Patents by Inventor Lieh-Kwang Chiang

Lieh-Kwang Chiang 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).

  • Patent number: 7674543
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid oxide fuel cell, which comprises: a plurality of tubular electrodes, reacting gases supplying means, and a preheat piping. The tubular electrodes are concentrically arranged while enabling the polarity of a surface of any one of the plural electrodes is the same as that of the corresponding surface of a neighbor electrode faced thereto; wherein each tubular electrode further comprises an anode layer, a cathode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer sandwiched between the anode layer and the cathode layer. The supplying reacting gases means is capable of supplying fuel and gas respectively to the anode and cathode of the tubular electrodes. The preheat piping, connected to the supplying reacting gases means, collects the heat generated from the combustion reaction of residual fuel and gas, which can be utilized to preheat the gases supplying reacting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Institute of Nuclear Energy Research Atomic Energy Council
    Inventors: Lieh-Kwang Chiang, Yu-Ching Tsai, Chia-Lieh Huang, Wei-Ping Huang, Chien-Hsiung Lee
  • Publication number: 20070104992
    Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell stack of modularized design is disclosed, which comprises: at least a fuel cell cassette; an air tank, for providing air to the fuel cell stack while being used for receiving the fuel cell cassette; a fuel tank, for providing fuel to the fuel cell stack; and a set of conducting strips, connecting to the fuel cell cassette for transmitting electricity out of the fuel cell stack; wherein the fuel cell cassette further comprises a planar fuel cell and a case, being used for receiving the planar fuel cell. Preferably, the planar fuel cell is composed of two membrane electrode assembly (MEA), each having an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and a nickel mesh with an extending bar, sandwiched between the two MEAs, whereas the anode electrode of one of the two MEAs is placed facing the anode electrode of another MEA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Yu-Ching Tsai, Lieh-Kwang Chiang, Chia-Lieh Huang, Chien-Hsiung Lee, Wei-Ping Huang
  • Publication number: 20070037028
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid oxide fuel cell, which comprises: a plurality of tubular electrodes, reacting gases supplying means, and a preheat piping. The tubular electrodes are concentrically arranged while enabling the polarity of a surface of any one of the plural electrodes is the same as that of the corresponding surface of a neighbor electrode faced thereto; wherein each tubular electrode further comprises an anode layer, a cathode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer sandwiched between the anode layer and the cathode layer. The supplying reacting gases means is capable of supplying fuel and gas respectively to the anode and cathode of the tubular electrodes. The preheat piping, connected to the supplying reacting gases means, collects the heat generated from the combustion reaction of residual fuel and gas, which can be utilized to preheat the gases supplying reacting means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Lieh-Kwang Chiang, Yu-Ching Tsai, Chia-Lieh Huang, Wei-Ping Huang, Chien-Hsiung Lee