公开(公告)号：US20250158094A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-15

申请号：US18839854

申请日：2023-01-30

Applicant: WATT FUEL CELL CORP.

Inventor： Caine M. FINNERTY ,  Paul DEWALD ,  Mathew ISENBERG

IPC: H01M8/04007 ,  B01J19/00 ,  F28F9/00 ,  H01M8/0297 ,  H01M8/04082 ,  H01M8/04111

Abstract: An apparatus with at least two thermal zones of different temperatures, each thermally isolated from the other. A stream of ambient air is used to isolate the two zones. A housing can have a dual wall construction defining an air conduit between the two walls, above, below and/or around the sides. An exothermic device can be mounted within the housing. In operation, a blower within the housing draws air into the air conduit at the rear of the housing. The intake air flows around the housing, then into the exothermic device. A cool zone can be located within the housing, upstream from the blower, kept cool by the flow of ambient air. A hot zone can exist downstream from the blower. A third zone of intermediate temperature can be located downstream from the blower, upstream from the device. The exothermic device can be physically isolated from the cool zone by the blower and an insulated wall on which the blower can be mounted. The ambient air fed to the hot zone can be the source of oxygen for the exothermic device.

公开(公告)号：US20210313597A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-07

申请号：US17267074

申请日：2019-08-28

Applicant: WATT FUEL CELL CORP.

Inventor： Caine FINNERTY ,  Paul DEWALD ,  Mathew ISENBERG

IPC: H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04701 ,  H01M8/2425 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  H01M8/249 ,  H01M8/2457 ,  H01M8/0612

Abstract: A thermally insulated housing for a heat-producing, heat-radiating device such as an integrated CPOX reformer and SOFC stack includes an assembly of thermal insulation sections that presents an indirect, or tortuous, path that inhibits the flow of IR vectors to the walls of the housing.

公开(公告)号：US20220288553A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-15

申请号：US17635503

申请日：2019-08-29

Applicant: WATT FUEL CELL CORP.

Inventor： Caine FINNERTY ,  Paul DEWALD

IPC: B01J19/24 ,  B01J8/06 ,  H01M8/0612

Abstract: A multi-tubular chemical reactor includes an igniter for the initiation of gas phase exothermic reaction within the gas phase reaction zones of the tubular reactor units. In accordance with the present disclosure, there is provided a multi-tubular chemical reactor comprising a plurality of spaced-apart reactor units, each reactor unit comprising an elongate tube having a wall with internal and external surfaces, an inlet at one end and an outlet at the opposing end, the wall enclosing a gaseous flow passageway at least a portion of which defines a gas phase reaction zone, the multi-tubular chemical reactor can include at least one igniter for initiation of at least one gas phase exothermic reaction within a gas phase reaction zone of a reactor unit.

公开(公告)号：US20210167404A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-03

申请号：US17267095

申请日：2019-08-23

Applicant: WATT FUEL CELL CORP.

Inventor： Caine FINNERTY ,  Paul DEWALD ,  Mathew ISENBERG ,  William SEIL ,  Robert GROGAN

IPC: H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04701 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  H01M8/2475

Abstract: A fuel cell system, with an air flow system includes a first thermal zone, a second thermal zone, an air blower provided between the first and second thermal zones. The first thermal zone is connected to an inlet port of the fuel cell system. The second thermal zone is connected to an outlet port of the fuel cell system. The air blower is configured to draw in air from the first thermal zone and provide the air to the second thermal zone.

公开(公告)号：US20210313603A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-07

申请号：US17267137

申请日：2019-08-23

Applicant: WATT FUEL CELL CORP.

Inventor： Paul DEWALD ,  Robert GROGAN

IPC: H01M8/04303 ,  H01M8/0432

Abstract: A safety control system for a fuel-consuming apparatus includes a switching assembly. The switching assembly includes a first end electrically connected to a power source node, a second end electrically connected to an input power node of a fuel safety shutoff valve of the fuel-consuming apparatus, and one or more switch units serially connected between the first and second ends. Each of the switch units is configured to be switched on or off based on a corresponding one of one or more environmental conditions of the fuel-consuming apparatus. An electrical connection path between the first and second ends is deactivated upon at least one of the one or more switch units being switched off to stop supplying of fuel into the fuel-consuming apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US20200277961A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-03

申请号：US16646685

申请日：2018-09-12

Applicant: WATT FUEL CELL CORP.

Inventor： Caine M. FINNERTY ,  Paul DEWALD

IPC: F04D17/16 ,  F04D25/14 ,  F04D29/42 ,  F04D29/70 ,  H01M8/04082

Abstract: An air intake assembly for a centrifugal blower having 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 axial inlet and expelling gaseous medium at a second higher pressure through the radial outlet, and a motor for driving the impeller, including an air intake assembly casing having an air inlet and an air outlet, the air outlet connectable to the axial inlet of the blower casing of the centrifugal blower, and a check valve mounted within the air intake assembly casing positioned to permit air flow from the air inlet through the air intake assembly casing to the air outlet and prevent air flow from the air outlet through the air intake assembly casing to the air inlet.