公开(公告)号：US20150192138A1

公开(公告)日：2015-07-09

申请号：US14667015

申请日：2015-03-24

Applicant: Watt Fuel Cell Corp.

Inventor： Paul DeWald ,  Caine Finnerty ,  Robert P. Donley

IPC: F04D25/16 ,  F04D17/12

CPC classification number: F04D17/12 ,  F04D17/16 ,  F04D25/166 ,  F04D29/281 ,  H01M8/004 ,  H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/04746 ,  H01M8/04776 ,  H01M8/12 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  H01M2300/0071 ,  Y02E60/525

Abstract: A centrifugal blower system includes a series of blower units, each blower unit in the series comprising a casing having an axial inlet and a radial outlet, an impeller disposed within the casing for drawing a gaseous medium at a first pressure into the inlet and expelling gaseous medium at a second higher pressure through the outlet and a motor for driving the impeller, and, a duct connecting the outlet of at least one blower unit in the series with the inlet of at least one other blower unit in the series.

Abstract translation: 离心鼓风机系统包括一系列鼓风机单元，该系列中的每个鼓风机单元包括具有轴向入口和径向出口的壳体，设置在壳体内的叶轮，用于将第一压力下的气态介质吸入入口并排出气体 通过出口在第二较高压力下介质和用于驱动叶轮的马达，以及将串联的至少一个鼓风机单元的出口与串联中的至少一个其它鼓风机单元的入口连接的管道。

公开(公告)号：US20150125771A1

公开(公告)日：2015-05-07

申请号：US14534409

申请日：2014-11-06

Applicant: Watt Fuel Cell Corp.

Inventor： Caine M. Finnerty ,  Paul DeWald

IPC: H01M8/06 ,  H01M8/12 ,  H01M8/10

CPC classification number: H01M8/0631 ,  B01J4/001 ,  B01J4/002 ,  B01J4/005 ,  B01J12/007 ,  B01J19/2425 ,  B01J2219/00006 ,  B01J2219/00058 ,  B01J2219/0006 ,  B01J2219/00069 ,  B01J2219/00135 ,  B01J2219/00159 ,  B01J2219/002 ,  B01J2219/00213 ,  B01J2219/00234 ,  B01J2219/00238 ,  C01B3/323 ,  C01B3/386 ,  C01B3/48 ,  C01B2203/0261 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/1223 ,  C01B2203/1229 ,  C01B2203/1241 ,  C01B2203/1247 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04776 ,  H01M8/243 ,  H01M2008/1293

Abstract: Integrated gaseous fuel catalytic partial oxidation (CPOX) reformer and fuel cell systems can include a plurality or an array of spaced-apart CPOX reactor units, each reactor unit including an elongate tube having a gas-permeable wall with internal and external surfaces, the wall enclosing an open gaseous flow passageway with at least a portion of the wall having CPOX catalyst disposed therein and/or comprising its structure. The catalyst-containing wall structure and open gaseous flow passageway enclosed thereby define a gaseous phase CPOX reaction zone, the catalyst-containing wall section being gas-permeable to allow gaseous CPOX reaction mixture to diffuse therein and hydrogen rich product reformate to diffuse therefrom. The gaseous fuel CPOX reformer also can include one or more igniters, and a source of gaseous reformable fuel. The hydrogen-rich reformate can be converted to electricity within a fuel cell unit integrated with the gaseous fuel CPOX reformer.

Abstract translation: 集成的气体燃料催化部分氧化（CPOX）重整器和燃料电池系统可以包括多个或一组间隔开的CPOX反应器单元，每个反应器单元包括具有内部和外部表面的气体可渗透壁的细长管， 封闭开放的气态流动通道，其中至少一部分具有CPOX催化剂的壁设置在其中和/或包括其结构。 含有催化剂的壁结构和封闭的气态流动通道限定了气相CPOX反应区，含催化剂的壁段是气体可渗透的，以允许气态CPOX反应混合物在其中扩散，富氢产物重整产物从其扩散。 气态燃料CPOX重整器还可以包括一个或多个点火器和气体可重整燃料源。 在与气态燃料CPOX重整器一体化的燃料电池单元内，可将富氢重整产物转化为电。