公开(公告)号：US20180154996A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：US15783154

申请日：2017-10-13

Applicant: Suzuki Motor Corporation

Inventor： Kota Sako

IPC: B63H20/00 ,  H01M16/00 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  H01M8/0444 ,  H01M8/04746 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H02P29/40

CPC classification number: B63H20/00 ,  B63B2755/00 ,  H01M2/1072 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/04216 ,  H01M8/04455 ,  H01M8/04753 ,  H01M8/0687 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  H01M16/006 ,  H01M2220/20 ,  H01M2250/20 ,  H02P29/40 ,  Y02T90/32

Abstract: A fuel cell watercraft includes: a hull; an electric motor serving as a power source adapted to generate propulsion of the hull; a fuel cell unit adapted to supply electric power to the electric motor; a hydrogen fuel tank adapted to supply hydrogen fuel to the fuel cell unit; a secondary battery serving as an auxiliary power supply for the fuel cell unit; and power regulation means for regulating the electric power supplied to the electric motor, in which the hull includes first and second storage spaces isolated from each other, the first and second storage spaces include equipment hatches able to be opened and closed by lid members, the fuel cell unit and the hydrogen fuel tank are housed in the first storage space, and the secondary battery and the power regulation means are housed in the second storage space.

公开(公告)号：US09991541B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-05

申请号：US15128517

申请日：2015-01-30

Applicant: Panasonic Corporation

Inventor： Naoki Yoshikawa ,  Yuuki Kitade ,  Hiroaki Usui

IPC: H01M8/16 ,  H01M8/02 ,  H01M8/1004

CPC classification number: H01M8/16 ,  H01M8/02 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/1004 ,  Y02E60/527

Abstract: A microbial fuel cell includes a container unit and an electrode unit. The container unit includes an electrolytic cell and a communication port. The electrode unit includes a gas-phase chamber, a positive electrode, a negative electrode that is configured to hold microbes, an ion transfer layer that is interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, a first vent port, and a second vent port. The gas-phase chamber is communicated with the communication port through the second vent port.

公开(公告)号：US09991536B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-05

申请号：US15365974

申请日：2016-12-01

Applicant: Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Inventor： Yongfeng Liu ,  Hongbing Chen ,  Jianjun Qin ,  Pucheng Pei ,  Shengzhuo Yao

IPC: H01M8/0612 ,  H01M8/06 ,  H01M8/22 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  H01M8/0668

CPC classification number: H01M8/0618 ,  H01M8/04022 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/06 ,  H01M8/0668 ,  H01M8/22

Abstract: The Invention discloses a self-supplied hydrogen fuel cell system and a working method thereof, the system comprising a diesel tank, a gas separator, a fuel cell, a low-temperature separation reactor, a high-temperature separation reactor, an auto-thermal reformer, a water tank and a catalytic burner; With the high-temperature separation reactor, the low-temperature separation reactor and the auto-thermal reformer, diesel is cracked into H2 and CO; as the fuel for the fuel cell, H2 may react with O2 in the air and generate electric energy; the unreacted H2 and CO enter into the catalytic burner for combustion, ensuring that the water is heated; thus, it not only provides H2 to the fuel cell, but also provides high-temperature water to the auto-thermal converter to produce H2; electric energy can be generated without burning diesel; since no NOx or particulate matters but CO2 is generated, the goal of ultra-low emission is achieved.

公开(公告)号：US09985298B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-29

申请号：US14799474

申请日：2015-07-14

Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY

Inventor： Junhong Lim

IPC: H01M4/64 ,  H01M8/00 ,  H01M8/04082

CPC classification number: H01M8/00 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/043

Abstract: An activation apparatus of fuel cell stacks, which automatically performs activation and performance evaluation processes on the fuel cell stacks when the fuel cell stacks have entered a frame, includes i) a connector connection assembly configured to connect a plurality of connector probes to cell terminals of the fuel cell stack, ii) an output cable connection assembly configured to connect positive (+) output cables to the first side of the fuel cell stack, and iii) a fluid supply pipe connection assembly configured to connect negative (−) output cables to the second side of the fuel cell stack and to connect a fluid supply pipe to the manifold of the fuel cell stack.

公开(公告)号：US09981693B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-29

申请号：US15245420

申请日：2016-08-24

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Shigeaki Murata

IPC: B62D21/15 ,  B60K1/04 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  B60K15/07 ,  B60K15/03 ,  B60K1/00 ,  B60K15/063

CPC classification number: B62D21/15 ,  B60K1/04 ,  B60K15/07 ,  B60K2001/005 ,  B60K2001/0411 ,  B60K2015/03315 ,  B60K2015/0634 ,  B60K2015/0635 ,  B60Y2200/91 ,  B60Y2306/01 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M2250/20 ,  Y02T90/32

Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle comprises a front room; a vehicle interior; a fuel cell in the front room; a center tunnel; a tank that is at least partly placed in the center tunnel and stores a gas to be supplied to the fuel cell; and a dashboard that separates the front room from the vehicle interior, wherein the fuel cell is placed above the tank such that a profile of the fuel cell does not overlap with a center axis of the tank, the dashboard has an overlapping portion arranged to overlap with a rear portion of the fuel cell and that is located behind a front end of the tank, at least part of a remaining portion of the dashboard other than the overlapping portion is placed flush with the front end of the tank in a vehicle longitudinal direction or is placed in front of the front end of the tank, and in a normal state, a receiving space is provided between a rear end of the fuel cell and the overlapping portion and is configured to allow at least part of the rear portion of the fuel cell to be moved to behind the front end of the tank when the front collision occurs.

公开(公告)号：US09972854B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-15

申请号：US13951716

申请日：2013-07-26

Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH

Inventor： Paul Albertus ,  John F. Christensen ,  Boris Kozinsky

IPC: H01M12/08 ,  H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/0438 ,  H01M8/04746

CPC classification number: H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04395 ,  H01M8/04753 ,  H01M12/08 ,  Y02E60/128

Abstract: In one embodiment, a metal/oxygen battery with an oxygen management system includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode, a separator positioned between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, a first oxygenated gas supply reservoir, a compressor with an outlet fluidly coupled to the first oxygenated gas supply reservoir, and a valve and pressure regulator fluidly coupled to the first oxygenated gas supply reservoir and to the positive electrode and configured to place the first oxygenated gas supply reservoir in fluid communication with the positive electrode during a discharge cycle, and place the positive electrode in fluid communication with an inlet of the compressor during a charge cycle.

公开(公告)号：US20180115002A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-26

申请号：US15389617

申请日：2016-12-23

Applicant: LG Fuel Cell Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Robert Cunningham ,  Eric Dean ,  Michael Jennings

IPC: H01M8/0612 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04746 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  H01M8/04007

CPC classification number: H01M8/0618 ,  B01J7/00 ,  B01J12/007 ,  B01J19/0013 ,  B01J19/248 ,  B01J2219/00076 ,  B01J2219/00087 ,  B01J2219/00103 ,  B01J2219/00117 ,  B01J2219/00164 ,  B01J2219/2462 ,  B01J2219/2479 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/067 ,  C01B2203/0833 ,  C01B2203/0838 ,  C01B2203/1047 ,  C01B2203/1064 ,  C01B2203/1082 ,  C01B2203/1235 ,  C01B2203/1241 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/04753 ,  H01M8/0662

Abstract: A fuel cell system having a fuel cell stack, comprising an anode portion and a cathode portion, a source of hydrocarbon fuel, and a reformer unit having one or more cold-side, reforming passages, a fuel supply conduit, a reformate exhaust conduit, one or more hot-side channels, a cathode exhaust conduit, a cathode inlet conduit, one or more bypass channels having non-reforming passages for fuel to bypass the cold-side channels, and a flow controller for controlling the flowrate in the bypass channels, and methods for operating the same, is provided.

公开(公告)号：US20180108927A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-19

申请号：US15385850

申请日：2016-12-20

Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY

Inventor： Nam Woo Lee ,  Hyun Suk Choo

IPC: H01M8/04955 ,  H01M8/04746 ,  H01M8/04537 ,  H01M4/92 ,  H01M8/04858

CPC classification number: H01M8/04955 ,  H01M4/926 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04552 ,  H01M8/04559 ,  H01M8/04679 ,  H01M8/04753 ,  H01M8/04873 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M8/2483 ,  H01M2008/1095 ,  H01M2250/20 ,  Y02T90/32

Abstract: Disclosed are a fuel cell system and a method for controlling the same which enable performance recovery of a stack together with a high potential avoidance operation while operating the fuel cell system. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, in which a first separation plate having a first air flow path and a second separation plate having a second, different air flow path are alternately stacked with a membrane-electrode assembly interposed therebetween; and the method includes determining whether a high-potential avoidance operation is required while operating the fuel cell system including the fuel cell stack, and selectively supplying air to the air flow path of the first separation plate or the second separation plate when a high-potential avoidance operation is required, so as to easily achieve cathode performance recovery during the high-potential avoidance operation of the fuel cell system and the operation of the fuel cell system.

公开(公告)号：US09947955B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-17

申请号：US14881685

申请日：2015-10-13

Applicant: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION

Inventor： K. R. Sridhar ,  Swaminathan Venkataraman ,  William David Lyle ,  Arne Ballantine

IPC: H01M8/24 ,  H01M8/06 ,  H01M8/249 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  H01M8/2485 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  B60L11/18 ,  H01M8/04082

CPC classification number: H01M8/249 ,  B60L11/1896 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/0675 ,  H01M8/2425 ,  H01M8/244 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  H01M8/2483 ,  H01M8/2484 ,  H01M8/2485 ,  Y02E60/50 ,  Y02T90/34

Abstract: A fuel cell stack module includes a base, a cover dome removably positioned on the base, and a plurality of fuel cell stacks removably positioned on the base below the cover dome. A modular fuel cell system includes a plurality of the fuel cell stack modules, where each fuel cell stack module may be electrically disconnected, removed from the fuel cell system, repaired or serviced without stopping an operation of the other fuel cell stack modules in the fuel cell system.

公开(公告)号：US09929417B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-27

申请号：US14878580

申请日：2015-10-08

Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION ,  TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Akio Nakamura ,  Takuya Suzuki ,  Shusuke Inagi ,  Akira Yamashita ,  Masaaki Kondo

IPC: H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  F16K39/02 ,  F16K15/02 ,  F16K27/02 ,  F16K31/06 ,  F16K1/34 ,  H01M8/04082

CPC classification number: H01M8/04104 ,  F16K1/34 ,  F16K15/02 ,  F16K15/025 ,  F16K27/0209 ,  F16K27/029 ,  F16K31/0655 ,  F16K31/0693 ,  F16K39/024 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M2250/20 ,  Y02T90/32

Abstract: A valve device includes a body, a solenoid valve accommodated in an accommodation hole of the body, and a joint member fixed to the body. The solenoid valve includes: a sleeve having a tubular shape and fitted in the accommodation hole, and including an introduction passage and a delivery passage; and a valve element configured to open and close the passages. A U-seal is disposed between an outer wall surface of the sleeve and an inner wall surface of the accommodation hole. The body has an attachment hole that is located downstream of the delivery passage of the sleeve and opens on an outer surface of the body. The joint member including a backflow reduction valve is fixed to the attachment hole.