Patents by Inventor Arne Ballantine

Arne Ballantine has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES, MODULES, AND SYSTEMS FOR HYDROGEN GENERATION AND METHODS OF OPERATING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230021049
    Abstract: A system for hydrogen generation includes at least one cabinet defining a first volume, a second volume, and a third volume, where the first volume, the second volume and the third volume are fluidically isolated from each other, a water circuit located in the first volume, an electrochemical module including an electrolyzer electrochemical stack located in the second volume, a hydrogen circuit located in the third volume, at least one first fluid connector fluidly connecting the water circuit and the electrolyzer electrochemical stack, and at least one second fluid connector fluidly connecting the electrolyzer electrochemical stack and the hydrogen circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Arne BALLANTINE, Peter LIGHT, Albert ESSER, Chockkalingam KARUPPAIAH, Kirsten BURPEE
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYDROGEN RECOVERY
    Publication number: 20230015026
    Abstract: A system for hydrogen recovery includes a dryer having an inlet that may be fluidly connected to a hydrogen outlet of a hydrogen generator, a hydrogen using device having an inlet fluidly connected to a dry hydrogen outlet of the dryer, and one or more conduits fluidly connecting a wet hydrogen outlet from the dryer and an impure hydrogen exhaust outlet of the hydrogen using device to the inlet of the dryer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Arne Ballantine, Chockkalingam Karuppalah, JR., Rasool Aghatehrani
  • MULTIPLE OUTPUT HEADER
    Publication number: 20220404846
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for generating gas and delivering the gas at multiple output pressures. The system includes a plurality of gas generators and a plurality of applications, each application having a different header pressure. A plurality of header valves directs the gas flow to the plurality of applications such that energy loss is minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Arne Ballantine, Chockkalingam Karuppaiah, Rasool Aghatehrani, Roby Worster, Celeste Mueller
  • ELECTROLYZER BIPOLAR PLATES AND POROUS GAS DIFFUSION LAYER HAVING AN OXIDATIVELY STABLE AND ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE COATING AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20220396888
    Abstract: A proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer component selected from at least one of a bipolar plate or porous transport layer has an electrically conductive and oxidatively stable coating of an electrically conductive metal nitride or an electrically conductive metal oxide on at least one surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: CHOCKKALINGAM KARUPPAIAH, ARNE BALLANTINE
  • Battery analysis via electrochemical impedance spectroscopy apparatus (EISA) measurements
    Patent number: 11502340
    Abstract: Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) may be used to measure the internal components of a battery or interfaces between connections inside a battery in order to determine a state of one or more subcomponents of the battery. In various embodiments, EIS testing of the battery may be conducted using various test waveforms, such as test waveforms with different voltages, currents, and/or frequencies, to identify and/or predict battery subcomponent and/or interface failures. In various embodiments, EIS testing of the battery may be used to determine when battery conditions are suitable for charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arne Ballantine, John Cronin, Joseph Bodkin
  • Electrochemical devices, modules, and systems for hydrogen generation and methods of operating thereof
    Patent number: 11492711
    Abstract: A system for hydrogen generation includes at least one cabinet defining a first volume, a second volume, and a third volume, where the first volume, the second volume and the third volume are fluidically isolated from each other, a water circuit located in the first volume, an electrochemical module including an electrolyzer electrochemical stack located in the second volume, a hydrogen circuit located in the third volume, at least one first fluid connector fluidly connecting the water circuit and the electrolyzer electrochemical stack, and at least one second fluid connector fluidly connecting the electrolyzer electrochemical stack and the hydrogen circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Ohmium International, Inc.
    Inventors: Arne Ballantine, Peter Light, Albert Esser, Chockkalingam Karuppaiah, Kirsten Burpee
  • URBAN DENSELY PACKED HYDROGEN GENERATION
    Publication number: 20220333256
    Abstract: Described herein is a modular system for producing hydrogen or other gases in a densely-packed space, such as an urban setting. The system includes a plurality of hydrogen cabinets installed in a stacked fashion and at least one duct assembly to safely exhaust gases produced by the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Arne Ballantine, Frederick Paul Freeland, JR., Chockkalingam Karuppaiah
  • SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH HYDROGEN PUMPING CELL WITH CARBON MONOXIDE TOLERANT ANODES AND INTEGRATED SHIFT REACTOR
    Publication number: 20220336837
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes at least one of plural electrochemical pump separators to separate carbon dioxide from a fuel exhaust stream or a combination of a gas separator and a fuel exhaust cooler located outside a hotbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: David WEINGAERTNER, Matthias GOTTMANN, Jayakumar KRISHNADASS, Chockkalingam KARUPPAIAH, Arne BALLANTINE, Swaminathan VENKATARAMAN, Martin PERRY, John FISHER, Greg YOUNG
  • Integrated power generation, carbon dioxide separation and downstream processing system and method
    Patent number: 11456474
    Abstract: An integrated power generation and exhaust processing system includes a fuel cell system configured to generate power and to separate CO2 included in exhaust output from the fuel cell system, and an exhaust processing system configured to at least one of sequester or densify CO2 separated from the exhaust output from the fuel cell system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arne Ballantine, Jayakumar Krishnadass, Chockkalingam Karuppaiah
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING ORE USING HYDROGEN AS A REDUCING AGENT
    Publication number: 20220177984
    Abstract: A system for reducing ore includes a hydrogen supply unit configured to supply hydrogen, a furnace configured to reduce the ore using the supplied hydrogen, and a hydrogen recovery unit configured to recover hydrogen from an exhaust gas that is exhausted from the furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Chockkalingam KARUPPAIAH, Arne BALLANTINE, Muralidhar VENKATRAMAN
  • Shippable battery module and method
    Patent number: 11355807
    Abstract: A method of transporting a battery module includes transporting the battery module containing at least one battery and a backplane disposed in a cabinet to an operating site such that the at least one battery is electrically isolated from the backplane during the transporting, installing the battery module at the operating site, and electrically connecting the at least one battery to the backplane after the transporting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arne Ballantine, Jessica Mahler, Ross Parker, Prasad Pmsvvsv, Samuel Juday
  • Solid oxide fuel cell system with hydrogen pumping cell with carbon monoxide tolerant anodes and integrated shift reactor
    Patent number: 11322767
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes at least one of plural electrochemical pump separators to separate carbon dioxide from a fuel exhaust stream or a combination of a gas separator and a fuel exhaust cooler located outside a hotbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Weingaertner, Matthias Gottmann, Jayakumar Krishnadass, Chockkalingam Karuppaiah, Arne Ballantine, Swaminathan Venkataraman, Martin Perry, John Fisher, Greg Young
  • AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SUPPLYING ELECTRICAL POWER IN AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20220131165
    Abstract: An aircraft electrical power supply system includes a fuel cell auxiliary power unit (APU) that supplies auxiliary electrical power to an aircraft, a fuel cell power plant that supplies primary electrical power to the aircraft, and a hydrogen storage unit that supplies hydrogen to the fuel cell APU and the fuel cell power plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Arne BALLANTINE, Franklin BALLANTINE, Glen BENSON, Chockkalingam KARUPPAIAH, Kirsten BURPEE, Frederick Paul FREELAND, JR.
  • Fuel cell system including exhaust heat recovery components
    Patent number: 11309553
    Abstract: A fuel cell system including power modules including fuel cells, and an exhaust flue connected to the power modules. The exhaust flue includes an outer duct configured to receive relatively cool cabinet exhaust from the power modules, and an inner duct disposed inside of the outer duct and configured to receive relatively hot reaction exhaust from the power modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arne Ballantine, Jessica Mahler, Swaminathan Venkataraman, Martin Perry, David Weingaertner, Samuel Juday, Christian Daco
  • Power tower for heat capture
    Patent number: 11309571
    Abstract: A power generating system includes power modules disposed in vertically stacked levels, exhaust plenums that extend vertically through the levels of power modules and are configured to receive exhaust output from the power modules, and an exhaust conduit that extends horizontally across an uppermost level of the power modules and is fluidly connected to the exhaust plenums.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arne Ballantine, Jessica Mahler, Carl Cottuli, Daniel Baynes, Martin Perry
  • METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A GAS DIFFUSION LAYER AND AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL INCORPORATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220077475
    Abstract: An anode gas diffusion layer for a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer includes a porous stainless steel sheet formed by a powder metallurgical technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Arne BALLANTINE, Chockkalingam KARUPPAIAH, William F. SMITH
  • HYBRID BIPOLAR PLATE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220049367
    Abstract: A bipolar plate includes at least one electrically conductive plate having an anode flow field on an anode major side and a cathode flow field on a cathode major side opposite to the anode major side, an electrically insulating first capping plate containing a first plenum area, and located over the anode major side, and an electrically insulating second capping plate containing a second plenum area, and located over the cathode major side. The at least one electrically conductive plate, the first capping plate and the second capping plate are bonded to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Arne BALLANTINE, Vikas Devoji CHAWAN, Muralidhar VENKATRAMAN, Balasubramanian LAKSHMANAN, Chockkalingam KARUPPAIAH
  • MODULAR SYSTEM FOR HYDROGEN AND AMMONIA GENERATION WITHOUT DIRECT WATER INPUT FROM CENTRAL SOURCE
    Publication number: 20220033984
    Abstract: A method of generating oxygen and at least one of hydrogen or ammonia includes receiving ambient air containing moisture, collecting liquid water from the ambient air, receiving, by a water electrolyzer, the collected liquid water and electricity from an electrical source, and performing an electrolysis process by the water electrolyzer to thereby generate the oxygen and the at least one of hydrogen or ammonia from the received liquid water and electricity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Peter LIGHT, Kirsten BURPEE, Arne BALLANTINE, Zachary BURPEE
  • POROUS ELECTROLYZER GAS DIFFUSION LAYER AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20220023946
    Abstract: A porous titanium sheet configured to function as an anode side gas diffusion layer of a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer is formed by a powder technique, such as tape casting or powder metallurgy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Arne BALLANTINE, Chockkalingam KARUPPAIAH, Dien NGUYEN, James NGUYEN
  • IMPEDANCE MONITORING OF A MODULAR ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210404078
    Abstract: An alternating current (AC) impedance spectroscopy method includes providing an AC impedance spectroscopy ripple from power electronics into an electrochemical device, and absorbing the ripple in the power electronics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Ramesh SRINIVASAN, Anil ADAPA, Arne BALLANTINE, Zachary BURPEE