YOUNG GREEN ENERGY CO. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130280627 | HYDROGEN-PURIFYING DEVICE - A hydrogen-purifying device is suitable for a fuel cell (FC). The hydrogen-purifying device includes a guiding tank, a first water-absorbing material, a porous filter material and a second water-absorbing material. The guiding tank is connected to a hydrogen-generating device and a fuel cell. The hydrogen-generating device generates hydrogen, moisture mixed with the hydrogen and impurities mixed with the hydrogen. The first water-absorbing material, the porous filter material and the second water-absorbing material are disposed in the guiding tank. The hydrogen passes through the first water-absorbing material to remove a part of the moisture. Then, the hydrogen further passes through the porous filter material to remove the impurity. After that, the hydrogen further passes through the second water-absorbing material to remove another part of the moisture and arrives at the fuel cell. | 10-24-2013 |
20130189598 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A fuel cell system and a method for controlling the fuel cell system are provided. The method includes detecting an output characteristic value of the fuel cell system and controlling the fuel cell system to respectively operate in at least two of a first mode, a second mode and a third mode at different time points according to the detected output characteristic value. Accordingly, the fuel cell system is capable of stably generating electric power, and is adapted to different operation environments. | 07-25-2013 |
20130078486 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A power supply device includes a first case, a second case, a battery module, an air suction element, and a heat exchange module. The first case includes an air hole. The second case is disposed in the first case, and the second case includes a fuel cell therein. The battery module is disposed in the first case. The fuel cell and the battery module supply power to each other. The air suction element is disposed in the first case and near the air hole, and sucks an air into the first case through the air hole. The heat exchange module is disposed in the first case for heating the air. The air is warmed up after flowing by the heat exchange module, and at least a part of the air flows by the fuel cell and the battery module. | 03-28-2013 |
20120251916 | FUEL CELL UNIT - A fuel cell unit including a membrane electrode assembly (MEA), a cathode collector plate, an anode collector plate, and a plurality of ribs is provided. The cathode collector plate is disposed at one side of the membrane electrode assembly. The anode collector plate is disposed at another side of the membrane electrode assembly. A material of the anode collector plate may be metal. The ribs are respectively disposed on the anode collector plate. A material of the ribs may be metal. The ribs and the anode collector slate form a plurality of gas channels for supplying a reaction gas to the membrane electrode assembly. | 10-04-2012 |
20120196199 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A fuel cell system and a method for controlling the same are provided. Based on the method, a control temperature of a fuel cell stack is set, and an environment temperature and an operating temperature of the fuel cell stack are detected. A thermal resistance of the fuel cell stack is calculated according to the environment temperature, the operating temperature and a current heating amount. An allowable heating amount of the fuel cell stack is set according to the control temperature, the environment temperature, and the thermal resistance. When the current heating amount is less than the allowable heating amount and the operating temperature is less than the control temperature, the current heating amount is increased, and when the current heating amount is greater than the allowable heating amount or the operating temperature is greater than the control temperature, the current heating amount is decreased. | 08-02-2012 |
20120196198 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method for controlling a fuel cell system is provided, which includes following steps. It is determined whether a hydrogen flow in a fuel cell stack in the fuel cell system is sufficient, and when the hydrogen flow is determined to be sufficient, an output voltage of the fuel cell stack is gradually deceased, and an output current of the fuel cell stack is continually detected until the output current of the fuel cell stack stops increasing. When the hydrogen flow is determined to be insufficient, the output voltage of the fuel cell stack is gradually increased, and the output current of the fuel cell stack is continually detected until the output current of the fuel cell stack starts to decrease. | 08-02-2012 |
20120196197 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method for controlling a fuel cell system includes following steps. It is determined whether an output voltage of a fuel cell stack in the fuel cell system is greater than or equal to a temporary voltage during a first predetermined period, and if yes, an output current of the fuel cell stack is progressively increased during a second predetermined period, and if not, when a variation degree of the output voltage of the fuel cell stack is greater than a predetermined value, the output current of the fuel cell stack is progressively decreased during the second predetermined period. The output voltage of the fuel cell stack is changed in response to progressive increasing or progressive decreasing of the output current of the fuel cell stack, and the temporary voltage is updated to the changed output voltage after a third predetermined period. | 08-02-2012 |
20120171089 | NON-WOVEN FABRIC, METHOD FOR FABRICATING NON-WOVEN FABRIC, AND GAS GENERATION APPARATUS - A non-woven fabric for reacting with a liquid to produce a gas is provided. The non-woven fabric includes at least one non-woven fabric fiber, a plurality of hot melt particles, and a plurality of solid particles. The non-woven fabric fiber has a first melting point. The hot melt particles are bonded with the non-woven fabric fiber and have a second melting point, in which the first melting point is higher than the second melting point. At least a part of the solid particles are bonded with the hot melt particles. Moreover, a method for fabricating the non-woven fabric and a gas generation apparatus using the non-woven fabric are also provided. | 07-05-2012 |
20120171083 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING HYDROGEN - An apparatus for generating hydrogen including a housing, a reservoir, and a piston is provided. The housing has a top wall, a bottom wall, and a sidewall. The top wall has vents and a protrudent column extending to the interior of the housing. At least one vent communicates with the top wall and the protrudent column and rest of the vents surround the protrudent column. The reservoir is disposed in the housing for storing a solid state reactant and divides the housing into a first chamber and a second chamber. The first chamber is located between the top wall and the reservoir. The second chamber is located between the bottom wall and the reservoir for storing a liquid reactant. The piston is disposed on the bottom wall. The piston is used to push the liquid reactant towards the reservoir to react with the solid state reactant to generate hydrogen. | 07-05-2012 |
20120156103 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING HYDROGEN - An apparatus for generating hydrogen for fuel cells is provided. The apparatus includes a housing, a button, a first separating plate, a solid state reactant, and a separating membrane. The housing has an opening and a reservoir. The button connected to the housing covers the opening. The first separating plate disposed in the housing divides the reservoir into first and second sub-rooms. The opening communicates with the first sub-room and the first sub-room is suitable for storing a liquid reactant. The first separating plate has a through hole opposite to the button. The solid state reactant is disposed in the second sub-room. The separating membrane disposed on the through hole separates the first sub-room from the second sub-room. When the button is pushed, the button damages the separating membrane. Therefore, the liquid reactant flows to the second sub-room and reacts with the solid state reactant to generate hydrogen. | 06-21-2012 |
20120141335 | HYDROGEN GENERATING DEVICE - A hydrogen generating device is adapted for a fuel cell. The hydrogen generating device includes a casing, a button, a solid reactant, a bag-shaped body, and at least one flexible element. The casing has a containing space and an opening. The button is integrally formed and connected to the casing to seal the opening. The solid reactant is disposed in the casing. The bag-shaped body is disposed in the casing and contains a liquid reactant. The flexible element is connected to the casing and is located in the containing space. The flexible element includes a bending end, wherein the flexible element is aligned to the button and is located between the button and the bag-shaped body. When the button is pressed, the button pushes the flexible element so the bending end pierces the bag-shaped body, and the liquid reactant flows out and reacts with the solid reactant to generate hydrogen. | 06-07-2012 |
20120141334 | SOLID REACTANT SHEET, SOLID REACTANT STACK, AND FUEL CARTRIDGE - A solid reactant sheet, a solid reactant stack, and a fuel cartridge are provided. The solid reactant sheet comprises an adhesive film and a plurality of solid reaction particles. The adhesive film has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a plurality of through holes connected between the first surface and the second surface. The plurality of solid reaction particles are adhered to the first surface, and the solid reaction particles react with a reactant for generating a gas. Furthermore, a solid reactant stack and a fuel cartridge are also provided. | 06-07-2012 |
20120062126 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD CONTROLLING THE SAME - An illumination device and a method controlling the same are provided. The illumination device produces a pulse width modulation signal to control an illumination light source of the illumination device. The illumination light source is used to illuminate an environment. A driver of the illumination device provides a current to the illumination light source so the illumination light source emits light and a light detecting element of the illumination device detects a first brightness in the environment when the pulse width modulation signal is at high potential. The driver stops providing the current to the illumination light source and the light detecting element detects a second brightness in the environment when the pulse width modulation signal is at low potential. Thus, through a single light detecting element, two different levels of brightness in the illuminated environment are detected. | 03-15-2012 |
20120045388 | HYDROGEN GENERATION DEVICE AND HYDROGEN GENERATION METHOD - A hydrogen generation device including a tank, a porous structure, and a guide structure is provided. The tank is used to contain a reaction solution. A solid reactant is distributed in the porous structure. The guide structure is connected with the tank and used to guide the reaction solution in the tank to the porous structure, such that the reaction solution and the solid reactant react to generate hydrogen. A hydrogen generation method is also discussed. | 02-23-2012 |
20120042564 | NON-WOVEN FABRIC AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME, GAS FUEL GENERATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING GAS FUEL - A non-woven fabric reacting with a liquid to generate gas fuel is provided. The non-woven fabric includes a plurality of core-sheath fibres, and each of the core-sheath fibres includes a core layer, a sheath layer, and a plurality of solid particles. The core layer has a first melting point. The sheath layer wraps the core layer and has a second melting point, wherein the first melting point is higher than the second melting point. The solid particles are combined to each of the sheath layers. Moreover, a method for fabricating the non-woven fabric, a gas fuel generation device using the non-woven fabric, and a method for generating the gas fuel are also provided. | 02-23-2012 |
20110217606 | HYDROGEN GENERATION DEVICE AND FUEL CELL - A hydrogen generation device adapted to a fuel cell is provided. The hydrogen generation device includes a containing tank and a buffer layer. The buffer layer is disposed in the containing tank and divides the containing tank into a first containing space and a second containing space. The first containing space is capable of containing a liquid reactant. The second containing space is capable of containing a first solid fuel. The liquid reactant is capable of entering the second containing space through the buffer layer and reacts with the first solid fuel to generate hydrogen. | 09-08-2011 |
20110189571 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FUEL GENERATING REACTION AND COMPUTER - A method of controlling a fuel generating reaction of a fuel cell includes: a. providing a first reactant; b. activating the first reactant to generate fuel to the fuel cell; c. when a characteristic value of the fuel cell reaches a first reference value during the activation, adding a quantity of a second reactant to the first reactant to determine a monitoring time; d. after the monitoring time, detecting the characteristic value of the fuel cell to acquire a first characteristic value; e. if the first characteristic value is lower than the first reference value, performing step d.; f. if the first characteristic value is higher than the first reference value, detecting the characteristic value of the fuel cell to acquire a second characteristic value after a delay time; and g. if the second characteristic value is lower than the first reference value, proceeding to step d. | 08-04-2011 |
20110189563 | HYDROGEN GENERATION DEVICE AND FUEL CELL USING THE SAME - A hydrogen generation device and a fuel cell using the same are provided. The hydrogen generation device includes a first containing groove, a cover, a second containing groove, and a rotating device. The first containing groove contains liquid water. The cover is fixed on the first containing groove and covers the liquid water. The cover has an opening for exposing the liquid water. The second containing groove is stacked on the cover and divided into a plurality of containing compartments, wherein each containing compartment contains a solid fuel. The opening is aligned with one containing compartment so that the corresponding solid fuel reacts with the liquid water generate hydrogen. The rotating device is connected with the first or the second containing groove. The opening is moved and aligned with another containing compartment when the rotating device drives the first containing groove and the second containing groove to relatively rotate. | 08-04-2011 |
20110189562 | HYDROGEN GAS GENERATION APPARATUS AND FUEL CELL HAVING THE SAME - The hydrogen gas generation apparatus is adapted for a fuel cell. The hydrogen gas generation apparatus includes a main body, a bimetallic switch, a reserve tank, and a sliding member. The bimetallic switch has one end connected to the main body. The reserve tank is fixed to the main body and adapted to reserve liquid water. The sliding member is slidably disposed on the main body. A solid fuel is fixed to the sliding member. When the bimetallic switch is heated to bend, another end of the bimetallic switch pushes the sliding member toward the reserve tank and the solid fuel reacts with the liquid water in the reserve tank to form hydrogen gas. | 08-04-2011 |
20110189561 | HYDROGEN GENERATING APPARATUS AND FUEL CELL USING THE SAME - A hydrogen generating apparatus and a fuel cell using the same are provided, the hydrogen generating apparatus is adapted to the fuel cell, and includes a sleeve, a sliding element, and a withdrawing mechanism. A first end of the sleeve is used for containing liquid water. The sliding element is slidably disposed at a second end of the sleeve, wherein a solid fuel is connected to the sliding element. The withdrawing mechanism is disposed in the sleeve. The solid fuel is apart from the liquid water when the sliding element is fixed to a first position by the withdrawing mechanism, and the solid fuel reacts with the liquid water to generate hydrogen when the sliding element is fixed to a second position by the withdrawing mechanism. | 08-04-2011 |
20110189560 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system including a hydrogen supply module, a fuel cell module, and a control module is provided. The fuel cell module receives a hydrogen from the hydrogen supply module. The fuel cell module includes a fuel cell unit and a hydrogen storage unit, wherein the hydrogen storage unit and the fuel cell unit are connected with each other. The control module is electrically connected to the fuel cell module for controlling the hydrogen storage unit to store or release the hydrogen. | 08-04-2011 |
20110189558 | HYDROGEN GENERATING APPARATUS AND FUEL CELL USING THE SAME - A hydrogen generating apparatus and a fuel cell using the same is provided. The hydrogen generating apparatus is adapted to a fuel cell, and includes a main body, an electromagnet, a magnetic element, a containing tank and a sliding element. The electromagnet is fixed on the main body. The magnetic element is movably disposed on the main body. The containing tank is fixed on the main body and is used for containing liquid water. The sliding element is slidiably disposed on the main body, wherein a solid fuel is fixed on the sliding element. When the electromagnet is electrified to generate magnetic force to drive a motion of the magnetic element, the magnetic element drives the sliding element to slide towards the containing tank, so that the solid fuel reacts with the liquid water in the containing tank to generate hydrogen. | 08-04-2011 |
20110189554 | HUMIDIFICATION UNIT AND FUEL CARTRIDGE - A humidification unit and a fuel cartridge are provided, wherein the fuel cartridge is capable of supplying hydrogen gas to a fuel cell (FC) stack. The fuel cartridge includes a hydrogen supply unit and a humidification unit. The hydrogen supply unit is capable of generating the hydrogen gas. The humidification unit is connected with the hydrogen supply unit. The humidification unit includes a first chamber, a second chamber, a membrane, and at least one membrane destructor. The first chamber contains water, and the second chamber contains a water absorbing material. The membrane is disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber. The membrane destructor is connected to the membrane. The water in the first chamber flows into the second chamber and is absorbed by the water absorbing material when a hole is formed on the membrane by the membrane destructor. | 08-04-2011 |
20110181113 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF - A fuel cell system including a fuel cell power generator, a first state detecting unit, an electronic load circuit, an external load power supply circuit, a secondary battery, a charge module, and a control unit is provided. The first state detecting unit detects an output voltage and an output power of the fuel cell power generator. The electronic load circuit performs a current-sinking operation on the fuel cell power generator. The external load power supply circuit receives a power from the fuel cell power generator and supplies the power to an external load. The control unit controls the current-sinking operation of the electronic load circuit according to the detection result of the first state detecting unit, so as to adjust the output voltage of the fuel cell power generator and enable at least one of the electronic load circuit, the charge module, and the external load power supply circuit. | 07-28-2011 |
20110177412 | POWERING METHOD AND POWERING DEVICE OF FUEL CELL - A powering method of a fuel cell includes following steps. A fuel cartridge including a plurality of fuel units and an accumulator is provided. An under-load electric quantity of the accumulator is detected. If the under-load electric quantity is less than a threshold, power is supplied by the accumulator to a load. If the under-load electric quantity is greater than the threshold, a first fuel unit of the fuel units is selected and triggered to provide fuel which converted into the power. If the fuel of the first fuel unit is not enough to supply the power to the load, a second fuel unit of the fuel units is selected and triggered to provide the fuel. If the load is removed, the other fuel units which are not yet triggered are not triggered, and the accumulator is charged with the power converted from the fuel. | 07-21-2011 |
20110177411 | HYDROGEN GAS GENERATOR AND FUEL CELL WITH THE HYDROGEN GAS GENERATOR - A hydrogen gas generator suitable for a fuel cell is provided. The hydrogen gas generator includes a container and a capillary structure. The capillary structure is disposed between the container and a flexible solid fuel, wherein the container is capable of accommodating liquid water, and the liquid water accommodated in the container is capable of being transferred to the flexible solid fuel by the capillary structure so as to react with the flexible solid fuel to generate hydrogen gas. | 07-21-2011 |
20110177406 | HYDROGEN GENERATION DEVICE AND FUEL CELL - A hydrogen generation device includes a draft tube, containing grooves, water absorbing structures, capillary structures, and a water supply device. The wall of the draft tube has openings. The containing grooves are disposed below the draft tube and respectively aligned with the openings. Each containing groove is capable of containing a solid fuel. The water absorbing structures are respectively disposed in the containing grooves. Each water absorbing structure is located between the corresponding opening and corresponding solid fuel. The capillary structures are alternatively disposed on the internal wall of the draft tube. Each capillary structure is located between the two adjacent openings. The water supply device is disposed at one end of the draft tube. The water supply device supplies a liquid fuel into the draft tube, and the liquid fuel sequentially enters the containing grooves through the openings to sequentially react with the solid fuels and produce hydrogen. | 07-21-2011 |
20110177405 | FUEL CARTRIDGE AND HYDROGEN STORAGE METHOD - A fuel cartridge and a hydrogen storage method are provided. The fuel cartridge includes a plurality of reaction units. Each of the reaction units includes a first reactant, a second reactant, and a heating apparatus. The first reactant and the second reactant are separated from each other. The heating apparatus is capable of making the first reactant and the second reactant separated from each other contact with each other to generate hydrogen gas. | 07-21-2011 |
20110177404 | FUEL CARTRIDGE OF FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING FUEL CARTRIDGE - A fuel cartridge of a fuel cell and a method for operating the fuel cartridge are provided. The fuel cartridge has a plurality of fuel units. At least one first fuel unit is selected form the fuel units and the first fuel unit is triggered to provide a fuel to the fuel cell. If the fuel produced by the first fuel unit is insufficient to provide for the fuel cell, at least a second fuel unit is selected from the fuel units. A temperature of the second fuel unit is detected, and if the temperature of the second fuel unit is lower than an upper-limit operating temperature, the second fuel unit is triggered to provide the fuel to the fuel cell. | 07-21-2011 |
20110177402 | EXCESS HYDROGEN CONSUMPTION UNIT, FUEL CELL UNIT AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell unit includes a proton exchange membrane, a first catalyst layer, a second catalyst layer, a first gas diffusion layer (GDL) disposed on the first catalyst layer, a second GDL disposed on the second catalyst layer, a flow channel of hydrogen gas disposed on the first GDL for guiding a hydrogen gas to the first GDL, and a flow channel of excess hydrogen gas disposed on the second GDL and communicated with the channel of hydrogen gas. The first and the second catalyst layers are respectively disposed at both sides of the proton exchange membrane. The hydrogen gas in the flow channel of excess hydrogen gas and an oxygen gas outside the flow channel of excess hydrogen gas are capable of mixing with each other in the second GDL and contacting the second catalyst layer to generate a chemical combustion reaction. | 07-21-2011 |
20110175445 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF - A fuel cell system including a fuel cell power-generating part, a state detector, a charging circuit, a secondary cell, a control unit, a first internal load power supply circuit, a second internal load power supply circuit, a path selection circuit, an internal load, and an external load power supply circuit is provided. The first internal load power supply circuit and the charging circuit are coupled to the fuel cell power-generating part. The secondary cell is coupled between the charging circuit and the second internal load power supply circuit. The path selection circuit determines whether the first internal load power supply circuit or the second internal load power supply circuit provides power to the internal load according to a first electric power of the fuel cell power-generating part that is detected by the state detector, so as to reduce energy consumption. | 07-21-2011 |
20110157561 | PROJECTOR - A projector includes a light source, a fan and a guiding passage. The fan is disposed beside a first side of the light source. The guiding passage has a guiding inlet and a guiding outlet. The guiding passage extends from a section near the fan to a section near a second side of the light source. The fan is capable of generating a first airflow and a second airflow. The first airflow is capable of being mixed with the second airflow near the second side of the light source. The second airflow is guided by the guiding passage so that the second airflow is mixed with the first airflow near the second side of the light source. | 06-30-2011 |
20110135973 | FUEL CARTRIDGE, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF - A fuel cartridge includes a plurality of chambers and a plurality of supply devices. Each of the chambers is capable of storing a first reactant. The supply devices are respectively corresponding to the chambers; and each of the supply devices is capable of supplying a second reactant to the corresponding chamber so that the second reactant reacts with the first reactant in the corresponding chamber to generate hydrogen gas. In addition, a fuel cell system using the fuel cartridge and a power management method thereof are also provided. | 06-09-2011 |
20110133686 | BATTERY DEVICE - A battery device for a notebook computer includes a control circuit, a rechargeable battery unit, and a fuel cell unit. The control circuit includes a transmission interface adapted to be electrically connected to the notebook computer. The rechargeable battery unit is electrically connected to the control circuit and includes a plurality of battery cells. The fuel cell unit is electrically connected to the control circuit. A volume of the fuel cell unit is substantially integral multiple of a volume of the battery cell. | 06-09-2011 |
20110129761 | FUEL MIXING TANK AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel mixing tank adapted for supplying fuel to a fuel cell unit of a fuel cell system is provided. The fuel mixing tank includes a storage room, a supplying pipe, and a fuel recycling pipe. The storage room is adapted for communicating with the fuel cell unit to supply fuel to the fuel cell unit. The supplying pipe supplies fuel or water to the storage room and is thermally and adjacently connected to the storage room. The fuel recycling pipe is adapted for communicating with the fuel cell unit to recycle fuel from the fuel cell unit, and the fuel recycling pipe and the supplying pipe are connected at a convergence place communicating with the storage room. The fuel mixing tank has superior power generation efficiency. | 06-02-2011 |
20110103060 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - An illumination apparatus includes an outer housing, a heat dissipation base, a plurality of heat dissipation fins, and a light source. The outer housing has a bottom wall with an air inlet and an opening. The heat dissipation base is connected to the bottom wall. The heat dissipation fins are connected to the heat dissipation base and the heat dissipation fins are substantially parallel to each other. Each of the heat dissipation fins has a concave and the concaves of the heat dissipation fins cooperatively form a groove. The orthographic projection area overlaps the air inlet. The light source is connected to the heat dissipation base and exposed through the opening. The illumination apparatus has a good heat dissipation efficiency. | 05-05-2011 |
20110102749 | AIRFLOW-GUIDING DEVICE AND PROJECTOR - An airflow-guiding device for a light source includes a cap and a guiding element. The cap has an airflow inlet, a through opening, an airflow outlet, a foundation, an annular side wall, and a cover. The foundation is connected to a reflector of the light source. The through opening is located at the foundation and corresponding to a light outlet of the reflector. The annular side wall where the airflow inlet is located is disposed on the foundation. The cover where the airflow outlet is located is disposed on the annular side wall and opposite to the foundation. The guiding element includes a guiding opening and an annular body. The annular body is rotatably disposed in the cap. The annular body where the guiding opening is located surrounds at least part of the through opening and forms a guiding tunnel together with the annular side wall in the cap. | 05-05-2011 |
20110038165 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An illumination system includes a casing having an air inlet and an air outlet, a light source disposed in the casing and capable of generating an illumination beam emitting out of the casing, a fan disposed in the casing and capable of guiding cooling air to the air inlet and the air outlet in sequence, a heat dissipation guiding board disposed in the casing and located at the air inlet for guiding the cooling air from the air inlet to the casing in a direction away from the air outlet, and a power supply disposed on the heat dissipation guiding board. The cooling air flow flowing into the casing and guided by the heat dissipation guiding board flows to the air outlet in a direction away from the air outlet. Thereby, the cooling air flow is allowed to flow in the casing during an increased time within an extended range. | 02-17-2011 |
20110032491 | LAMP SOURCE MODULE AND PROJECTION SYSTEM - A lamp source module includes a holder having an air inlet and an air outlet, a gas discharge lamp having a lamp reflector assembled onto the holder and a burner disposed in the lamp reflector, a light cover assembled on the holder and surrounding the lamp reflector, a blower duct communicating with the air inlet and extending along the exterior of the lamp reflector to the bottom of the lamp reflector, and an airflow generator communicating with the blower duct and capable of providing a cooling airflow. The air inlet is capable of causing the cooling airflow to enter the blower duct. The blower duct is capable of directing the cooling airflow to the bottom of the lamp reflector to make the cooling airflow pass through a sandwiched space surrounded by the lamp reflector and the light cover and then discharge from the air outlet. | 02-10-2011 |
20100320908 | Light emitting diode illumination apparatus and power supply module thereof - A power supply module is formed as a package body suitable to be assembled in a light emitting diode illumination apparatus. The power supply module includes a light emitting diode driver, a feedback control unit, a current converting unit, and a package material. The light emitting diode driver, the feedback control unit, and the current converting unit are packaged integrally by the package material. The current converting unit is suitable for supplying power to the light emitting diode driver and the feedback control unit. The feedback control unit is suitable to receive a feedback signal from a light source module disposed outside of the package body and provide an adjusting signal to the light emitting diode driver, so as to make the light emitting diode driver to adjust the magnitude of a control current and provide the control current to the light source module. | 12-23-2010 |
20100316925 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system including a fuel cell module, a heat generation module, and a fuel supplying module is provided. The fuel supplying module supplies a fuel gas to the heat generation module. Heat generated by the fuel gas burned in the heat generation module is used for heating the fuel cell module. | 12-16-2010 |
20100307721 | LOOP HEAT PIPE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A loop heat pipe for dissipating heat generated by a heat source includes a pipe, a first capillary structure, a second capillary structure, and a working fluid in the pipe. The pipe has a condensing section, an evaporating section adapted to contact the heat source thermally, and an obstructing section adjacent to the evaporating section. The first capillary structure on an inner surface of the pipe is disposed between the condensing section and the obstructing section. The second capillary structure has a first and a second parts connected with each other. The first part on the inner surface of the pipe is extended from the evaporating section to the obstructing section. The second part passing through the obstructing section is extended from the obstructing section to the condensing section. A space between the first capillary structure and the second part of the second capillary structure defines a compensation room. | 12-09-2010 |
20100304275 | CHANNEL MODULE AND FUEL CELL - A channel module suitable to diverge or converge a liquid fuel includes a first carrier, a second carrier, and a cover. The first carrier has a channel opening and a channel communicating with the channel opening. The second carrier disposed on the first carrier has at least one accommodation cavity and at least one main opening. The main opening is located at the geometry center of a bottom surface of the accommodation cavity and the accommodation cavity communicates with the channel through the main opening. The cover disposed on the second carrier has a plurality of sub-openings. The sub-openings communicate with the accommodation cavity, the locations of the sub-openings are on a same plane and form a geometry shape, and the orthogonally projected location on the plane of the main opening is the geometry center of the geometry shape. A fuel cell employing the channel module is also provided. | 12-02-2010 |
20100295688 | Illumination device and control method thereof - An illumination device and a control method of the illumination device are provided. The illumination device includes a thermal sensor and a light emitting diode (LED) module. The control method include steps of: enabling the thermal sensor to detect the environment temperature outside the illumination device, and comparing the environment temperature with a threshold value, wherein if the environment temperature is higher than the threshold value, the driven current of the LED module is reduced and the thermal sensor is shut down within a continued period of time. | 11-25-2010 |
20100291457 | HEAT EXCHANGING APPARATUS - A heat exchanging apparatus adapted to a fuel cell system includes a water-collecting tank, at least one first pipe, at least one second pipe, an airflow generator, and a housing. The water-collecting tank has a fluid outlet and is adapted to be communicated with a fuel-mixing tank of the fuel cell system. The first pipe is adapted to receive vapor produced by a cathode of a fuel cell module of the fuel cell system. The second pipe is communicated between the first pipe and the water-collecting tank, and is communicated with the outside through the fluid outlet. The airflow generator is adapted to generate a cooling airflow, flowing through outside the second pipe, and performing heat exchange with the vapor inside the second pipe. The housing has a first channel with the first pipe disposed therein and a second channel with the second pipe disposed therein. | 11-18-2010 |
20100289410 | Illumination device and control method thereof - An illumination device and a control method thereof are provided. The illumination device includes a fan and a light emitting diode module capable of emitting a light beam. The control method includes: detecting a fan signal of the fan; determining whether an operation of the fan is abnormal according to the fan signal, wherein a driving current of the LED module is reduced when the operation of the fan is determined to be abnormal; and a driving current of the LED module is reduced to a predetermined rang of the normal rated driving current when the fan is determined to be stop according to the fan signal. | 11-18-2010 |
20100271600 | ILLUMINANCE DEVICE AND PROJECTION SYSTEM - An illuminance device including a gas discharge lamp, an airflow generator, and a distributing duct is provided. The lamp has a reflector, a base connected to the reflector, a burner installed in the reflector, and the base, a first opening located at the reflector and a front part of the lamp, and a second opening located at a rear part of the lamp and exposing the burner. The distributing duct has an inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet, and an opening area of the first outlet is larger than that of the second outlet. A cooling airflow provided by the airflow generator enters the distributing duct via the inlet, the distributing duct guides a part of the cooling airflow to the first opening via the first outlet, and the distributing duct guides another part of the cooling airflow to the second opening via the second outlet. | 10-28-2010 |
20100268490 | LIQUID MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A liquid measurement system detects a surplus status of a liquid fuel in a fuel cell. The liquid measurement system includes a storage device, two electrodes, a charging and discharging circuit, and a processing unit. The storage device has a containing space for storing the liquid fuel and disposed between the electrodes. The electrodes are oppositely disposed on the outer surface of the storage device to form a capacitor. The charging and discharging circuit is electrically connected to the electrodes to cyclically charge/discharge the capacitor between a first voltage and a second voltage to generate an output signal. The processing unit is electrically connected to the charging and discharging circuit to receive the output signal and obtains a wave number of the output signal within a specific time interval to determine the surplus status of the liquid fuel in the containing space. | 10-21-2010 |
20100263835 | Heat pipe - A heat pipe includes a tube, a capillary structure, and a working fluid. The tube seals a space and has an evaporating portion, a condensing portion, and a heat insulation portion connected between the evaporating portion and the condensing portion. An opening area defined by one of the condensing portion and the evaporating portion is larger than an opening area defined by the heat insulation portion. The capillary structure is disposed on an inner surface of the tube. The working fluid is disposed in the tube. | 10-21-2010 |
20100253276 | Power supply system and circuit control method thereof - A power supply system is adapted to providing a rated power to a load, and includes a fuel cell, a secondary battery, a charging device, and a control unit. The fuel cell provides a first power. The secondary battery provides a second power and is electrically connected with the fuel cell. The charging device is electrically connected with the fuel cell and the secondary battery. | 10-07-2010 |
20100135025 | LIGHTING MODULE AND LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lighting module includes a light source, a heat sink, a case, and a fan. The light source has a light emitting surface and a bottom surface opposite thereto. The heat sink is disposed at the bottom surface of the light source and includes a heat sink mass having a heat dissipation surface, wherein the heat dissipation surface is opposite to the bottom surface. The case is disposed to the heat sink and has a module airflow inlet and a module airflow outlet. The fan is disposed to the case or the heat sink for driving airflow to sequentially pass through the module airflow inlet, the heat sink, and the module airflow outlet. The case is capable of making the flowing direction of the airflow passing the module airflow outlet the same as the light emitting direction of the light emitting from the light emitting surface. | 06-03-2010 |