公开(公告)号：US11949130B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US16963137

申请日：2019-01-18

申请人： FUELCELL ENERGY, INC.

发明人： Chao-Yi Yuh ,  Lawrence Novacco ,  Ling Chen ,  Ramakrishnan Venkataraman

IPC分类号： H01M8/0245 ,  H01M8/0206 ,  H01M8/0232 ,  H01M8/14 ,  H01M8/244 ,  H01M8/2475

CPC分类号： H01M8/0245 ,  H01M8/0206 ,  H01M8/0232 ,  H01M8/244 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  H01M2008/147

摘要： An end cell assembly for a fuel cell stack includes an end plate and at least two inactive anode parts disposed adjacent to the end plate. Each inactive anode part comprises a nickel foam anode disposed directly above an anode current collector and a separator sheet disposed 5 above the nickel foam anode.

公开(公告)号：US20190356001A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-21

申请号：US16394286

申请日：2019-04-25

申请人： BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION

发明人： Venkat RAMANI

IPC分类号： H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/2425 ,  H01M8/244

摘要： A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system and method, the system including a power module configured to receive a fuel from a fuel conduit of the system, the power module including a fuel cell stack, a module conduit fluidly connecting the fuel conduit and the stack, and a fuel control valve (FCV) configured to control a flow rate of the fuel in the module conduit. The system also includes a first detector configured to detect a first Wobbe Index (WI) of the fuel in the fuel conduit, and a controller configured to control the FCV to change the fuel flow rate based on whether the detected first WI indicates a change in the composition of the fuel.

公开(公告)号：US20230231169A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US18155263

申请日：2023-01-17

申请人： EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY

发明人： Fan HE ,  Lu HAN ,  Jonathan Rosen ,  Timothy A. BARCKHOLTZ

IPC分类号： H01M8/14 ,  H01M8/244 ,  H01M8/04119

CPC分类号： H01M8/141 ,  H01M8/145 ,  H01M8/244 ,  H01M8/04119 ,  H01M2008/147 ,  H01M2300/0051

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for maintaining and/or improving operating lifetime for molten carbonate fuel cells that contain reforming catalyst in the anode when processing cathode input flows that contain sulfur oxides. The systems and methods can include a serial arrangement of molten carbonate fuel cells, where a first fuel cell includes a reduced or minimized amount of reforming catalyst in the anode. A second molten carbonate fuel cell can include reforming catalyst in the anode.

公开(公告)号：US11527766B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-13

申请号：US16660078

申请日：2019-10-22

申请人： Ceres Intellectual Property Company Limited

发明人： Martin Schmidt ,  Paul Barnard ,  Tony Toher ,  Isaac Cottereau ,  Michael McLorn ,  Oliver Postlethwaite ,  Simone Dozio

IPC分类号： H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04746 ,  H01M8/04701 ,  F23D14/02 ,  H01M8/244 ,  B01F23/10 ,  H01M8/12 ,  B01F35/71

摘要： The present invention is concerned with improved swirl burners, particularly, but not limited to, swirl burners used in fuel cell systems.

公开(公告)号：US11978931B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-07

申请号：US17173786

申请日：2021-02-11

申请人： ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company ,  FUELCELL ENERGY, INC.

发明人： Christopher Howard ,  Brandon J. O'Neill ,  Paul J. Rubas ,  Frank Hershkowitz ,  Lu Han ,  Lawrence J. Novacco ,  Frank J. Dobek, Jr. ,  Keith E. Davis ,  Brian Bullecks

IPC分类号： H01M8/04082 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/244 ,  H01M8/2485

CPC分类号： H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/244 ,  H01M8/2485

摘要： Molten carbonate fuel cell configurations are provided that allow for introduction of an anode input gas flow on a side of the fuel cell that is adjacent to the entry side for the cathode input gas flow while allowing the anode and cathode to operate under co-current flow and/or counter-current flow conditions. It has been discovered that improved flow properties can be achieved within the anode or cathode during co-current flow or counter-current flow operation by diverting the input flow for the anode or cathode into an extended edge seal region (in an extended edge seal chamber) adjacent to the active area of the anode or cathode, and then using a baffle to provide sufficient pressure drop for even flow distribution of the anode input flow across the anode or cathode input flow across the cathode. A second baffle can be used to create a pressure drop as the anode output flow or cathode output flow exits from the active area into a second extended edge seal region (in a second extended edge seal chamber) prior to leaving the fuel cell.

公开(公告)号：US10790521B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-29

申请号：US15916029

申请日：2018-03-08

申请人： FuelCell Energy, Inc.

发明人： Matthew T. Snider ,  Chao-yi Yuh

IPC分类号： H01M8/00 ,  H01M8/0282 ,  C04B35/488 ,  C04B35/50 ,  H01M8/14 ,  C04B38/00 ,  H01M8/2485 ,  H01M8/0286 ,  H01M8/244

摘要： A caulk composition includes at least one powder component and at least one binder component, such that the powder component has a particle size distribution in the range of 95% less than 25 μm and 90% greater than 1 μm. A molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) includes a fuel cell stack, a manifold, and the caulk composition disposed in between the fuel cell stack and the manifold.

公开(公告)号：US20200052311A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：US16660078

申请日：2019-10-22

申请人： Ceres Intellectual Property Company Limited

发明人： Martin Schmidt ,  Paul Barnard ,  Tony Toher ,  Isaac Cottereau ,  Michael McLorn ,  Oliver Postlethwaite

IPC分类号： H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04746 ,  H01M8/04701 ,  F23D14/02 ,  H01M8/244 ,  B01F3/02

摘要： The present invention is concerned with improved swirl burners, particularly, but not limited to, swirl burners used in fuel cell systems.

公开(公告)号：US11749815B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-05

申请号：US17008127

申请日：2020-08-31

申请人： FuelCell Energy, Inc.

发明人： Matthew T. Snider ,  Chao-yi Yuh

IPC分类号： H01M8/00 ,  H01M8/0282 ,  C04B35/488 ,  C04B35/50 ,  H01M8/14 ,  C04B38/00 ,  H01M8/2485 ,  H01M8/0286 ,  H01M8/244

CPC分类号： H01M8/0282 ,  C04B35/488 ,  C04B35/50 ,  C04B38/0054 ,  H01M8/145 ,  H01M8/2485 ,  C04B2235/3229 ,  C04B2235/3244 ,  H01M8/0286 ,  H01M8/244 ,  H01M2008/147

摘要： A caulk composition includes: at least one powder component and at least one binder component. The powder component is a ball-milled powder component comprising ceria, zirconia, alumina, or a combination thereof. The powder component is a heat-treated powder component that has been heated to a temperature of at least 1500° C. The powder component is present in a concentration range of 65 wt % to 75 wt % of the caulk composition. The powder component has a particle size distribution of 95% less than 25 μm and 90% greater than 1 μm. The binder component is present in a concentration range of 25 wt % to 35 wt % of the caulk composition.

公开(公告)号：US09666882B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-30

申请号：US13904823

申请日：2013-05-29

申请人： Yong Gao

发明人： Yong Gao

IPC分类号： H01M8/0258 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/10 ,  H01M8/244 ,  H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/0297 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  H01M8/1018

CPC分类号： H01M8/241 ,  H01M8/0258 ,  H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/0271 ,  H01M8/0297 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/10 ,  H01M8/244 ,  H01M8/2483 ,  H01M2008/1095 ,  Y02E60/521

摘要： Spliced bipolar plates for fuel cells are provided. The spliced bipolar plate includes a supporting plate and a splice plate. The supporting plate has three inlet openings and three outlet openings formed thereon. A plurality of coolant flow channels are provided on one side of the supporting plate, while a recess of a uniform thickness is provided on the opposite side of the supporting plate. One side of the recess is opened to a transverse or a longitudinal side of the supporting plate. The splice plate is divided into a reaction zone part and an extended part by the supporting plate. The size of the reaction zone part is substantially the same as the volume of the recess such that the reaction zone part is received in the recess, connecting the splice plate to the supporting plate. The extended part of the splice plate is projected beyond the supporting plate.

公开(公告)号：US3492165A

公开(公告)日：1970-01-27

申请号：US3492165D

申请日：1967-10-02

申请人： GAZ DE FRANCE

发明人： GUILLOT GERARD NOEL ,  BRAS CLAUDE RAYMOND LE ,  LOUICHON MARC GEORGES

IPC分类号： H01M8/14 ,  H01M8/244 ,  H01M27/04 ,  H01M17/00 ,  H01M27/22

CPC分类号： H01M8/244 ,  H01M2008/147 ,  H01M2300/0051 ,  Y02E60/526

摘要： 1,196,926. Fuel batteries. GAZ DE FRANCE. 29 Sept., 1967 [3 Oct., 1966], No. 44577/67. Heading H1B. In a battery of fuel cells each cell is a flat disc (1) comprising a porous matrix containing fuseable electrolyte (4) and separating a porous anode (5) and cathode (6) and is held by its edge(s) in a hole in a plate (3) having a thickness equal to that of the disc, each plate retaining several discs. In examples matrix (4) is of MgO or LiAlO 2 , the electrolyte is an eutectic mixture of Na 2 CO 3 and Li 2 CO 3 , the anode is sintered nickel and the cathode sintered silver or a sintered mixture of silver and copper oxide. The plate (3) may be made from a refractory material or made from metal, e.g. stainless steel and coated with refractory material, e.g. zirconia, except at the edges (7). All the cells in each plate may be joined in parallel by conductive films (9) and (10) of nickel and silver respectively and these coatings joined by wires (29) and (30) to connector bars (31) (32). The plates are stacked to form a battery, each pair being separated by a frame 11 of steel or ceramic material providing a reactant reservoir between the plates. Fuel and oxidant reservoirs alternate up the stack of plates. Borings in the frames and plates provide bolt holes (22, 23) for assembly of the battery and conduits for the supply and removal of fuel and oxidant (14, 15, 24, 25). Each conduit communicates with appropriate reservoirs by slits (18, 20) in the frames (11). The plates of the battery may be joined in any desired arrangement. For example in an 8 plate battery 4 paralleljoined pairs of plates may be joined in series, 2 parallel-joined quartets of plates may be joined in series or all 8 plates may be joined in parallel. The illustrated embodiment may be modified by making the discs, plates and frames triangular, square or hexagonal. The battery may operate at 500-900‹ C.