Patents by Inventor Antoine VERDIER

Antoine VERDIER 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).

  • Fuel cell provided with a temperature-control system and method for thermal control of the cell
    Patent number: 10811702
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel cell (10) comprising a membrane electrode assembly (16) and two gas diffusion layers (14) co-operating with the assembly to form a unit cell (12). The fuel cell (10) also has a two-phase thermal diffuser (24) having a condensation zone and an evaporation zone, the evaporation zone being arranged between the bipolar plates (14) of two adjacent unit cells (12). The two-phase thermal diffuser (24) also has a heating element arranged in the condensation zone. The invention also provides a system comprising the fuel cell and a controller, and it also provides a method of regulating the temperature of the fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Safran Power Units
    Inventors: Antoine Verdier, Théophile Horde, Fabien Boudjemaa
  • FUEL CELL PROVIDED WITH A TEMPERATURE-CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMAL CONTROL OF THE CELL
    Publication number: 20180254497
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel cell (10) comprising a membrane electrode assembly (16) and two gas diffusion layers (14) co-operating with the assembly to form a unit cell (12). The fuel cell (10) also has a two-phase thermal diffuser (24) having a condensation zone and an evaporation zone, the evaporation zone being arranged between the bipolar plates (14) of two adjacent unit cells (12). The two-phase thermal diffuser (24) also has a heating element arranged in the condensation zone. The invention also provides a system comprising the fuel cell and a controller, and it also provides a method of regulating the temperature of the fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: SAFRAN POWER UNITS
    Inventors: Antoine VERDIER, Théophile HORDE, Fabien BOUDJEMAA