Patents by Inventor Ya-Che WU

Ya-Che WU 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).

  • Dehydrogenation method for hydrogen storage materials
    Patent number: 11482717
    Abstract: A dehydrogenation method for hydrogen storage materials, which is executed by a fuel cell system. The fuel cell system includes a hydrogen storage material tank, a heating unit, a fuel cell, a pump, a water thermal management unit and a heat recovery unit. The described dehydrogenation method utilizes the heating unit and the heat recovery unit to provide thermal energy to the hydrogen storage material tank, so that hydrogen storage material is heated to the dehydrogenation temperature. The pump extracts hydrogen from the hydrogen storage material tank, so that the hydrogen storage material is under negative pressure (i.e. H2 absolute pressure below 1 atm), according to which the hydrogen storage material is dehydrogenated, and the dehydrogenation efficiency and the amount of hydrogen release are improved. The method n can reduce the dehydrogenation temperature of the hydrogen storage material, and reduce the thermal energy consumption for heating the hydrogen storage material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Inventors: Chia-Chieh Shen, Shih-Hung Chan, Fang-Bor Weng, Ho Chun Cheung, Yi-Hsuan Lin, Mei-Chin Chen, Jyun-Wei Chen, Ya-Che Wu, Han-Wen Liu, Kuan-Lin Chen, Jin-Xun Zhang
  • DEHYDROGENATION METHOD FOR HYDROGEN STORAGE MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20220093945
    Abstract: A dehydrogenation method for hydrogen storage materials, which is executed by a fuel cell system. The fuel cell system includes a hydrogen storage material tank, a heating unit, a fuel cell, a pump, a water thermal management unit and a heat recovery unit. The described dehydrogenation method utilizes the heating unit and the heat recovery unit to provide thermal energy to the hydrogen storage material tank, so that hydrogen storage material is heated to the dehydrogenation temperature. The pump extracts hydrogen from the hydrogen storage material tank, so that the hydrogen storage material is under negative pressure (i.e. H2 absolute pressure below 1 atm), according to which the hydrogen storage material is dehydrogenated, and the dehydrogenation efficiency and the amount of hydrogen release are improved. The method n can reduce the dehydrogenation temperature of the hydrogen storage material, and reduce the thermal energy consumption for heating the hydrogen storage material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Chia-Chieh SHEN, Shih-Hung CHAN, Fang-Bor WENG, Ho Chun CHEUNG, Yi-Hsuan LIN, Mei-Chin CHEN, Jyun-Wei CHEN, Ya-Che WU, Han-Wen LIU, Kuan-Lin CHEN, Jin-Xun ZHANG