公开(公告)号：US20220209256A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-30

申请号：US17695232

申请日：2022-03-15

Applicant: Intelligent Energy Limited

Inventor： Stephen Longley ,  Jonathan Cole

IPC: H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/2483 ,  H01M8/0228 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04701

Abstract: Fuel cell stack assemblies having a positive end plate and a negative end plate. The end plates can be formed from a central structural element with an insulating end plate cover and an insulating end plate manifold. A plurality of cathode plates and a plurality of fuel cell assemblies can be arranged in a stack having an alternating pattern of cathode plates and fuel cell assemblies, with the positive end plate and the negative end plate provided on either end of the stack of cathode plates and fuel cell assemblies.

公开(公告)号：US20210066730A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US17048469

申请日：2019-04-16

Applicant: Intelligent Energy Limited

Inventor： Stephen Longley ,  Jonathan Cole

IPC: H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/2483 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/0228 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/04701

Abstract: Fuel cell stack assemblies (100) have a positive end plate (200) and a negative end plate (300), The end plates (200, 300) can be formed from a central structural element (220, 320) with an insulating end plate cover (210, 310) and an insulating end plate manifold (230, 330). A plurality of cathode plates (150) and a plurality of fuel cell assemblies (250) can be arranged in a stack having an alternating pattern of cathode plates (150) and fuel cell assemblies (250), with the positive end plate (200) and the negative end plate (300) provided on either end of the stack of cathode plates and fuel cell assemblies.

公开(公告)号：US20240097151A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18520381

申请日：2023-11-27

Applicant: Intelligent Energy Limited

Inventor： Stephen Longley ,  Jonathan Cole

IPC: H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/0228 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04701 ,  H01M8/2483

CPC classification number: H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/0228 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04074 ,  H01M8/04701 ,  H01M8/2483

Abstract: Fuel cell stack assemblies having a positive end plate and a negative end plate. The end plates can be formed from a central structural element with an insulating end plate cover and an insulating end plate manifold. A plurality of cathode plates and a plurality of fuel cell assemblies can be arranged in a stack having an alternating pattern of cathode plates and fuel cell assemblies, with the positive end plate and the negative end plate provided on either end of the stack of cathode plates and fuel cell assemblies.

公开(公告)号：US11309552B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-19

申请号：US17203601

申请日：2021-03-16

Applicant: Intelligent Energy Limited

Inventor： Stephen Longley ,  Jonathan Cole

IPC: H01M8/0228 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04701 ,  H01M8/2483

Abstract: Fuel cell stack assemblies having a positive end plate and a negative end plate. The end plates can be formed from a central structural clement with an insulating end plate cover and an insulating end plate manifold. A plurality of cathode plates and a plurality of fuel cell assemblies can be arranged in a stack having an alternating pattern of cathode plates and fuel cell assemblies, with the positive end plate and the negative end plate provided on either end of the stack of cathode plates and fuel cell assemblies.

公开(公告)号：US10998558B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-04

申请号：US17048469

申请日：2019-04-16

Applicant: Intelligent Energy Limited

Inventor： Stephen Longley ,  Jonathan Cole

IPC: H01M8/0228 ,  H01M8/0258 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/2483 ,  H01M8/124 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04701 ,  H01M8/04014

Abstract: Fuel cell stack assemblies (100) have a positive end plate (200) and a negative end plate (300), The end plates (200, 300) can be formed from a central structural element (220, 320) with an insulating end plate cover (210, 310) and an insulating end plate manifold (230, 330). A plurality of cathode plates (150) and a plurality of fuel cell assemblies (250) can be arranged in a stack having an alternating pattern of cathode plates (150) and fuel cell assemblies (250), with the positive end plate (200) and the negative end plate (300) provided on either end of the stack of cathode plates and fuel cell assemblies.

公开(公告)号：US10270108B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-23

申请号：US15313318

申请日：2015-05-07

Applicant: Intelligent Energy Limited

Inventor： Daniel Ninan ,  Nathaniel Palmer ,  Sophie Charlotte Harris ,  Phillip Wardle ,  Jonathan Cole ,  Iain Fraser ,  Peter David Hood ,  Paul Leonard Adcock

IPC: H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/0432 ,  H01M8/04701

Abstract: A coolant storage tank (1) for storing coolant in a fuel cell system (2), the coolant storage tank comprising a plurality of individually controllable heater elements (7, 8a, 8b). A coolant storage tank comprising a first heater element (7) located at a base of the coolant storage tank and a second heater element (8a) is also disclosed. A coolant storage tank comprising a first coolant storage compartment (50) in fluid communication with a second coolant storage compartment (51), the first coolant storage compartment including at least a first heater element (54) and wherein the second coolant storage compartment is unheated is also disclosed. A method of melting frozen coolant in a coolant storage tank is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US12003004B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

申请号：US17695232

申请日：2022-03-15

Applicant: Intelligent Energy Limited

Inventor： Stephen Longley ,  Jonathan Cole

IPC: H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/0228 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04701 ,  H01M8/2483

CPC classification number: H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/0228 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04074 ,  H01M8/04701 ,  H01M8/2483

Abstract: Fuel cell stack assemblies having a positive end plate and a negative end plate. The end plates can be formed from a central structural element with an insulating end plate cover and an insulating end plate manifold. A plurality of cathode plates and a plurality of fuel cell assemblies can be arranged in a stack having an alternating pattern of cathode plates and fuel cell assemblies, with the positive end plate and the negative end plate provided on either end of the stack of cathode plates and fuel cell assemblies.

公开(公告)号：US20210210772A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-08

申请号：US17203601

申请日：2021-03-16

Applicant: Intelligent Energy Limited

Inventor： Stephen Longley ,  Jonathan Cole

IPC: H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/2483 ,  H01M8/0228 ,  H01M8/0263 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04701

Abstract: Fuel cell stack assemblies having a positive end plate and a negative end plate. The end plates can be formed from a central structural clement with an insulating end plate cover and an insulating end plate manifold. A plurality of cathode plates and a plurality of fuel cell assemblies can be arranged in a stack having an alternating pattern of cathode plates and fuel cell assemblies, with the positive end plate and the negative end plate provided on either end of the stack of cathode plates and fuel cell assemblies.

公开(公告)号：US20200212470A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-02

申请号：US16637939

申请日：2018-08-03

Applicant: Intelligent Energy Limited

Inventor： Scott Baird ,  Jonathan Cole

IPC: H01M8/1006 ,  H01M8/0276 ,  H01M8/2483 ,  H01M8/2485 ,  H01M8/04089

Abstract: The present disclosure provides fuel cell units formed from a plurality of flow plate assemblies disposed in a stack configuration, with adjacent flow plate assemblies in the stack configuration disposed at an offset angle relative to each other. Fuel cell stacks can be formed from a plurality of the fuel cell units placed into a stack aligned with each other with no offset. The present disclosure also provides for methods of forming the fuel cell units, fuel cell stacks, and fuel cell systems containing the former.

公开(公告)号：US20140220473A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-07

申请号：US14345918

申请日：2012-09-20

Applicant: INTELLIGENT ENERGY LIMITED

Inventor： Jonathan Cole ,  Christopher James Kirk ,  Christopher Conlon ,  Peter David Hood

IPC: H01M8/02

CPC classification number: H01M8/0273 ,  H01M8/021 ,  H01M8/0228 ,  H01M8/0254 ,  H01M8/026 ,  H01M8/0271 ,  H01M8/0276 ,  H01M2008/1095 ,  H01M2300/0065

Abstract: The invention relates to fuel cell assemblies, and in particular to improvements relating to sealing of such assemblies, embodiments of which include a fuel cell assembly (200) comprising a membrane electrode assembly (104), a cathode separator plate (208) having a series of corrugations extending, and providing air flow paths, between first and second opposing edges of the plate, a gasket (105) providing a fluid seal around a peripheral edge of the membrane electrode assembly (104) between the separator plate (208) and the membrane electrode assembly (104) and a metal shim (107) disposed between the gasket (105) and the separator plate (208) over the peripheral edge of the membrane electrode assembly (104).

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及燃料电池组件，特别涉及与这种组件的密封有关的改进，其实施例包括包括膜电极组件（104）的燃料电池组件（200），具有一系列的阴极分离器板（208） 在所述板的第一和第二相对边缘之间延伸并提供空气流动路径的波纹垫圈（105）围绕隔板（208）和隔板（208）之间的膜电极组件（104）的周边边缘提供流体密封 膜电极组件（104）和设置在膜电极组件（104）的周边边缘之间的垫片（105）和隔板（208）之间的金属垫片（107）。