Patents Assigned to Clean Energy
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Patent number: 11965257Abstract: A method for preparing a COF-protected electrode and an electrode are provided. The method includes mixing an organic framework, a small molecular organic acid and a solvent, adding a polar aqueous solution containing a substrate thereto, mixing the above uniformly and heating the system at a low temperature under an inert atmosphere, filtering the solution to obtain precipitates, washing and drying the precipitates to obtain a COF film grown on a surface of the substrate; coating a protective layer on the COF film to obtain a substrate/COF/protective layer film; etching off the substrate to obtain a COF/protective layer film; and transferring the COF/protective layer film to a surface of the electrode, and removing the protective layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Huaneng Clean Energy Research InstituteInventors: Chang Zhang, Jinyi Wang, Zhibo Ren, Pengjie Wang, Xianming Xu, Huan Zhang
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Publication number: 20240117257Abstract: The invention pertains to a system for extracting hydrogen from an organic feedstock, comprising: a thermolyzer supplied with the organic feedstock and adapted to heat it up the feedstock to a temperature of at least 800° C. while conveying it inside a gasification chamber by an auger and to collect a thermogas, a duct line to convey the thermogas to a high temperature reformer exposing it to a temperature comprised between 1200° C. and 1,400° C. and releasing a high temperature reformed gas, a duct line conveying the high temperature reformed gas to a heat chamber of the thermolyzer, the heat chamber comprising a chamber outlet to release the reformed gas after circulation in the heat chamber, a duct line conveying the reformed gas from the chamber outlet to an installation adapted to separate hydrogen from the reformed gas, and a hydrogen storage for the hydrogen produced by the installation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: CLEAN ENERGY ENTERPRISES Inc.Inventors: Jean Louis KINDLER, William CHARNESKI, Hardk Y. DESAI
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Publication number: 20240106243Abstract: A method and system for a mobile power generation system is disclosed. The mobile power generation system may comprise one or more shipping containers, which may be pre-wired and pre-configured so that configuration and deployment at the deployment site is simplified. The one or more shipping containers may include a PV subsystem, a battery subsystem, PCS, control electronics, and the like. The one or more shipping containers may be pre-configured for power transfer and for communication between the various devices so that less configuration is necessary at the deployment site.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: AES Clean Energy Services, LLCInventors: Shauna McCartney, Ryan Conlan, Christopher Boyer, Joseph Uddo
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Patent number: 11942669Abstract: Methods and systems for removing impurities from electrolyte solutions having three or more valence states. In some embodiments, a method includes electrochemically reducing an electrolyte solution to lower its valence state to a level that causes impurities to precipitate out of the electrolyte solution and then filtering the precipitate(s) out of the electrolyte solution. In embodiments in which the electrolyte solution is desired to be at a valence state higher than the precipitation valence state, a method of the disclosure includes oxidizing the purified electrolyte solution to the target valence.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Largo Clean Energy Corp.Inventor: Joseph T. Sullivan
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Patent number: 11925898Abstract: The present invention discloses a flue gas low-temperature adsorption denitrification method, including: pressurizing a flue gas that has been subjected to dust removal and desulfurization, precooling the pressurized flue gas, cooling the precooled flue gas to a temperature lower than room temperature by a flue gas cooling system, flowing the flue gas at the temperature lower than room temperature into a low-temperature denitrification system, performing physical adsorption denitrification in the low-temperature denitrification system, precooling the flue gas that has been subjected to dust removal and desulfurization with the denitrificated flue gas, and flowing the heat-absorbed clean flue gas into a chimney to be discharged.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: HUANENG CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Shiqing Wang, Qixiang Fan, Shisen Xu, Shiwang Gao, Shaomin Wang, He Zhao, Minhua Jiang, Ping Xiao, Bin Huang, Hongwei Niu, Jinyi Wang, Lianbo Liu
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Publication number: 20240029973Abstract: An electrically conductive membrane pressure switch, such as a graphene membrane pressure switch. The electrically conductive membrane pressure switch includes an electrically conductive membrane, source, drain plane, actuator, and movable element (such as a piston element). The actuator drives the movable element to create a pressure differential that moves the suspended section of the electrically conductive membrane between its on, off, and neutral states.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: CLEAN ENERGY LABS, LLCInventor: Joseph F. Pinkerton
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Patent number: 11834617Abstract: A fly ash recycling gasification furnace includes a fly ash burner, an ash remover, a fly ash storage tank, a variable pressure lock hopper, a fly ash blending system, an exhaust filter, and a backflushing nitrogen buffer tank. The fly ash burner is located on an inner wall of a hearth of the gasification furnace. The ash remover has an inlet connected to an outlet of a waste boiler of the gasification furnace. The fly ash storage tank is connected to a pressurized nitrogen inlet pipe, and a bottom outlet of the ash remover. The variable pressure lock hopper is connected to the fly ash storage tank. The fly ash blending system is connected to the variable pressure lock hopper and the fly ash burner. The exhaust filter is connected to the storage tank, the lock hopper and the blending system. The buffer tank is connected to the exhaust filter.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: HUANENG CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Yue Xu, Lizhen Luo, Yongqiang Ren, Jiye Tao, Pengjie Wang, Xiaoyu Li, Gang Liu, Zhi Chen, Qiang Fan, Yuan Liu, Jianming Qin, Ping Wu, Ruichao Wang
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Publication number: 20230345180Abstract: Electroacoustic drivers that can be utilized in loudspeaker systems that utilize drivers having a magnetic negative spring (MNS) (such as reluctance assist drivers (RAD) and permanent magnet crown (PMC) drivers). The electroacoustic drivers can be used at all audio frequencies, including subwoofer frequencies. The magnetic negative springs of the electroacoustic drivers can cancel, or partially cancel, the large pressure forces on a sound panel (of an audio speaker) so that substantial subwoofer notes can be efficiently and cost effectively produced in small/portable speakers. The electroacoustic drivers can include a stabilizing/centering mechanism to overcome the destabilizing forces of a MNS that are too large for a voice coil alone to produce.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2020Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: CLEAN ENERGY LABS, LLCInventors: Joseph F. Pinkerton, David A. Badger, James A. Andrews, William Martin Lackowski, William Neil Everett
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Publication number: 20230328448Abstract: Electroacoustic drivers that can be utilized in loudspeaker systems that utilize drivers having a magnetic negative spring (MNS) (such as reluctance assist drivers (RAD) and permanent magnet crown (PMC) drivers). The electroacoustic drivers can be used at all audio frequencies, including subwoofer frequencies. The magnetic negative springs of the electroacoustic drivers can cancel, or partially cancel, the large pressure forces on a sound panel (of an audio speaker) so that substantial subwoofer notes can be efficiently and cost effectively produced in small/portable speakers. The electroacoustic drivers can include a stabilizing/centering mechanism to overcome the destabilizing forces of a MNS that are too large for a voice coil alone to produce.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: CLEAN ENERGY LABS, LLCInventors: Joseph F. Pinkerton, David A. Badger, James A. Andrews, William Martin Lackowski, William Neil Everett
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Patent number: 11775704Abstract: The present invention discloses an optimization design method for structural parameters of biomass boiler economizers and belongs to the field of big data learning models. In the present invention, a sample database is established by utilizing historical operating big data of biomass boiler economizers, a heat exchanger residual self-attention convolution model is established based on a CNN and a self-attention mechanism, a plurality of target parameters to be optimized are quickly predicted through machine learning, and multi-target optimization of structural parameters to be optimized in the economizers can be performed in combination with an iterative optimization algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignees: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY, XIZI CLEAN ENERGY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Shuiguang Tong, Zheming Tong, Jianyun Zhao, Weixiao He, Haidan Wang, Wei Chen
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Patent number: 11728502Abstract: A method for replenishing an electrolyte of a molten carbonate fuel cell stack includes: preparing an electrolyte colloidal solution containing 10% to 20% of the electrolyte and having a viscosity of 200 to 800 Pa·s; replenishing the electrolyte of the cell stack using the electrolyte colloidal solution prepared in step 1 to allow the electrolyte to adhere to an electrode and an internal channel of the cell stack; discharging excess electrolyte colloidal solution in the cell stack; and drying and discharging water or an organic solvent in the cell stack under an inert gas condition to complete replenishment of the electrolyte of the cell stack, and performing a discharge performance test.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: HUANENG CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Jian Cheng, Ruiyun Zhang, Chengzhuang Lu, Hao Li, Shisen Xu, Baomin Wang, Guanjun Yang
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Publication number: 20230247364Abstract: Electroacoustic drivers that can be utilized in loudspeaker systems that utilize drivers having a magnetic negative spring (MNS) (such as reluctance assist drivers (RAD) and permanent magnet crown (PMC) drivers). The electroacoustic drivers can be used at all audio frequencies, including subwoofer frequencies. The magnetic negative springs of the electroacoustic drivers can cancel, or partially cancel, the large pressure forces on a sound panel (of an audio speaker) so that substantial subwoofer notes can be efficiently and cost effectively produced in small/portable speakers. The electroacoustic drivers can include a stabilizing/centering mechanism to overcome the destabilizing forces of a MNS that are too large for a voice coil alone to produce.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: CLEAN ENERGY LABS, LLCInventors: Joseph F. Pinkerton, David A. Badger, James A. Andrews, William Martin Lackowski, William Neil Everett
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Publication number: 20230239625Abstract: Voice coil actuators and loudspeakers containing same. The voice coil actuators include moving voice coil assemblies that have multiple segments. Each segment of a moving voice coil assembly is separately controlled by an amplifier, one channel of an amplifier, and combinations thereof utilized in combination with a position sensor that senses the position of the moving voice coil assembly. By this arrangement, the voice coil actuators produce a linear force per unit current throughout the range of motion while obtaining the benefits and advantages associated with both over-hung and under-hung voice coil actuator designs.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2021Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: CLEAN ENERGY LABS, LLCInventors: Joseph F. Pinkerton, David A. Badger
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Publication number: 20230217183Abstract: Electroacoustic drivers that can be utilized in loudspeaker systems that utilize drivers having a magnetic negative spring (MNS) (such as reluctance assist drivers (RAD) and permanent magnet crown (PMC) drivers). The electroacoustic drivers can be used at all audio frequencies, including subwoofer frequencies. The magnetic negative springs of the electroacoustic drivers can cancel, or partially cancel, the large pressure forces on a sound panel (of an audio speaker) so that substantial subwoofer notes can be efficiently and cost effectively produced in small/portable speakers. The electroacoustic drivers can include a stabilizing/centering mechanism to overcome the destabilizing forces of a MNS that are too large for a voice coil alone to produce.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: CLEAN ENERGY LABS, LLCInventors: Joseph F. Pinkerton, David A. Badger, James A. Andrews, William Martin Lackowski, William Neil Everett
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Publication number: 20230209274Abstract: Electroacoustic drivers that can be utilized in loudspeaker systems that utilize drivers having a magnetic negative spring (MNS) (such as reluctance assist drivers (RAD) and permanent magnet crown (PMC) drivers). The electroacoustic drivers can be used at all audio frequencies, including subwoofer frequencies. The magnetic negative springs of the electroacoustic drivers can cancel, or partially cancel, the large pressure forces on a sound panel (of an audio speaker) so that substantial subwoofer notes can be efficiently and cost effectively produced in small/portable speakers. The electroacoustic drivers can include a stabilizing/centering mechanism to overcome the destabilizing forces of a MNS that are too large for a voice coil alone to produce.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: CLEAN ENERGY LABS, LLCInventors: Joseph F. Pinkerton, David A. Badger, James A. Andrews, William Martin Lackowski, William Neil Everett
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Publication number: 20230199401Abstract: Force transducers for use in electrostatic drivers, including electrostatic drivers that can be utilized in loudspeaker systems that utilize drivers having a magnetic negative spring (MNS) (such as reluctance assist drivers (RAD) and permanent magnet crown (PMC) drivers). The electroacoustic drivers having the force transducers can be used at all audio frequencies, including subwoofer frequencies.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: CLEAN ENERGY LABS, LLCInventors: Joseph F. Pinkerton, David A. Badger, James A. Andrews, William Martin Lackowski, William Neil Everett
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Publication number: 20230199403Abstract: Electroacoustic drivers that can be utilized in loudspeaker systems that utilize drivers having a magnetic negative spring (MNS) (such as reluctance assist drivers (RAD) and permanent magnet crown (PMC) drivers). The electroacoustic drivers can be used at all audio frequencies, including subwoofer frequencies. The magnetic negative springs of the electroacoustic drivers can cancel, or partially cancel, the large pressure forces on a sound panel (of an audio speaker) so that substantial subwoofer notes can be efficiently and cost effectively produced in small/portable speakers. The electroacoustic drivers can include a stabilizing/centering mechanism to overcome the destabilizing forces of a MNS that are too large for a voice coil alone to produce.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: CLEAN ENERGY LABS, LLCInventors: Joseph F. Pinkerton, David A. Badger, James A. Andrews, William Martin Lackowski, William Neil Everett
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Patent number: 11674724Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of heat pumps, in particular to an air source CO2 heat pump system for preventing an evaporator from frosting by using heat of a heat regenerator. The air source CO2 heat pump system mainly includes an air source heat pump system, a regenerative heat exchange tank and a cooling pump. Through the regenerative heat exchange tank, on the one hand, the temperature drop of regenerative heat of the system is further increased and throttling loss is reduced; on the other hand, the heat generated by the regenerative temperature drop is configured for heat storage used for defrosting, and configured for overheating temperature rise.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignees: Tsinghua University, Shanxi Research Institute For Clean Energy, Tsinghua UniversityInventors: Yinhai Zhu, Peixue Jiang, Conghui Li
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Patent number: 11654418Abstract: The present disclosure includes a process for pelletizing a spent bleaching earth (SBE) into a clay-biocarbon composite including classifying the SBE based on at least one parameter of the SBE, selecting at least one filler compound and mixing the at least one filler compound with the SBE to make a mixture, forming a plurality of pellets out of the mixture, and pyrolyzing the pellets to produce the clay-biocarbon composite. Pyrolyzing a pelleted spent bleaching earth (SBE) may include advancing the pelleted SBE with a distributer to a first thermal chamber for providing even thermal processing, releasing the pelleted SBE to an auger to cool to room temperature, and condensing at least one volatile compound emitted from the pelleted SBE during thermal processing to produce a condensate for reuse.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: TITAN CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS CORPORATIONInventors: Maurice Tuchelt, Jamie Bakos, Roger Sarrazin
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Patent number: 11637307Abstract: A modular flow battery includes a battery stack container housing a plurality of redox flow battery stacks in fluid communication with at least one pair of electrolyte containers including an anolyte container for holding an anolyte and a catholyte container for holding a catholyte. Additional pairs of electrolyte containers can be connected to the battery stack container to increase an amount of energy that can be stored by the modular flow battery system. Respective housings enclosing each of the battery stack container and the electrolyte containers are configured for operation in a stacked configuration. In this manner, the energy storage capacity of the modular flow battery system can be further increased with substantially no increase in a lateral area occupied by the system.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: LARGO CLEAN ENERGY CORP.Inventors: Jeffrey Modderno, Peter Gottleib, Michael Falcinelli, Shazad Butt