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20100159359 | FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE - A fuel supply device includes a holder, a first connector, a second connector, and a connection pipe. The holder has an apparatus holder part on which an electronic apparatus is mounted. The first connector is provided at the apparatus holder part. The second connector is to be connected to a fuel cartridge. The connection pipe connects the first connector with the second connector. | 06-24-2010 |
20100159360 | Arangement and method for providing a fuel cell with an oxidizing agent - In a device and method for providing a fuel cell with an oxidizing agent via a supply line which leads to a cathode chamber of the fuel cell and in which a compressor is arranged, and a discharge line which extends from the cathode chamber to an expander and wherein a bypass line extends between an output of the compressor and an inlet to the expander while bypassing the fuel cell with a first flow control valve arranged in the bypass line, a recirculation arrangement is provided for returning oxidizing agent from the supply line downstream of the compressor to the supply line upstream of the compressor. | 06-24-2010 |
20100159361 | FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE - A fuel supply device includes a holder, a first connector, a second connector, and a connection pipe. The holder has a cartridge holder part on which a fuel cartridge is to be mounted. The first connector is connected to an apparatus including a power generation section. The second connector is provided at the cartridge holder part. The connection pipe connects the first connector with the second connector. | 06-24-2010 |
20100178593 | FUEL CELL - A separator of a fuel cell includes sandwiching sections for sandwiching electrolyte electrode assemblies, first bridges each having a fuel gas supply channel, and a fuel gas supply unit. A fuel gas supply passage extends through the fuel gas supply unit in a stacking direction. Each of the sandwiching sections has a fuel gas inlet for supplying a fuel gas to a fuel gas channel, a fuel gas discharge channel for discharging the fuel gas consumed in the fuel gas channel, and a circular arc wall contacting an anode, and prevents the fuel gas from flowing straight from the fuel gas inlet to the fuel gas discharge channel. | 07-15-2010 |
20100183950 | METAL-FREE VERTICALLY-ALIGNED NITROGEN-DOPED CARBON NANOTUBE CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL CATHODES - Metal-free fuel cell cathodes having a catalytic layer of vertically-aligned, nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (VA-NCNTs) are provided. The fuel cell cathodes comprise a cathode body, a binder layer attached to an outer surface of the cathode body, and the catalytic layer, which is supported by the binder layer. The binder layer may comprise a composite of a conductive polymer and doped or undoped nonaligned carbon nanotubes. In a method for forming the fuel cell cathodes, the VA-NCNTs may be formed by pyrolysis of a metalorganic compound and integration of the nanotubes with nitrogen. The binder layer is applied, and the resulting supported nanotube array may be attached to the cathode body. Fuel cells comprising the fuel cell cathodes are provided. The fuel cell cathodes comprising VA-NCNTs demonstrate superior oxygen-reduction reaction performance, including for electrocatalytic activity, operational stability, tolerance to crossover effects, and resistance to CO poisoning. | 07-22-2010 |
20100183951 | DIRECT OXIDATION FUEL CELLS WITH IMPROVED CATHODE GAS DIFFUSION MEDIA FOR LOW AIR STOICHIOMETRY OPERATION - A cathode for use in a direct oxidation fuel cell (DOFC) comprises a gas diffusion medium (GDM) including a backing layer and a microporous layer comprising a fluoropolymer and an electrically conductive material, wherein loading of the fluoropolymer in the microporous layer is in the range from about 10 to about 60 wt. %. In use, a concentrated solution of a liquid fuel is supplied to an anode and an oxidant to the cathode of the fuel cell, and the fuel cell may be operated at a low oxidant stoichiometry not greater than about 2.5. | 07-22-2010 |
20100190091 | LIQUID SUPPLY CONTAINER AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH SAME - A liquid supply container ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100196797 | LIQUID SUPPLY CONTAINER AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - What is provided is a liquid supply container capable of minimizing, after the supply of liquid in a liquid reservoir to a liquid acceptor has been completed, the amount of the liquid remaining in the liquid reservoir. A liquid supply container | 08-05-2010 |
20100209817 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A fuel cell system with which excessive supply or supply shortage of a vaporized fuel is able to be avoided and stable power generation with high output is able to be made, and an electronic device using the same. In a vaporization chamber, a projection is provided as a heat conduction section to conduct heat generated in a power generation section to a liquid fuel supplied to the vaporization chamber. Between the end of the projection and an inner wall face of an inner member, a gap is provided. In the gap, the heat is effectively conducted to the liquid fuel supplied from the end of a fuel supply route, and the liquid fuel is vaporized. It is possible that the projection is contacted with a section in the vicinity of the end section of the fuel supply route in the inner wall face of the inner member, and thereby heat of the power generation section is conducted to the inner member through the projection, heat is conducted to the liquid fuel through the inner member, and the liquid fuel is vaporized. Thereby, it is possible to limit a target region to be heated according to the position of the projection, or to control the amount of heat conducted to the liquid fuel according to the size of the projection. | 08-19-2010 |
20100209818 | EJECTOR AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An ejector comprises a body, a nozzle, a needle, a diffuser which draws in a second fluid using negative pressure caused by ejection of a first fluid from the nozzle and mixes the first and second fluids together, first and second diaphragms which allows the nozzle to shift in an axial direction with respect to the needle, and a first fluid chamber which is supplied with the first fluid. A valve in which a valve body contacts and separates from a valve seat according to the shifting action of the nozzle is formed by providing either the nozzle or the needle with the valve body and providing the other with the valve seat in the first fluid chamber. A back pressure chamber connecting to the first fluid chamber via the valve is provided between a trunk portion of the nozzle and a basal part of the needle. | 08-19-2010 |
20100209819 | EJECTOR AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An ejector and a fuel cell system using the ejector which can improve a control of an ejection pressure of a fluid. | 08-19-2010 |
20100221643 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system of the present invention includes a fixing unit that fixes or releases hydrazine, a fuel cell to which hydrazine released in the fixing unit is supplied as fuel, a supply line for supplying an aqueous hydrazine solution from a hydrazine supply source to the fixing unit, a drain line for draining drained water from the fixing unit, a first sensing unit for detecting a hydrazine concentration in an aqueous hydrazine solution flowing in the supply line, a second sensing unit for detecting a hydrazine concentration in drained water flowing in the drain line, and a detection unit that detects the amount of hydrazine fixed in the fixing unit based on the concentration values detected by the first sensing unit and the second sensing unit. | 09-02-2010 |
20100233581 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DIAGNOSING ON-OFF VALVE - A fuel cell system having a fuel cell, a fuel supply flow path for allowing a fuel gas supplied from a fuel supply source to flow to the fuel cell, an on-off valve for regulating the state of the gas on the upstream side of the fuel supply flow path to supply it to the downstream side, failure detection means for detecting whether the on-off valve has a closure failure, a pressure sensor for detecting the pressure value of the fuel gas on the upstream side of the on-off valve, and determination condition setting means for setting, based on the pressure value detected by the pressure sensor, the conditions of determination of the closure failure of the on-off valve. The failure detection means determines whether the on-off valve has the closure failure, based on the closure failure determination conditions set by the determination condition setting means. | 09-16-2010 |
20100233582 | FUEL CARTRIDGE FOR FUEL CELLS - Liquid fuel received in a container can be injected manually in a safe, easy and convenient manner. In a fuel cell cartridge for fuel cells in which at a port portion ( | 09-16-2010 |
20100233583 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system of the present invention includes a fixing unit that fixes or releases hydrazine; a releasing liquid supplying unit that supplies a water-based releasing liquid for releasing hydrazine fixed in the fixing unit to the fixing unit; a fuel cell to which hydrazine released in the fixing unit is supplied as fuel; a sensing unit for detecting an amount of hydrazine supplied to the fuel cell; and a detection unit that detects an amount of hydrazine fixed in the fixing unit based on a predetermined theoretical hydrazine supply amount to the fuel cell and a hydrazine supply amount detected by the sensing unit. | 09-16-2010 |
20100239954 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes a separator having circular disks. On a surface of each of the circular disks, a fuel gas channel is provided for supplying a fuel gas to an anode. The fuel gas channel includes ring shaped grooves and ridges provided alternately, wherein the width of the ring shaped grooves gradually increases outwardly from a fuel gas inlet. | 09-23-2010 |
20100239955 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM - A fuel supply system includes a holder, a first connector, a second connector, and a connecting pipe. The holder has a device holder part on which an electronic device is to be mounted. The first connector is provided at the device holder part. The second connector is connected to a fuel cartridge. The connecting pipe connects the first connector with the second connector. A predetermined portion of the device holder part other than the first connector and a predetermined part of the electronic device form a pair of mechanical keys having special shapes capable of being coupled to each other. | 09-23-2010 |
20100248079 | COIL SPRING FOR A FUEL CELL - A coil spring for fuel cells, used for a fuel cell or a cartridge for the fuel cell, comprising an austenite type stainless steel without any nickel layer formed on the surface thereof, and having a cationic index I of not more than 60 as expressed by the following formula (1), | 09-30-2010 |
20100248080 | FUEL COLLECTION DEVICE - A fuel collection device detachably attached a fuel cell, the fuel cell having: a power generation unit generating power by chemically reacting a fuel; a fuel flow path supplying the fuel to the power generation unit; and a circulation pump circulating the fuel in the fuel flow path, the fuel collection device includes: a collection tank connected to the fuel flow path, and collecting the fuel in the fuel flow path by driving the circulation pump; and an air supplier connected to the fuel cell, and supplying an air to the power generation unit. | 09-30-2010 |
20100248081 | LIQUID TANK AND FUEL CELL - The present invention provides a liquid tank capable of maintaining inner pressure constant even in a state where it is inclined at any angle and a fuel cell using the same. A liquid tank includes: an outside casing provided with one gas inlet/outlet port; and a liquid-repellent structure provided on the inside of the outside casing, connecting two or more vertexes, sides, or faces of the outside casing and the gas inlet/outlet port, and made of a liquid-repellent material having a void through which gas passes. | 09-30-2010 |
20100248082 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell; a fuel tank provided opposite to the fuel cell and adapted to contain hydrogen absorbing alloy; and a supply channel adapted to supply hydrogen discharged from the hydrogen absorbing alloy to the fuel cell. The fuel cartridge is provided with a discharging unit adapted to discharge hydrogen from the hydrogen absorbing alloy to the supply channel. The discharging unit is provided opposite to the center of the fuel cell. | 09-30-2010 |
20100248083 | RAPID START FUEL REFORMING SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES - An on-board fuel processor includes a microchannel steam reforming reactor ( | 09-30-2010 |
20100273091 | Catalytically Active Gold Supported On Thermally Treated Nanoporous Supports - The present invention provides technology for controlling, or tuning, the catalytic activity of gold provided upon nanoporous supports such as those derived from nanoparticulate titania. It has been discovered that the nature of the surfaces of the nanoparticles used to support a nano-metal catalyst, such as catalytically active gold, has a profound effect upon the catalytic properties of the supported catalyst. The support surface may be altered as desired to control the activity of the gold. The present invention teaches how thermal treatment of nanoparticulate media incorporated into a nanoporous support prior to deposition of catalytically active gold dramatically suppresses the ability of a resultant catalyst system to oxidize hydrogen. Yet, the system still readily oxidizes CO. | 10-28-2010 |
20100285395 | FUEL CELL - In a fuel cell having a cell structure in which a gas flow passage is formed by an expanded metal, a bond portion connecting a mesh of the expanded metal stands partially upright in a position where a bond length is shortened so as to form a part of a strand portion. Hence, in an opening formed by the mesh of the expanded metal, a surface area on which front and rear openings overlap in a direction increases when seen from an direction. Thus, a sectional area of gas flow passages constituted by a continuum in the direction of the openings overlapping in the direction increases. As a result, a gas flow flows without making repeated narrow turns, leading to a reduction in gas pressure loss. | 11-11-2010 |
20100291472 | POWER GENERATING CELL FOR FUEL CELL - An electrolyte membrane on the inside of annular frames with an anode-side electrode catalyst layer, a first gas diffusion layer and a first gas flow channel-forming body stacked on top of the membrane. An electrode catalyst layer, a second gas diffusion layer and a second gas flow channel-forming body are stacked on the underside. Frames have a supply channel supplying fuel gas to the gas flow channel in the first gas flow channel-forming body, a discharge channel discharges the fuel gas. An overhang part that extends outward is on the outer peripheral edge of the first channel-forming body to overlap a flange part of the frame beyond the outer peripheral edge of the anode-side electrode catalyst layer. Penetration of seeping water can be prevented by retaining the seeping water in the overhang part. | 11-18-2010 |
20100323277 | ISOTROPIC NANO CRYSTALLITES OF POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (PTFE) RESIN AND PRODUCTS THEREOF THAT ARE BIAXIALLY PLANAR ORIENTED AND FORM STABLE - The subject invention concerns the use of staple length nano polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) crystallites obtained by liquid shearing PTFE dispersion particles that are wet by a liquid with a surface tension below 30 dynes/cm this liquid will spread on PTFE resin surfaces and has a contact angle of zero (0) degrees with a PTFE surface. Staple length PTFE resin micro-fibers will form rapidly under high liquid shearing force at 125° C. when diluted 1 part PTFE resin to 20 parts liquid. The subject invention also includes the application of products that are multi-directional planar oriented and isotropic as sheet, membranes and structures useful for high performance filtering, fuel and solar cells and related energy applications. It also concerns products made from formulations as coatings and product for forming, shaping and molding sheet and structures of the subject invention and methods of adhering, bond and laminating components of these structures without adhesives. | 12-23-2010 |
20100323278 | HIGH POWER DENSITY FUEL CELL - A phosphoric acid fuel cell according to one embodiment includes an array of microchannels defined by a porous electrolyte support structure extending between bottom and upper support layers, the microchannels including fuel and oxidant microchannels; fuel electrodes formed along some of the microchannels; and air electrodes formed along other of the microchannels. A method of making a phosphoric acid fuel cell according to one embodiment includes etching an array of microchannels in a substrate, thereby forming walls between the microchannels; processing the walls to make the walls porous, thereby forming a porous electrolyte support structure; forming anode electrodes along some of the walls; forming cathode electrodes along other of the walls; and filling the porous electrolyte support structure with a phosphoric acid electrolyte. Additional embodiments are also disclosed. | 12-23-2010 |
20100330459 | Direct reaction fuel cells utilizing taylor vortex flows - Direct reaction fuel cells ( | 12-30-2010 |
20100330460 | DYNAMIC ACCELERATED REACTION BATTERIES UTILIZING TAYLOR VORTEX FLOWS - Dynamic accelerated reaction batteries ( | 12-30-2010 |
20110070527 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - Provided is fuel cell system capable of eliminating any failure caused by freezing of a discharge valve during a low temperature while preventing an increase in size of the system. A fuel cell system is provided, the system including: a fuel cell; a diluter that dilutes a fuel-off gas discharged from the fuel cell with an oxidant-off gas discharged from the fuel cell to discharge the resulting gas to the outside; a fuel-off gas flow path that connects the fuel cell and the diluter; and a discharge valve that is provided to the fuel-off gas flow path to discharge a fuel-off gas flowing through the fuel-off gas flow path to the outside during a valve opening operation. In the fuel cell system, the discharge valve is integrally attached to the diluter. | 03-24-2011 |
20110086293 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL HOUSING - A housing for a solid oxide fuel cell, the housing including a plurality of side walls defining a cavity; a first opening in one of the plurality of side walls, the first opening being configured to allow fluid to enter into the cavity; a second opening in one of the plurality of side walls, the second opening being configured to allow the fluid to exit from the cavity; and a flow path extending unit between the first opening and the second opening to increase a length of a flow path between the first opening and the second opening. | 04-14-2011 |
20110104587 | THIN FILM VAPORIZER - This invention provides a thin film vaporizer. The vaporizer includes a primary body having an inlet, an outlet, and an internal surface therebetween. The inlet, outlet and internal surface defining a gas passage between the inlet and the outlet. A first liquid provider is disposed proximate to the inlet and structured and arranged to provide liquid flow upon at least a portion of the internal surface. A first vaporizing zone is provided downstream from the first liquid provider and structured and arranged to provide wetting of the provided liquid flow upon at least a portion of the internal surface. The first vaporizing zone is further structured and arranged with the gas passage to permit vaporizing of the liquid and mixing with a first gas received from the inlet about contemporaneously. A heat source is thermally coupled to the first vaporization so as to apply heat by conduction, convection, radiation and or combinations thereof. An associated method of use and fuel cell incorporating the thin film vaporizer are also provided. | 05-05-2011 |
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 |
20110143262 | GAS DIFFUSION MEDIA MADE FROM ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE COATINGS ON NON-CONDUCTIVE FIBERS - A fuel cell includes a first electrically conductive plate and a first gas diffusion layer. The first gas diffusion layer is disposed over the first electrically conductive plate. Characteristically, the first gas diffusion layer comprises a first fibrous sheet having fibers coated with an electrically conductive layer. A first catalyst layer is disposed over the first gas diffusion layer and an ion conducting membrane is disposed over the first catalyst layer. The fuel cell also includes a second catalyst layer disposed over the ion conducting membrane with a second gas diffusion layer disposed over the second catalyst layer. A second electrically conductive plate is disposed over the second gas diffusion layer. Methods for forming the gas diffusion layers and the fuel cell are also provided. | 06-16-2011 |
20110165499 | Fuel Cell System And Method of Use - A fuel cell system includes a primary hydrogen source capable of communicating with a fuel cell anode. The system also includes a secondary hydrogen source communicating with the primary hydrogen source. A first valve is positioned downstream of the secondary hydrogen source. The valve allows hydrogen from the secondary source to communicate with hydrogen from the primary source downstream of the valve and upstream of the fuel cell anode. | 07-07-2011 |
20110229799 | PEM FUEL CELL STACK HYDROGEN DISTRIBUTION INSERT - A fluid distribution insert adapted to be received within an inlet header of a fuel cell assembly is disclosed. The fluid distribution insert includes a hollow insert with a first end and a second end. An inlet is formed at the first end of the hollow insert in fluid communication with a source of a reactant gas and adapted to receive the reactant gas therein. A plurality of outlets is formed intermediate the first end and the second end. A plurality of flow channels is formed in the hollow insert providing fluid communication between the inlet and the outlets to deliver the fluid to a plurality of fuel cells of the fuel cell assembly, wherein a total flow volume and flow resistance of each of the flow channels is substantially the same to provide for a substantially simultaneous delivery of the reactant gas to the fuel cells. | 09-22-2011 |
20110244369 | GAS CHANNEL FORMING MEMBER IN FUEL CELL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND DEVICE FOR MOLDING SAME - A gas diffusion layer ( | 10-06-2011 |
20110281202 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - An FPC board, electrode films and a fuel accommodating chamber are accommodated in a casing. In the FPC board, a plurality of collector portions are joined onto a base insulating layer with an adhesive pattern sandwiched therebetween. The base insulating layer is made of porous ePTFE, and is air-permeable. Openings are formed in the collector portions. The adhesive pattern has the same shape as the plurality of collector portions. The FPC board is sandwiched by an upper surface portion and a lower surface portion of the casing while being bent along a bend portion. The electrode films are arranged between the plurality of collector portions of the FPC board. The fuel accommodating chamber is provided between the FPC board and the lower surface portion so as to come in contact with the base insulating layer. A liquid fuel is supplied to the fuel accommodating chamber. | 11-17-2011 |
20120100460 | CALCIUM HEXABORIDE ANODES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - An electrochemical cell includes an anode containing calcium hexaboride, where the electrochemical device is an alkaline cell or an air cathode cell. | 04-26-2012 |
20120183884 | SEPARATOR AND SOFC HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed is a separator to seal a fuel chamber and a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) having the same. The separator for the SOFC includes a through hole to accommodate a unit cell and a groove formed in an inside surface of the through hole. According to the present invention, a groove where a sealing material is disposed is formed in a portion to be welded to stably form a filler metal. Further, a slanting part formed on the groove presses the sealing material in a direction to the unit cell to improve sealing efficiency. | 07-19-2012 |
20120183885 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH ANTI-FREEZE STRUCTURE - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell body that generates electricity through electrochemical reaction of a first reactive gas and a second reactive gas, a first gas supply passage and a second gas supply passage supplying the first reactive gas and the second reactive gas to the fuel cell body, a first gas discharge passage and a second gas discharge passage discharging an off-gas of the first reactive gas and an off-gas of the second reactive gas from the fuel cell body, and a branch passage branching out from one of the first gas discharge passage or the second gas discharge passage. The off-gas discharged by the other one of the first gas discharge passage or the second gas discharge passage is arranged to flow through the branch passage. | 07-19-2012 |
20120225373 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR A SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - An electrode assembly for a solid oxide fuel cell, the electrode assembly including a porous ceramic oxide matrix and an array of fluid conduits. The porous ceramic oxide matrix includes a labyrinth of reinforcing walls interconnected to one another. Each of the fluid conduits is formed from the porous ceramic oxide matrix and has an external surface with a plurality of struts projecting outwardly therefrom and an internal surface defining a first passage for flowing a first fluid therethrough. The struts are configured to connect the fluid conduits to one another and the external surfaces and the struts define a second passage around the fluid conduits for flowing a second fluid therethrough. | 09-06-2012 |
20120244454 | VALVE, FLUIDIC APPARATUS, AND FLUID-SUPPLYING APPARATUS - A valve includes a valve body, a diaphragm dividing the inside of the valve body into first and second valve chambers and being displaced under a pressure of fluid, first and second openings in communication with the first valve chamber, and a third opening in communication with the second valve chamber. When a pump is not driven, the force applied to a side of the diaphragm facing the second valve chamber is greater than the force applied to a side of the diaphragm facing the first valve chamber, and the second opening is sealed by the diaphragm. When the pump is driven and the force applied to the side of the diaphragm facing the first valve chamber becomes greater than the force applied to the side of the diaphragm facing the second valve chamber, the diaphragm allows the first and second openings and to communicate with each other. | 09-27-2012 |
20120244455 | FUEL CELL FUEL RECYCLE EJECTORS DISPOSED IN FUEL MANIFOLD | 09-27-2012 |
20120264036 | FLUID MANIFOLD AND METHOD THEREFOR - A electrochemical cell system includes a fluid manifold having a layered structure. The fluid manifold includes at least one conduit layer having a first side and a second side. The at least one conduit layer has at least one conduit channel. | 10-18-2012 |
20130029251 | Electricity-Generation Device - An electricity generation device ( | 01-31-2013 |
20130034798 | FUEL CELL WATER MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT - An example fuel cell device includes an electrode assembly having two gas diffusion layers (GDLs). One GDL is adjacent to the anode electrode and the other GDL is adjacent to the cathode electrode. Seals on the periphery of the GDLs are configured to block reactant gases from direct mixing within the GDLs. Sealing the perimeter of the GDLs blocks liquid-water flow from exiting the gas diffusion layer. The disclosed example provides an opening in the seal near a fluid exit area of the fuel cell that provides a path for communicating water from the active area through a perimeter portion of the GDL. An example method of managing fluid in a fuel cell includes providing an opening in a perimeter seal of a GDL of the fuel cell. The method communicates a fluid through a channel in the plate and moves water through the opening using the fluid. | 02-07-2013 |
20130202988 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING HYDROGEN GAS, AND HYDROGEN FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A system and method for supplying hydrogen gas, and a hydrogen fuel cell system are provided to solve inconvenience caused by the requirement for replacing a hydrogen storage container during hydrogen gas supplement. The system for supplying hydrogen gas includes a hydrogen storage unit, a hydrogen conveying unit and a charging device connected to the hydrogen storage unit, where the charging device includes a charging opening matched with a hydrogen gas infusing unit. It may be noted that according to the solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, when hydrogen gas needs to be supplemented, an external infusing device may be used to infuse hydrogen gas to the hydrogen storage container in the hydrogen storage unit through the charging opening, which avoids replacement of the hydrogen storage container during an entire infusing process, and makes an intensive hydrogen gas supplement process more convenient and faster. | 08-08-2013 |
20130288160 | Fuel Cell System, Use Of A Fuel Cell System And Aircraft With A Fuel Cell System - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell having a housing that encases the fuel cell, a supply line for a fuel cell fuel, and an exhaust gas line for fuel-cell exhaust gas. In this arrangement the supply line extends in the exhaust gas line, and the exhaust gas line encases the supply line while forming a space. Any leakage in the supply line thus results in the fuel being flushed out by means of the exhaust gases flowing in the exhaust gas line so that higher system reliability and a reduction in costs can be achieved. | 10-31-2013 |
20130295491 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - Disclosed is a fuel cell system in which a hydrogen distribution system is configured in a compact size. High-pressure hydrogen gas from a hydrogen tank is decompressed in an injector and is then supplied to a cell stack manifold. A portion of a high-pressure supply system on the upstream side of the injector is formed as a first within-end-plate flow passage, and a portion of a low-pressure supply system on the downstream side of the injector is formed as a second within-end-plate flow passage. The second within-end-plate flow passage is a recess portion or a groove formed in the end plate and is formed as an open channel flow passage. | 11-07-2013 |
20130302720 | EXHAUST DEVICE OF FUEL CELL VEHICLE - To achieve smooth drawing of air into a fuel cell, the air-flow resistance of an exhaust passage is reduced and intrusion of water into an exhaust duct is prevented. In the present invention, in an exhaust device of a fuel cell vehicle, an exhaust chamber is attached to a lower surface of the front hood, the exhaust duct extends upward in a vertical direction from a rear portion of a fuel cell case, an exhaust port at an upper end of the exhaust duct opens to an interior of the exhaust chamber, a penetrating hole through which the inside of the exhaust chamber communicates with the outside space, is formed in the front hood in a portion in front of the exhaust port in a vehicle front and rear direction, the penetrating hole is covered with a cover, and an opening portion opening toward a rear side of the vehicle and being positioned above and away from an upper surface of the front hood, is formed in the cover. | 11-14-2013 |
20130330654 | METHOD OF DEPOSITING DURABLE THIN GOLD COATING ON FUEL CELL BIPOLAR PLATES - A method of depositing a thin gold coating on bipolar plate substrates for use in fuel cells includes depositing a gold coating onto at least one surface of the bipolar plate substrate followed by annealing the gold coating at a temperature between about 200° C. to 500° C. The annealed gold coating has a reduced porosity in comparison with a coating which has not been annealed, and provides improved corrosion resistance to the underlying metal comprising the bipolar plate. | 12-12-2013 |
20140011117 | ADAPTER FOR CONNECTING A FUEL CELL AND A FUEL RESERVOIR FOR AN ELECTROPORTABLE DEVICE, A CELL AND ADAPTER ASSEMBLY AND THE DEVICE - An assembly of a fuel cell for an electroportable device and of a connection adapter for connecting the fuel cell and a fuel reservoir, the adapter being arranged for receiving a member for supplying the cell and an ejection nosepiece of the reservoir, the adapter comprising a valve arranged for being actuated by the ejection nosepiece of the reservoir and switched from a plugging condition, before connection, to a fuel transmission condition, after connection. | 01-09-2014 |
20140017600 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - An electrochemical cell includes a flow chamber disposed between two plate elements and having a flow inlet and a flow outlet for a flow medium permeating the flow chamber and defining a main flow direction of the flow medium between the flow inlet and the flow outlet. One of the plate elements has protrusions for supporting the plate element on the other plate element in a regular grid structure, between which a network of flow channels passing through the flow chamber runs in at least one flow channel direction. The regular grid structure is configured in such a way that the grid of the flow channels has two or more flow channel directions each enclosing an angle differing from zero degrees relative to the main flow direction of the flow medium. | 01-16-2014 |
20140038083 | FORWARD CHECK VALVE AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A forward check valve and a fuel cell system are provided which include a valve portion including a valve body, a supporting portion, a hole, and a fixation portion. The valve body contacts a valve seat when the valve portion is accommodated in an opening. The supporting portion supports the valve body so that the valve body is movable in directions in which the valve body moves towards and away from the valve seat. The fixation portion contacts an inner peripheral surface defining the opening of a valve housing to fix the supporting portion when the valve portion is accommodated in the opening. The fixation portion includes protruding portions that protrude from a mount surface of the valve housing when the valve portion is accommodated in the opening. By fitting the valve portion to the opening, the valve portion is accommodated in the opening of the valve housing. | 02-06-2014 |
20140057196 | MAINS POWER ADAPTOR COMPRISING A FUEL CELL - A mains power adaptor ( | 02-27-2014 |
20140057197 | Fuel Supply Systems Having Operational Resistance - Fuel supplies including multiple valve components and fuel cell systems having increased operational resistance to the insertion and/or removal of fuel supplies are disclosed. The increased operational resistance is provided by increased insertion or removal forces, multiple relative motions for insertion and/or removal, latches, actuators, ON/OFF switches, cognitive ability of the user, visual alignment, audio feedback, size of the user's hand, inter alia | 02-27-2014 |
20140178800 | INTERCONNECT FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an interconnect for a solid oxide fuel cell and a method for manufacturing the same, the interconnect including: a conductive core; an oxidation-resistant insulating part receiving therein; and an oxidation-resistant conductive material layer coated on an exposed surface of the conductive core, which is exposed to an external environment by removing a portion of the oxidation-resistant insulating part, so that the interconnect can maintain durability against high-temperature heat generated from a flat type solid oxide fuel cell for a long time and thus have a very small voltage loss due to oxidation even with the use over a long-time period; have no sealing problem and no delaminating problem of a coating film due to a difference in coefficient of thermal expansion; be inexpensive; and have a simple structure. | 06-26-2014 |
20140248553 | ELECTRODE COMPARTMENT FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, A REFRESHING SYSTEM FOR IT AND AN EMULSION TO BE USED THEREFORE - The invention relates to an electrode compartment for an electrochemical cell, including a bicontinuous micro-eπulsion, wherein catalytic parts are generated in-situ in a fluid, which can act as a cathode as well as an anode. The electrode compartment comprises a connection to supply fuel or an oxidator, for example oxygen, to the compartment. The electrode compartment is part of a refreshing system with a reserve container for an emulsion and a storage container for used emulsion, conduits to connect each of the containers with the electrode compartment and a transport unit, for example a pump, to move the emulsion. | 09-04-2014 |
20140272669 | ELECTRODE WITH CATALYST SEGMENTATION - A fuel cell assembly includes an anode with a catalyst layer and a gas inlet end, and a cathode with a catalyst layer and a gas inlet end. The assembly comprises a catalyst layer including a first and second set of catalyst segment pairs spaced apart respectively with first and second distances, a first ratio of an average segment width of the first set of catalyst segment pairs relative to the first distance being different from a second ratio of an average segment width of the second set of catalyst segment pairs relative to the second distance. | 09-18-2014 |
20140349214 | Device For Cooling And Dehumidifying Gases, Method For Cooling And Dehumidifying Gases, And Vehicle With A Fuel Cell System And A Device For Cooling And Dehumidifying Fuel Cell Exhaust Air - A device for cooling and dehumidifying gases includes a first hollow body with a gas inlet, a gas outlet and a condensate drain; a second hollow body with a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet; and a drive unit. The first hollow body encloses the second hollow body at least in part. One of the first hollow body and the second hollow body is pivotally held relative to the other hollow body and includes at least one turbulence-generating body that extends in the direction of the other hollow body. For rotating the pivotally held hollow body the drive unit is couplable to the hollow body. In this manner a single-stage device for cooling and dehumidifying gases that include water vapor is implemented, which device requires little installation space and is of a particularly lightweight construction. Thus the device is particularly well suited for use in vehicles, in particular in aircraft. | 11-27-2014 |
20140356763 | REPEATING UNIT FOR A FUEL CELL STACK - A repeating unit ( | 12-04-2014 |
20140370420 | Fuel Cartridge with Connecting Valve - A shut-off valve or connecting valve capable of connecting a fuel supply to a fuel cell is disclosed. The valve comprises a first valve component and a second valve component. Each valve component has an outer housing and a biased slidable member disposed inside the housing forming an internal seal. During the connection process, the two valve components establish an inter-component seal. Afterward, in one suitable embodiment the slidable member moves inward and opens the internal seal in the valve component to establish a flow path. In another embodiment, the slidable member moves inward and exposes a first filler and the first filler abuts a second filler in the other valve component to establish a flow path. In other embodiments, at least one valve component is sized and dimensioned to limit access to the internal seal. | 12-18-2014 |
20140377688 | Redox Flow Battery with External Supply Line and/or Disposal Line - A redox flow battery is illustrated and described, having at least one cell frame enclosing a cell interior and having at least one supply line provided outside the cell frame for supplying electrolyte to the cell interior and/or at least one disposal line provided outside the cell frames for removing electrolyte from the cell interior. In order to provide greater degrees of freedom in the design of the cell so as to make available redox flow batteries with improved properties, it is envisaged that the supply line for supplying electrolyte to the cell interior and/or the disposal line for removing electrolyte from the cell interior is in fluid contact with the cell interior via a plurality of separate flow channels in the cell frame. | 12-25-2014 |
20150044599 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a cathode supply flow passage which is connected to the fuel cell stack and through which cathode gas flows, a cathode off-gas flow passage which is connected to the fuel cell stack and discharges cathode off-gas, a bypass flow passage which is branched off from the cathode supply flow passage and through which a part of the cathode gas flows while bypassing the fuel cell stack, a bypass valve configured to regulate a bypass flow rate in the bypass flow passage and include an atmosphere communication hole, and an anode off-gas flow passage which is connected to the fuel cell stack and discharges anode off-gas. The anode off-gas flow passage joins the bypass flow passage at a side downstream of the cathode off-gas flow passage or the bypass valve, and the bypass valve is formed with a clearance configured to leak a predetermined quantity of gas even in a fully closed state. | 02-12-2015 |
20150079497 | FUEL CELL DEVICE WITH ELECTROLYTES FLOWING BY MEANS OF PERCOLATION THROUGH ELECTRODES HAVING A POROUS, THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a fuel cell device with electrolytes flowing by means of percolation through electrodes ( | 03-19-2015 |
20150099213 | Fuel Cell Stack Bus Bar Assembly Systems and Methods - Systems and methods are disclosing providing for a fuel cell (“FC”) stack assembly utilizing bus bars that accommodate for variations in FC stack heights during assembly. In some embodiments, bus bars consistent with embodiments disclosed herein may be integrally formed with terminal plates out of a single piece of conductive material. Further embodiments of the bus bars disclosed herein may include structures configured to facilitating cooling of the bus bars during operation of the FC system. | 04-09-2015 |
20150118598 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE BY USING ELECTRODE REVERSAL - A method for recovering fuel cell performance by regenerating electrode characteristics through electrode reversal in order to partially recover performance of a degraded polymer electrolyte fuel cell is provided. The method includes reversing electrodes by supplying an anode of a degraded fuel cell stack with air and supplying a cathode thereof with hydrogen and performing a pulse operation by applying current to the reversed electrodes. | 04-30-2015 |
20150303491 | CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR FUEL CELL AND STACK STRUCTURE INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a current collector for a fuel cell and a stack structure having the same. The fuel cell includes an electrolyte layer, and an air electrode layer and a fuel electrode layer on both surfaces of the electrolyte layer and generates electricity, and the current collector includes an even surface configured to electrically surface-contact with the air electrode layer or the fuel electrode layer; and a plurality of openings punched so that air or a fuel gas directly contacts with the air electrode layer or the fuel electrode layer. | 10-22-2015 |
20160020471 | COATINGS FOR METAL INTERCONNECTS TO REDUCE SOFC DEGRADATION - A method of coating an interconnect for a solid oxide fuel cell includes providing an interconnect including Cr and Fe, and coating an air side of the interconnect with a manganese cobalt oxide spinel coating using a plasma spray process. | 01-21-2016 |
20160043415 | FUEL CELL INTERCONNECT - Methods for fabricating an interconnect for a fuel cell stack include placing a compressed metal powder interconnect on a porous support, and sintering the interconnect in the presence of a non-oxidizing gas. The method may further include placing the sintered interconnect on a porous support, and oxidizing the interconnect in the presence of flowing air, or placing the sintered interconnect on a dense, non-porous support, and oxidizing the interconnect in the presence of a gas comprising pure oxygen or an oxygen/inert gas mixture that is substantially nitrogen-free. | 02-11-2016 |
20160053390 | FLUID DISTRIBUTOR, FUEL CELL, OR ELECTROLYZER, AND METHOD FOR THE FUNCTION OF A FLUID DISTRIBUTOR - The invention relates to a fluid distributor ( | 02-25-2016 |