55results about "Fuel cell shape/form" patented technology

An embodiment separator for a fuel cell includes a separator body having a plate shape and including a metal material on which a plurality of manifolds is provided to introduce or discharge reaction gas or cooling water and a molding gasket surrounding an inner edge of at least one manifold selected from among the plurality of manifolds provided on the separator body, the molding gasket being configured to prevent corrosion.

A fuel cell includes a cell stack including a plurality of unit cells stacked in a first direction; a first end plate disposed on a first end of the cell stack; a second end plate disposed on a second end of the cell stack; a fastening bar fastened to at least one of the first end plate or the second end plate; and a housing coupled to the first and second end plates so as to surround the cell stack at a position outside the fastening bar. The cell stack includes a side portion having an accommodation groove formed therein by recessed portions included in the plurality of unit cells so as to extend in the first direction, and at least a portion of the fastening bar is disposed in the accommodation groove.

The fuel cell system includes at least a pair of cells (110a, 110b), each cell including a metal substrate (120a, 120b) having first and second sides and a porous region (124) providing fluid communication between the sides, and a planar cell chemistry layer (111, 112, 113) including a fuel electrode layer, an electrolyte layer, and an air electrode layer, and coated or deposited over and supported by the porous region (124) on a first side thereof, the metal substrate (120a, 120b) including a metal electrode layer, an electrolyte layer, and an air electrode layer. A metal-supported planar cell device (200) in which the metal substrates (120) are arranged in a stacked configuration with the cell chemistry layers (111, 112, 113) of the metal substrates (120) overlying one another such that both of their first sides or both of their second sides face inward in a spaced apart opposing relationship, whereby the inwardly facing sides define a common first fluid volume (140) for one of fuel or oxidant between the metal substrates (120).

The present invention relates to an adhesive for a secondary battery, and more particularly to an adhesive for a secondary battery for attaching a frame and a current collector of a secondary battery, which can replace a gasket used in assembling a cell module of a secondary battery.

A method of forming an interlayer of a solid oxide cell unit on the surface of a substrate, comprising the steps of: providing a base interlayer solution comprising a solution of a soluble salt precursor of a metal oxide (crystalline) ceramic and crystalline nanoparticles, depositing the base interlayer solution onto the surface of the substrate, drying the base interlayer solution to define a nanocomposite sub-layer of the soluble salt precursor and nanoparticles, heating the sub-layer to decompose it and form a film of metal oxide comprising nanoparticles on the surface, and firing the substrate with the film on the metal surface, to form a nanocomposite crystalline layer.

The invention belongs to the technical field of biochemical energy batteries, and discloses an implantable biochemical energy battery array, a chip and application. Comprising a plurality of biochemical energy power generation units which are mutually connected through a microfluidic channel to form a biochemical energy power generation array, the power generation array is connected in series and in parallel to form a battery array, and glucose fluid flows through the microfluidic channel. The power generation unit comprises a positive electrode, a biochemical decomposition chamber and a negative electrode, carrier materials of hexokinase HK, glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase G6PD, glucose 6-phosphate lactonase PGLS and glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase 6PGDH are fixed in the biochemical decomposition chamber, and the negative electrode is coated with an artificial film assembled with NADPH transhydrogenase and mitochondrial respiratory chain compound protein. According to the invention, glucose is used as fuel of the cell for continuous power generation, and the flexible array biochemical energy cell which is miniaturized, high in load, long in endurance, capable of being shaped and high in energy density can be provided.

The invention provides an electrochemical rod reactor (100, 200), comprising a first porous electrode material (10) at an inside of the electrochemical rod reactor and a second porous electrode material (20) at an outside of the electrochemical rod reactor; and an ionic exchange membrane (30) separating the first and the second porous electrode materials; wherein the first porous electrode material is configured to allow a first fluid to contact the ionic exchange membrane at an inner surface of the ionic exchange membrane and the second porous electrode material is configured to allow a second fluid to contact the ionic exchange membrane at an outer surface of the ionic exchange membrane; and wherein the first and second porous electrode materials are electrically conductive.

A method (200) for manufacturing an electrolyte-supported fuel cell structure (100) is provided. The method (200) includes providing (210) a continuous electrolyte layer (110) with a first side (111) and a second side (112), coating (221) the first side (111) with an anode material (121) to form a continuous anode layer (120), and coating (222) the second side (112) with a cathode material (131) to form a continuous cathode layer (130). Portions of the anode layer (120) and cathode layer (130) are removed (231, 232) via laser ablation, creating separated anode and cathode sections. Through holes (113) are created (240) in the electrolyte layer (110) coinciding with areas where the anode or cathode layers have been removed. Conductive material (160) is arranged in the through holes to connect anode and cathode sections, thereby forming a serial connection between corresponding fuel cell segments.

A Solid Oxide Cell stack has at least one connection plate between the solid oxide cell stack and an adjacent end plate, two adjacent end plates and / or between adjacent 5 solid oxide cell sub-stacks.

The present disclosure relates to a battery energy storage container. The energy storage container has a cylindrical housing and a pair of end caps disposed on opposite ends of the cylindrical housing. A diaphragm is positioned between each end cap selected from the pair of end caps and the corresponding end of the cylindrical housing. In one version, the energy storage container is configured to be installed below the ground surface for geological thermal management of the energy storage container. Embodiments of the present invention further disclose various types of electrode retainers. The energy storage container is configured for use in electrochemical battery cells, Li-ion batteries, intercalation batteries, metal-air batteries, flow batteries, fuel cells, reversible fuel cells, and capacitors.

The invention relates to a separator plate (100) for a fuel cell stack (10) of a fuel cell system (1), preferably for a fuel cell vehicle, having a plate substrate (101), wherein an anode inlet port (113) and an anode outlet port (114) associated with the anode inlet port and a cathode inlet port (115) and a cathode outlet port (116) associated with the cathode inlet port are provided in the plate substrate (101), 133, 135) is provided in the separating plate (100) between at least one inlet port (113, 115) and at least one associated outlet port (114, 116), by means of which the inlet port (113, 115) is fluidically connected to the associated outlet port (114, 116), and a fluid bypass (130; 133, 135) is provided in the separating plate (100) between the at least one inlet port (113, 115) and the at least one associated outlet port (114, 116).

The solid oxide cell stack has at least one connecting plate between the solid oxide cell stack and one adjacent end plate, two adjacent end plates, and / or between adjacent solid oxide cell sub-stacks.

Hydrogen fuel cell obtained by an equipment with ionization by means of solar energy characterized for being constituted by a fuel cell (CD) and a hydrogen generation equipment, where the elements of the set are the following ones: Fuel cell (50), constituted by an outer perimeter profile in cylindrical shape containing two oxidation-resistant sheets, spirally wound on themselves, of variable extension: outer membrane anode (51), inner membrane cathode (52) and between them an electrolyte (53) in closed circuit (57), with an outer cooling device (58) and a catalytic membrane (59) further outside, being located at the end of the membranes (51) and (52) the outputs of electricity (+) (55) and (-) (56) produced and, where the hydrogen is constituted by a hydrogen generator equipment attached.

A fuel cell stack including a plurality of fuel cell units having a truncated cone shape and connected in series with each other is proposed. The series connection of the fuel cell units may be made such that a relatively small outer diameter portion of one of the fuel cell units is inserted into a relatively large outer diameter portion of another fuel cell unit adjacent to the one fuel cell unit.

The present invention relates to glass compositions and coating materials comprising the glass compositions that are suitable for coating metal components for use in high temperature and corrosive environments, such as electrochemical devices, particularly solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) stacks.

The invention provides an electrochemical rod reactor (100, 200), comprising a first porous electrode material (10) at an inside of the electrochemical rod reactor and a second porous electrode material (20) at an outside of the electrochemical rod reactor; and an ionic exchange membrane (30) separating the first and the second porous electrode materials; wherein the first porous electrode material is configured to allow a first fluid to contact the ionic exchange membrane at an inner surface of the ionic exchange membrane and the second porous electrode material is configured to allow a second fluid to contact the ionic exchange membrane at an outer surface of the ionic exchange membrane; and wherein the first and second porous electrode materials are electrically conductive.

Device (100) for holding a fuel cell stack (300), comprising: a receiving device (200) for receiving the fuel cell stack (300), wherein the receiving device (200) has a positioning element (221) for positioning a fuel cell stack (300) to be received by the receiving device (200), and the positioning element (221) is configured to be at least partially located in an opening (301, 302, 303) of a media channel (340, 350, 360) of the fuel cell stack (300) when used as intended, while the fuel cell stack (300) is received by the receiving device (200), wherein a penetration depth of the positioning element (221) into the opening (301, 302, 303), in particular along a stacking direction (Z') of the fuel cell stack (300), is less than a height (h) of the fuel cell stack (300).

The present teachings relate to methods and systems for manufacturing tubular ceramic green bodies convertible to tubular solid oxide fuel cells.

The solid oxide cell stack has at least one connecting plate between the solid oxide cell stack and one adjacent end plate, two adjacent end plates, and / or between adjacent solid oxide cell sub-stacks.

An energy recovery converter for exhaust gases or waste heat is provided. The converter includes a membrane electrode assembly (MEA), an exhaust gas having a first molecular oxygen content, and an external electrical load. The MEA includes a first electrode, a second electrode and an oxygen ion conductive membrane sandwiched between the first and second electrodes. Each of the first and second electrodes includes at least one oxidation catalyst configured to promote an electrochemical reaction. The second electrode of the MEA is exposed to the exhaust gas and the first electrode of the MEA is exposed to a gas having a second molecular oxygen content. The second molecular oxygen content is higher than the first molecular oxygen content. The external electrical load is connected between the first and second electrodes of the MEA.

A waste reduction system that utilizes organic solids suspended in a waste stream to produce carboxylic acids, which can then be employed as an input to a microbial fuel cell or other biological processes to further enhance biogas production, is provided. The organic waste stream influent undergoes a multistage fermentation process in which fermentative microorganism metabolize the organic waste materials and produce one or more carboxylic acids, especially short chain fatty acids. The carboxylic acids serve as a food source for bacteria within an anode compartment of an MFC that generates useable electricity therefrom.

The invention relates to a propulsion system (150) comprising an electric motor (108) whose output drives a propeller (110), and a reversible fuel cell (250) having a cathode and an anode connected to the electric motor (108), a supply line (256) connecting the fuel cell to the hydrogen tank (254), a feed line (257) connecting the fuel cell to the temporary water tank (257a), and a pump (258) arranged on the supply line between the hydrogen tank and the fuel cell, and wherein the pump is reversible to alternately pump hydrogen from the hydrogen tank to the fuel cell or from the fuel cell to the hydrogen tank. Such a system allows, by means of the fuel cell, the hydrogen tank to be filled during port calls.

The present teachings relate to methods and systems for making tubular ceramic green bodies that are convertible to tubular solid oxide fuel cells.

The invention concerns a fuel cell plate arranged in a vertical plane when in a usage position, the plate comprising a reagent outlet manifold port, a cooling face and a reactive face forming a reagent circuit with an outlet leading into a reagent discharge port; the vertical usage position of the plate defining a vertical longitudinal direction between an upper edge and a lower edge of the plate; the discharge port extending along the vertical longitudinal direction between an upper end and a lower end; and the outlet manifold port extending along the vertical longitudinal direction between an upper end and a lower end and comprising an upper inner edge and a lower inner edge.

A method (200) for fabricating an electrolyte-supported fuel cell structure (100) is provided. The method (200) includes providing (210) a continuous electrolyte layer (110) with a first side (111) and a second side (112), coating (221) the first side (111) with an anode material (121) to form a continuous anode layer (120), and coating (222) the second side (112) with a cathode material (131) to form a continuous cathode layer (130). Portions of the anode layer (120) and the cathode layer (130) are removed by laser ablation (231, 232), thereby generating separate anode and cathode sections. Through holes (113) are created in the electrolyte layer (110) (240) which coincide with areas where the anode or cathode layers have been removed.Conductive material (160) is arranged in the through-holes to connect anode and cathode sections, thereby forming a series connection between corresponding fuel cell segments.

An integrated fuel reformer / fuel cell electricity generating system that efficiently converts fuel into electricity. A base unit includes an array of CPOX reactor tubes. The base unit can be detachably mated with a fuel cell unit that includes a corresponding array of fuel cells.When mated, the units form an enclosure. The downstream outlet of the reactor tubes extends through the fuel cells to an upstream end thereof. The base unit blows an air / fuel mixture down the CPOX reactor tubes, which emits a hydrogen rich reformate into an upstream end of the fuel cell. A secondary fuel line can supply secondary fuel which will be steam reformed to additional hydrogen within the fuel cell. An inactive upstream end of the fuel cells can extend outside the enclosure, where it is interconnected with a current collection system maintained at a relatively cool temperature.

A fuel cell comprises a cell stack containing a plurality of unit cells stacked in a first direction; a first end plate arranged at a first end of the cell stack; a second end plate arranged at a second end of the cell stack; a mounting strip attached to at least one of the first end plates or the second end plate; and a housing connected to the first and second end plates to enclose the cell stack at a location outside the mounting strip. The cell stack includes a side section with a receiving groove formed therein by recessed sections contained within the plurality of unit cells such that they extend in the first direction, and at least one section of the mounting strip is arranged in the receiving groove.

A Solid Oxide Cell stack has at least one connection plate between the solid oxide cell stack and an adjacent end plate, two adjacent end plates and / or between adjacent solid oxide cell sub-stacks.

The present teachings relate to cartridges and methods for making tubular ceramic structures that can be tubular ceramic green bodies, which are convertible to tubular solid oxide fuel cells.