38 , C01B2203/066 , C01B2203/1047 , C01B2203/127 , C01B2203/16 , C01B2203/1614 , H01M8/04014 , H01M8/04022 , H01M8/04089 , H01M8/0432 , H01M8/04365 , H01M8/04373 , H01M8/04738 , H01M8/04753 , H01M8/04776 , H01M8/0618 , H01M8/2475 , H01M2008/1293 , H01M2250/20 , Y02E60/525 , Y02T90/32
摘要: A fuel cell system includes: a reformer to generate a fuel gas from a raw material gas, reforming water, and air supplied to the reformer; an SOFC to generate electric power through a power-generating reaction by utilizing the fuel gas and air; a combustor to combust an anode off gas discharged from the SOFC; a hot module housing the reformer, the SOFC, and the combustor, which are covered with a heat insulating material; and a hydrodesulfurizer to remove a sulfur component from the raw material gas by hydrodesulfurization. The anode off gas is supplied to the combustor and the hydrodesulfurizer in a distributed manner. The hydrodesulfurizer performs the hydrodesulfurization of the raw material gas by utilizing the anode off gas as a hydrogen source and utilizing an exhaust gas discharged from the hot module as a heat source, the exhaust gas containing at least combustion heat from the combustor.
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公开(公告)号:US20170317367A1
公开(公告)日:2017-11-02
申请号:US15490834
申请日:2017-04-18
发明人: JIN ZHANG , HIDENOBU WAKITA , MASASHI MORITA
IPC分类号: H01M8/0662 , H01M8/0612 , H01M8/04014 , H01M8/04302 , H01M8/04701 , H01M8/1231 , H01M8/124
CPC分类号: H01M8/0662 , H01M8/04022 , H01M8/04225 , H01M8/04231 , H01M8/04302 , H01M8/04664 , H01M8/04731 , H01M8/04738 , H01M8/04776 , H01M8/04953 , H01M8/0618 , H01M8/1231 , H01M2008/1293
摘要: A high-temperature operating fuel cell system includes a reformer that produces a reformed gas from air and a raw material, an air supplier that supplies the air to the reformer, a fuel cell that generates electricity with the reformed gas and air, a combustor in which unutilized portions of the reformed gas and the air burn, a combustion exhaust gas path of a combustion exhaust gas, a depurator including a combustion catalyst for freeing the combustion exhaust gas of toxic substances, a heater that heats the combustion catalyst, and a controller. At start-up in a case of having detected an abnormal stoppage in which a purge operation is impossible, the controller first controls the heater so that the combustion catalyst is heated to a predetermined temperature and then controls the air supplier so that the high-temperature operating fuel cell system is purged by supplying the air to the reformer.
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