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20090075141 | HYBRID MEMBRANES, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF HYBRID MEMBRANES AND FUEL CELLS USING SUCH HYBRID MEMBRANES - The invention relates to hybrid membranes that are composed of an organic polymer and an inorganic polymer, a method for producing hybrid membranes, and the use of said hybrid membranes in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. The inventive hybrid membranes comprise at least one alkaline organic polymer and at least one inorganic polymer. Said polymers are blended together at a molecular level. The inorganic polymer is formed from at least one precursor monomer when the membrane is produced. The disclosed membranes are characterized in that the same are provided with high absorptivity for doping agents, have a high degree of mechanical and thermal stability in both an undoped and doped state, and feature permanently high proton conductivity. | 03-19-2009 |
20100068593 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE WITH FUNCTIONALIZED NANOPARTICLES - The present invention relates to a polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cells, comprising a polymer matrix of at least one basic polymer and one or more doping agents, wherein particles containing ionogenic groups and having a mean particle diameter in the nanometer range are embedded in the polymer matrix and the particles containing ionogenic groups are distributed homogeneously in the polymer matrix in a concentration of less than 50% relative to the weight of the polymer matrix, as well as to the production and use of same, especially in high-temperature fuel cells. | 03-18-2010 |
20110082222 | USE OF A MATERIAL IMPARTING PROTON CONDUCTIVITY IN THE PRODUCTION OF FUEL CELLS - The invention relates to the use of a material imparting proton conductivity in the production of fuel cells, said material consisting of monomer units and having an irregular shape. | 04-07-2011 |
20110091788 | GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODES COMPRISING FUNCTIONALISED NANOPARTICLES - The invention relates to a gas diffusion electrode for polymer electrolyte fuel cells having a working temperature of up to 250° C., comprising a plurality of gas-permeable electroconductive layers having at least one gas diffusion layer and one catalyst layer. The catalyst layer contains particles of an average particle diameter in the nanometer range, said particles containing ionogenic groups. The invention also relates to the production of said gas diffusion electrode and to the use of same in high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. | 04-21-2011 |
20130122399 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE WITH FUNCTIONALIZED NANOPARTICLES - The present invention relates to a polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cells, comprising a polymer matrix of at least one basic polymer and one or more doping agents, wherein particles containing ionogenic groups and having a mean particle diameter in the nanometer range are embedded in the polymer matrix and the particles containing ionogenic groups are distributed homogeneously in the polymer matrix in a concentration of less than 50% relative to the weight of the polymer matrix, as well as to the production and use of same, especially in high-temperature fuel cells. | 05-16-2013 |
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20080248348 | Fuel-Cell Installation, Method For Activating and Deactivating Said Installation - The invention relates to a fuel-cell installation comprising: a reformer stage, which can be heated by a gas burner in order to carry out the water-vapour reformation of hydrocarbon and water-vapour into hydrogen and additional reformer products; at least one conversion stage, which is connected downstream of the reformer stage for the chemical preparation of the reformer products; and at least one fuel-cell stack, which is connected downstream of the conversion stage and comprises a plurality of anodes and cathodes with corresponding supply and discharge connections for converting the hydrogen into water to generate an electric current and heat. The fuel-cell stack is configured as a high-temperature fuel-cell stack with an operating temperature between about 100° C. and about 200° C., the conversion stage is connected on the output side, without heat exchange, to the supply connection of the anode of the fuel-cell stack and the discharge connection of the anode of the fuel-cell stack is connected to an air supply connection on the gas burner. During the activation and/or deactivation of the fuel-cell installation, the air that has flowed through the reformer stage and the conversion stage can be selectively supplied to the anode of the fuel cell stack. | 10-09-2008 |
20080305370 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING A FUEL CELL - The invention provides an improved fuel cell system and a method of operating a fuel cell, which ensure that the fuel cell can be operated at high efficiency without irreversible damage. The fuel cell system according to the invention has at least one fuel cell with a fuel cell stack and with separator plates, which are equipped with inlets and outlets for a heat transfer medium, a thermostat, a heat transfer medium circuit, which has a transport device for the heat transfer medium and includes at least the fuel cell and the thermostat, at least one temperature sensor for the fuel cell and a monitoring and control unit for the temperature of the fuel cell. With the invention it is possible to operate the fuel cell in a range close to the preset optimum operating temperature. | 12-11-2008 |
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20090055793 | METHOD OF MAKING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING FILL STRUCTURES - A method for configuring an integrated circuit including configuring a plurality cells to form a cell library, wherein configuring each cell includes routing a intracell wiring in at least one layer positioned above a substrate, with the conductors being spaced apart from one another so as to have gaps there between, and configuring and positioning a plurality of fill structures in the gaps. The method further includes arranging selected logic cells from the cell library to form a desired layout of the integrated circuit, routing interconnect wiring between the selected logic cells in the at least one layer, and removing fill structures at positions that conflict with the routing of the interconnect wiring. | 02-26-2009 |
20090193382 | METHOD OF MAKING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING SIMPLIFYING METAL SHAPES - A method for simplifying metal shapes in an integrated circuit including receiving an incoming wire layout for at least one metal layer of an integrated circuit, the incoming wire layout for the at least one layer including a plurality of wires running in a preferred direction and a plurality of vias connected thereto. The method further includes segmenting each of the wires into a plurality of bricks according to a set of equally spaced parallel grid lines extending in direction which is perpendicular to the preferred direction such that each wire comprises a series of consecutive bricks with brick boundaries between consecutive bricks occurring at a grid line, defining each brick as a regular or complex brick based on at least one brick criteria, and defining brick groups based on one or more grouping criteria, wherein each group contains one or more consecutive bricks of a same wire and each brick belongs to only one group so that each wire comprises a series of one or more consecutive groups, and wherein groups containing at least one complex brick are defined as complex groups. | 07-30-2009 |
20090217228 | METHOD OF MAKING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT USING PRE-DEFINED INTERCONNECT WIRING - A method for configuring an integrated circuit including configuring a plurality cells to form a cell library, wherein configuring each cell includes defining intracell wiring in at least one layer positioned above a substrate, the intracell wiring connecting to structures below the at least one layer and forming one or more terminals, and defining one or more candidate wires for at least one terminal to use as pre-defined intercell wiring for connection to the at least one terminal. The method further includes arranging selected cells from the cell library to form a desired layout of an integrated circuit, and routing intercell wiring so as to interconnect the selected cells to achieve a desired function of the integrated circuit including using only selected candidate wires for intercell wiring within borders of each of the selected cells. | 08-27-2009 |
20110113400 | METHOD OF MAKING IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING SIMPLIFYING METAL SHAPES - A method for simplifying metal shapes in an integrated circuit including receiving an incoming wire layout for at least one metal layer of an integrated circuit, the incoming wire layout for the at least one layer including a plurality of wires running in a preferred direction and a plurality of vias connected thereto. The method further includes segmenting each of the wires into a plurality of bricks according to a set of equally spaced parallel grid lines extending in direction which is perpendicular to the preferred direction such that each wire comprises a series of consecutive bricks with brick boundaries between consecutive bricks occurring at a grid line, defining each brick as a regular or complex brick based on at least one brick criteria, and defining brick groups based on one or more grouping criteria, wherein each group contains one or more consecutive bricks of a same wire and each brick belongs to only one group so that each wire comprises a series of one or more consecutive groups, and wherein groups containing at least one complex brick are defined as complex groups. | 05-12-2011 |
20130037915 | Method and Apparatus for Providing a Layout Defining a Structure to be Patterned onto a Substrate - A method provides a layout defining a structure to be patterned onto a substrate. The structure is registered with a predefined grid of the layout. The method includes locally stretching the grid in a first portion of a layout causing a problematic spot on the substrate. | 02-14-2013 |
20140145281 | CONTROLLING OF PHOTO-GENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS - Embodiments related to controlling of photo-generated charge carriers are described and depicted. At least one embodiment provides a semiconductor substrate comprising a photo-conversion region to convert light into photo-generated charge carriers; a region to accumulate the photo-generated charge carriers; a control electrode structure including a plurality of control electrodes to generate a potential distribution such that the photo-generated carriers are guided towards the region to accumulate the photo-generated charge carriers based on signals applied to the control electrode structure; a non-uniform doping profile in the semiconductor substrate to generate an electric field with vertical field vector components in at least a part of the photo-conversion region | 05-29-2014 |
20140223405 | Method and Apparatus for Providing a Layout Defining a Structure to be Patterned onto a Substrate - A method provides a layout defining a structure to be patterned onto a substrate. The structure is registered with a predefined grid of the layout. The method includes locally stretching the grid in a first portion of a layout causing a problematic spot on the substrate. | 08-07-2014 |
20150075990 | ION PUMP - A membrane structure is provided. The membrane structure may include: a membrane; at least one hole extending into the membrane configured to receive a fluid. The membrane may include a plurality of electrodes arranged to provide one or more electric fields to control a movement of the fluid within the at least one hole. | 03-19-2015 |