Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090000480 | Composite Palladium Membrane Having Long-Term Stability for Hydrogen Separation - The materials of adjoining porous metal substrate ( | 01-01-2009 |
20100015491 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL STACK FOR PORTABLE POWER GENERATION - A solid oxide fuel cell module for use in a portable power supply system. The solid oxide fuel cell module includes a housing with a walled structure defining a substantially enclosed interior cavity, wherein the housing includes an outer wall surface and inner wall surface. The solid oxide fuel cell module also includes an aperture extending through the walled surface from the outer wall surface to the inner wall surface of the housing in fluid communication with the interior cavity. A tri-layer solid oxide fuel cell may be mounted to the housing and aligned to substantially cover the aperture. | 01-21-2010 |
20100065380 | THERMOELECTRIC THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM IN A REGENERATIVE ELEVATOR - A regenerative elevator system operates in three modes: motoring, idle and regeneration. During the regeneration mode, the elevator motor operates as a generator, and electrical energy is stored in an energy storage system for later use. The energy storage system may be located in a machine room or hoistway where temperature can vary widely. A thermoelectric thermal management system provides thermoelectric cooling or heating to maintain the energy storage system within a desired operating temperature range. | 03-18-2010 |
20100129731 | MULTI-WIRE, LONG-LIFE INTERCONNECTS FOR FUEL CELL STACKS - An interconnect assembly for a solid oxide fuel cell includes a porous interconnect comprising a plurality of first wires of a first material and at least one second material combined to form a first portion defining a separator plate contact zone and a second portion defining an electrode contact zone. Various wire weave shapes and pre-buckled architectures are shown such as FIG. | 05-27-2010 |
20100209800 | FUEL CELL REPEATER UNIT - An example fuel cell repeater includes a separator plate and a frame establishing at least a portion of a flow path that is operative to communicate fuel to or from at least one fuel cell held by the frame relative to the separator plate. The flow path has a perimeter and any fuel within the perimeter flow across the at least one fuel cell in a first direction. The separator plate, the frame, or both establish at least one conduit positioned outside the flow path perimeter. The conduit is outside of the flow path perimeter and is configured to direct flow in a second, different direction. The conduit is fluidly coupled with the flow path. | 08-19-2010 |
20100248065 | FUEL CELL REPEATER UNIT - An example fuel cell repeater includes a separator plate and a frame establishing at least a portion of a flow path that is operative to communicate fuel to or from at least one fuel cell held by the frame relative to the separator plate. The flow path has a perimeter and any fuel within the perimeter flow across the at least one fuel cell in a first direction. The separator plate, the frame, or both establish at least one conduit positioned outside the flow path perimeter. The conduit is outside of the flow path perimeter and is configured to direct flow in a second, different direction. The conduit is fluidly coupled with the flow path. | 09-30-2010 |
20110165494 | FUEL CELL SEAL - An exemplary fuel cell seal assembly includes a first layer, a second layer; and a third layer that limits movement of hydrogen, oxygen, or both between the first layer and the second layer within a fuel cell. | 07-07-2011 |
20110207020 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL HAVING RIGIDIZED SUPPORT INCLUDING NICKEL-BASED ALLOY - A fuel cell includes a separator sheet and a perforated support sheet connected to the separator sheet. The perforated support sheet and separator sheet are comprised of a nickel-based alloy. A porous layer is located between the separator sheet and the support sheet and provides an electrical connection between the separator sheet and the support sheet. | 08-25-2011 |
20110212379 | METHOD OF FORMING A FUEL CELL SHEET - An example method of forming a fuel cell sheet includes flattening a screen to form a sheet that has a plurality of apertures operative to communicate a fluid within a fuel cell. | 09-01-2011 |
20120045701 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL SYSTEM - A system and method satisfies temperature and pressure requirements of solid oxide fuel cell system | 02-23-2012 |
20120079859 | BATTERY FIRE PREVENTION VIA THERMAL MANAGEMENT - An assembly for preventing a fire resulting from the outgassing of a lithium battery in an electronic door lock includes a lithium battery, a circuit board, and a thermal insulation. The lithium battery and circuit board are housed within the electronic door lock. The thermal insulation is arranged between a door interfacing side of the electronic door lock and either or both of the circuit board and lithium battery. Another thermal management technique for preventing fire resulting from the outgassing of a lithium battery in an electronic door lock is achieved by using a battery cover that is selectively movable away from the circuit board or ignition source in response to temperature rise to ensure the lithium battery does not reach a critical temperature that may cause outgassing in close proximity to the ignition source. | 04-05-2012 |
20120295183 | METHOD AND DEVICE USING A CERAMIC BOND MATERIAL FOR BONDING METALLIC INTERCONNECT TO CERAMIC ELECTRODE - An electrochemical device includes a ceramic electrode, a metallic interconnect, and a ceramic bond material that bonds the ceramic electrode and the metallic interconnect together. The ceramic material includes manganese-cobalt-oxide that is electrically conductive such that electric current can flow between the ceramic electrode and the metallic interconnect. | 11-22-2012 |
20130078541 | JET FUEL BASED HIGH PRESSURE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A power system for an aircraft includes a solid oxide fuel cell system which generates electric power for the aircraft and an exhaust stream; and a heat exchanger for transferring heat from the exhaust stream of the solid oxide fuel cell to a heat requiring system or component of the aircraft. The heat can be transferred to fuel for the primary engine of the aircraft. Further, the same fuel can be used to power both the primary engine and the SOFC. A heat exchanger is positioned to cool reformate before feeding to the fuel cell. SOFC exhaust is treated and used as inerting gas. Finally, oxidant to the SOFC can be obtained from the aircraft cabin, or exterior, or both. | 03-28-2013 |
20130089811 | SEAL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR SELF-HEALING GLASS SEAL - A seal assembly includes first and second solid oxide fuel cell components and a self-healing glass between the components. The glass seal includes 35-60 wt % alkaline earth oxide, 2-15 wt % boron oxide, and 25-62 wt % silicone oxide. | 04-11-2013 |
20130101915 | COMPOSITE SEAL FOR FUEL CELLS, PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE, AND FUEL CELL STACK USING SAME - A seal is provided for use in a solid oxide fuel cell, wherein the seal is formed of alternating adjacent layers of a fiber tow material and a foil material. A solid oxide fuel cell stack is also disclosed and is formed of repeating cell units, each cell unit having a plurality of fuel cell stack components defining opposed component surfaces, and the seal as described above positioned between the opposed component surfaces. A process is also provided for manufacturing a composite seal for a solid oxide fuel cell, and the process including the steps of: (a) feeding a quantity of spooled fiber tow material through an inert bonding agent to form a coated fiber tow material; (b) winding the coated fiber tow material about a mandrel to form a wound layer of fiber tow material; (c) feeding a quantity of spooled foil material about the wound layer of fiber tow material to form a wound layer of foil material; and (d) repeating steps (a) through (c) until forming a composite seal having desired thickness and width. | 04-25-2013 |
20130108943 | TWO-LAYER COATINGS ON METAL SUBSTRATES AND DENSE ELECTROLYTE FOR HIGH SPECIFIC POWER METAL-SUPPORTED SOFC | 05-02-2013 |
20130216931 | FUEL CELL COATING - An example fuel cell stack component includes a metallic layer applied to the component and an oxide layer applied to the metallic layer. The oxide layer includes a chemical component that is not in the metallic layer. | 08-22-2013 |
20130302716 | FUEL CELL REPEATER UNIT - An example interconnector of a fuel cell repeater unit includes a dimpled interconnector of a fuel cell repeater unit. The dimpled interconnector establishes at least a portion of an interconnector flow path operative to communicate airflow through the fuel cell repeater unit, the dimpled interconnector having a plurality of dimples. | 11-14-2013 |
20140251834 | GAS SENSOR - A membrane electrode assembly for a gas sensor is described that includes a membrane disposed between a sensing electrode and a counter electrode. The membrane is a polymer membrane, such as an ionomer, having an ionic liquid retained therein. | 09-11-2014 |