Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes a first stack including a plurality of first fuel cells stacked on each other, and a second stack including a plurality of second fuel cells stacked on each other and disposed on one side of the first stack. Each of the first stack and the second stack includes a fuel inlet hole, through which fuel to be supplied to anodes of the respective first and second fuel cells is introduced, a fuel discharge hole, through which the fuel passing through the anodes is discharged, an air inlet hole, through which air to be supplied to cathodes of the respective first and second fuel cells is introduced, and an air discharge hole, through which the air passing through the cathodes is discharged. The fuel cell stack divided into the two stacks increases a charging ratio of hydrogen at the anodes of the respective stacks.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 21, 2020
Date of Patent:
May 24, 2022
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc.
Inventors:
Hyoungsuk Woo, Dongkeun Yang, Jaeyoung Won
Abstract: To precisely measure and control the amount of a cathode gas supplied to a fuel cell, a fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a first flow passage through which a cathode gas is supplied to the fuel cell, a second flow passage through which a cathode off-gas is discharged from the fuel cell, a bypass flow passage which is bifurcated from the first flow passage and which is connected to the second flow passage, a compressor provided in the first flow passage, a first flowmeter provided in the first flow passage, a flow amount regulation valve provided in the bypass flow passage, a second flowmeter provided in the bypass flow passage, and a controller which controls the flow amount of the cathode gas supplied to the fuel cell, wherein the compressor is arranged on the upstream side of the bypass flow passage, the first flowmeter is arranged on the upstream side of the compressor, the second flowmeter is arranged on the downstream side of the flow amount regulation valve, and the controller controls the flow am
Abstract: Implementation of an interconnector structure for an SOEC or SOFC electrochemical device, the interconnector being formed of a conductive support element having a first face with a rough region, the roughness of which has been modified locally before being brought into contact with a seal.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 14, 2018
Date of Patent:
May 3, 2022
Assignee:
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
Abstract: In a cooling system of a fuel cell, a first container for receiving a part of a coolant from a circulation flow path for circulating a coolant between a fuel cell and a heat exchanger is connected to the circulation flow path, a second container is connected to the first container via a pressure regulating valve, and a gas diffusion portion is provided in the second container. When a pressure inside the first container is equal to or higher than a threshold, the pressure regulating valve is opened and a gas inside the first container is released into the second container. The gas diffusion portion gradually discharges the gas released into the second container to outside of the system.
Abstract: A method for reducing cell degradation in a fuel cell system includes adding oxygen-containing gas to a fuel in the anode chamber to prevent an increase in a cell voltage above a predetermined maximum value.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 23, 2019
Date of Patent:
May 3, 2022
Assignees:
VOLKSWAGEN AG, AUDI AG
Inventors:
Miriam Stiefel, Lasse Schmidt, Gerold Hübner
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
Abstract: In order to provide a method for producing a composite of a bipolar plate and an MEA, the following is proposed: arranging the bipolar plate in a tool, which has a ferromagnetic or magnetic element, which partially forms the contact surface for the bipolar plate and is designed to be removable from the tool, arranging a membrane electrode assembly on the bipolar plate, arranging a second ferromagnetic or magnetic element on the membrane electrode assembly, removing the membrane electrode assembly and bipolar plate fixed to one another by the two ferromagnetic or magnetic elements, inserting the bipolar plate fixed to the membrane electrode assembly into a second tool, injecting a melt of a polymeric sealing material into the at least one mold cavity of the tool, allowing the melt to solidify, and demolding and removing the composite or the composites. In addition, a composite and a fuel cell stack are disclosed.
Abstract: The present specification relates to a complex electrolyte membrane, an enhanced complex electrolyte membrane and a fuel cell including the same.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 1, 2016
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2022
Assignee:
LG CHEM, LTD.
Inventors:
Curie Park, Hyuk Kim, Minkyu Min, Ji Hun Kim, Insung Bae
Abstract: A temperature distribution control system for a fuel cell provided with a cell stack including a power generation unit that generates power by causing, in a fuel battery cell formed of a laminate of an air electrode, a solid electrolyte, and a fuel electrode, an oxidizing gas flowing on the air electrode side and a fuel gas flowing on the fuel electrode side to react with each other. The temperature distribution control system is provided with a temperature measurement unit which measures the temperature of a fuel gas supply part in the power generation unit; and a control unit which, on the basis of the result of measurement performed by the temperature measurement unit, controls the temperature of the fuel gas supply part to within an appropriate temperature range set in advance, thereby controlling a temperature distribution state in a fuel gas flow direction in the power generation unit.
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
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery module, a manufacturing method of the battery module and a vehicle, the battery module comprises batteries and a thermistor. Each battery comprises a cap plate, a positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode terminal and a vent, the vent is positioned between the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal. The cap plate comprises a first boundary away from the positive electrode terminal, and the vent comprises a third boundary close to the positive electrode terminal. The thermistor is positioned between the first boundary and the third boundary. Because the positive electrode terminal and the location around the positive electrode terminal are high in temperature, therefore when the thermistor collects the temperature of the battery, it greatly reduces the deviation between the collected temperature obtained by the thermistor and the actual temperature of the battery, thereby improving the accuracy of temperature sampling.
Abstract: A battery core has a positive electrode layer, a separator layer and a negative electrode layer. The separator layer is arranged between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer. The positive electrode layer, the separator layer and the negative electrode layer have nanocellulose fibres. The battery core is folded and forms a cellular structure as a core for a sandwich component. The sandwich component has an upper covering layer, a lower covering layer and a battery core. The battery core is arranged between the upper covering layer and the lower covering layer. A method for producing such a battery core is also described.
Abstract: A fuel cell arrangement has an anode connected to an H2 inflow and a cathode connected to an O2 inflow. A differential pressure control device is arranged between the H2 inflow and the O2 inflow for controlling a differential pressure between the H2 inflow and the O2 inflow. The differential pressure control device has a fluid connection between the H2 inflow and the O2 inflow, in which a deflectable diaphragm is arranged, to which a pin is coupled, which, when the diaphragm is deflected, opens a valve arranged in the H2 inflow.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 9, 2019
Date of Patent:
March 29, 2022
Assignee:
Vitesco Technologies GmbH
Inventors:
Matthias Bleeck, Christoph Aumueller, Florian Braun, Stefan Kulzer
Abstract: Provided are a fuel cell and a method for manufacturing the fuel cell capable of enhancing the joining (joint strength) with a resin sheet and contributing to reduction in the material cost and the product cost. A GDL (e.g., An-GDL) has a protrusion protruding to the outside of a MEA, and the resin sheet is bonded with the GDL at the protrusion of the GDL via the adhesive layer on the outside of the MEA.
Abstract: A battery support structure for a vehicle includes a first peripheral member configured to be supported by a longitudinal section of a vehicle frame. A second peripheral member has an end surface that selectively attaches at an inside surface of the first peripheral member to enclose a corner section of a battery containment area. Prior to fixed attachment of the first and second peripheral members, a slip plane is defined between the end surface and the inside surface to adjust the second peripheral member along the first peripheral member to a predefined dimension of the battery containment area.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 11, 2020
Date of Patent:
March 15, 2022
Assignee:
Shape Corp.
Inventors:
Joseph R. Matecki, Dennis V. Rupar, James H. Dodd
Abstract: A top cap for a secondary battery includes a circumferential area which defines an outer circumferential surface of the top cap, a central area which defines a central portion of the top cap, a connection area which connects the circumferential area to the central area, and a protrusion area which protrudes downward from the circumferential area, the central area, or the connection area. The top cap is assembled with a battery case, an electrode assembly positioned therein, and a through-hole formation member to form a secondary battery, in which at least a portion of the protrusion area of the top cap is positioned within a through-hole of the through-hole formation member.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 26, 2019
Date of Patent:
March 15, 2022
Inventors:
Joon Sup Kang, Joon Sung Bae, Nak Gi Sung, Sung Tae Kim
Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved metal supported solid oxide fuel cell unit, fuel cell stacks, fuel cell stack assemblies, and methods of manufacture.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 13, 2018
Date of Patent:
March 8, 2022
Assignee:
CERES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED
Inventors:
Andrew Ballard, Tomasz Domanski, Jon Harman, Alan Robertson
Abstract: The flow battery according to the present disclosure comprises an anode and a cathode. The cathode comprises a first electrode, a first liquid, a first active material, and a first circulation mechanism. The first liquid is in contact with the first active material and the first electrode. The first circulation mechanism is configured to circulate the first liquid between the first electrode and the first active material. The first liquid includes perylene or the derivative thereof.
Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a first fuel cell having first unit cells stacked together, a second fuel cell having second unit cells stacked together, a first voltage detector, a second voltage detector, and a controller. The first voltage detector detects voltage of the first unit cells for every “N” unit cells on average, and the second voltage detector detects voltage of the whole second fuel cell, or detects voltage of the second unit cells for every “M” unit cells on average. The controller determines whether any of the first unit cells is in a fuel deficiency state, by referring to a detection result of the first voltage detector, and performs a cancellation process to cancel the fuel deficiency state, on the first fuel cell that is in a power generating state, while stopping power generation of the second fuel cell, when an affirmative decision is obtained.
Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved metal supported solid oxide fuel cell unit, fuel cell stacks, fuel cell stack assemblies, and methods of manufacture.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 13, 2018
Date of Patent:
February 22, 2022
Assignee:
CERES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED
Inventors:
Andrew Ballard, Tomasz Domanski, Jonathan Tunbridge, Jon Harman, Alan Robertson, Diana Duarte, Adam Brunton