Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080258554 | POWER CONDITIONER AND METHOD OF MANAGING THE SAME - A power conditioner includes a main converter to transform a voltage outputted from a power source into a first transformed voltage and output the first transformed voltage to supply power to a power using point; and an auxiliary converter to transform the first transformed voltage outputted from the main converter into a second transformed voltage and output the second transformed voltage to supply power to balance-of-plant (BOP) elements including driving devices of the power source. The main converter includes a first winding to transform the voltage outputted from the power source into the first transformed voltage and output the first transformed voltage to supply power to the power using point; and a second winding to transform the voltage outputted from the power source into a third transformed voltage and output the third transformed voltage to supply power directly to the BOP elements, thereby bypassing the auxiliary converter. | 10-23-2008 |
20080259660 | POWER CONDITIONER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A power conditioner for supplying controlled power generated from a power source such as a fuel cell or a solar battery to a load. The power conditioner includes a main converter converting the output voltage of the power source; an auxiliary converter converting the output voltage of the main converter to a voltage that is supplied to BOP elements; and a direct connecting line connecting the output voltage of the power source to the auxiliary converter bypassing the main converter. Accordingly, because the voltage for the power to be supplied to the BOP elements is converted only once, the power loss can be significantly reduced compared to the power loss from a conventional power conditioner. | 10-23-2008 |
20100136406 | COOLING DEVICE OF BATTERY PACK - A battery pack including battery cells, a housing to house the battery cells, and a cooling device that cools air flowing through the housing. The cooling device may be installed on an intermediate portion of the housing. The cooling device may include a cooling pipe, in which water flows. | 06-03-2010 |
20100151289 | METHOD OF REMOVING RESIDUAL OXYGEN IN FUEL CELL BY ELECTROCHEMICAL PURGING - A method of removing residual oxygen in a residential high temperature non-humidification fuel cell stack including at least one cathode. The method includes making the pressure in the cathode higher than that outside of the cathode and maintaining airtight sealing of the cathode of the fuel cell stack, removing the residual oxygen in the fuel cell stack, and stopping supplying of fuel to the fuel cell stack. The setting of the pressure includes blocking air flow out of the cathode, comparing the pressure in the cathode with a set pressure higher than the pressure outside the cathode, and supplying air to the cathode until the pressure in the cathode is the same as or is higher than the set pressure. | 06-17-2010 |
20100183933 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A fuel cell system in which a low open circuit voltage (OCV) is maintained in a start-up mode and in a shut-down mode, and a method of operating the same, the method including: supplying an anode off-gas and air to the cathode in an open circuit voltage state in a start-up mode and cutting off supply of the fuel gas to the cathode in a normal operating mode; and supplying the fuel gas and air to the cathode in a shut-down mode, and if a load is cut off, purging the cathode and the anode in the OCV state. | 07-22-2010 |
20100286939 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING DETERIORATION OF FUEL CELL - Provided are method and apparatus for diagnosing the deterioration of a fuel cell. The method includes: controlling a frequency of current drawn from the fuel cell; calculating an AC impedance of the fuel cell by using a pulse component of output current of the fuel cell that is generated by the control of the frequency; and diagnosing the deterioration of the fuel cell based on the calculated AC impedance. | 11-11-2010 |
20110266866 | POWER CONDITIONER AND METHOD OF MANAGING THE SAME - A power conditioner includes a main converter to transform a voltage outputted from a power source into a first transformed voltage and output the first transformed voltage to supply power to a power using point; and an auxiliary converter to transform the first transformed voltage outputted from the main converter into a second transformed voltage and output the second transformed voltage to supply power to balance-of-plant (BOP) elements including driving devices of the power source. The main converter includes a first winding to transform the voltage outputted from the power source into the first transformed voltage and output the first transformed voltage to supply power to the power using point; and a second winding to transform the voltage outputted from the power source into a third transformed voltage and output the third transformed voltage to supply power directly to the BOP elements, thereby bypassing the auxiliary converter. | 11-03-2011 |
20120107661 | REDOX FLOW BATTERY - A redox flow battery including a positive electrode electrolyte and a negative electrode electrolyte, each of which includes a metal-ligand coordination complex, in which a metal of a metal-ligand coordination complex of the positive electrode electrolyte is different from a metal of a metal-ligand coordination complex of the negative electrode electrolyte. Due to use of different metals in the positive and negative electrode electrolytes, the redox flow battery has high energy density and high charge and discharge efficiency. | 05-03-2012 |
20120171530 | REDOX FLOW BATTERY - Provided are redox flow batteries employing supporting electrolyte of a ring- or spiro-type structure and having high energy efficiencies and energy densities. | 07-05-2012 |
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20130115504 | ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FILLING COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PREPARING ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE, ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE, AND REDOX FLOW BATTERY - A composition for filling an ion exchange membrane, a method of preparing the ion exchange membrane, the filled ion exchange membrane, and a redox flow battery using the filled ion exchange membrane. The composition includes an ion conductive material and a water soluble support. | 05-09-2013 |
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20140099569 | ORGANIC ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND REDOX FLOW BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - An organic electrolyte solution including a metal-ligand coordination compound, wherein the ligand is an organic phosphate compound. | 04-10-2014 |
20140170460 | REDOX FLOW BATTERY - Provided is a redox flow battery including a positive electrode cell having a positive electrode and a catholyte solution; a negative electrode cell having a negative electrode and an anolyte solution; and an ion-exchange membrane disposed between the positive electrode cell and the negative electrode cell, wherein the catholyte solution and the anolyte solution each includes a non-aqueous solvent, a supporting electrolyte, and an electrolyte, and wherein the electrolyte includes a metal-ligand coordination compound, and at least one of the metal-ligand coordination compounds includes a ligand having an electron donating group. | 06-19-2014 |
20140193687 | REDOX FLOW BATTERY - A redox flow battery including a cathode cell having a cathode and a catholyte solution; an anode cell having an anode and an anolyte solution; and an ion exchange membrane disposed between the cathode cell and the anode cell, wherein the catholyte solution and the anolyte solution each include an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte includes a plurality of metal-ligand coordination compounds, wherein at least one of the metal-ligand coordination compounds includes two or more different ligands, and wherein a dipole moment of the metal-ligand coordination compound is greater than 0. | 07-10-2014 |