公开(公告)号：US20180375121A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-27

申请号：US15630805

申请日：2017-06-22

申请人： FuelCell Energy, Inc.

发明人： Fred C. JAHNKE ,  Matthew LAMBRECH ,  Joseph M. DALY

IPC分类号： H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/24

CPC分类号： H01M8/04104 ,  H01M8/04097 ,  H01M8/04753 ,  H01M8/04761 ,  H01M8/04783 ,  H01M8/24 ,  H01M2008/147

摘要： A fuel cell system includes at least one fuel cell module and at least one relational water seal configured to limit a magnitude of a pressure differential in the fuel cell system in an anode under-pressurization situation in which the second pressure exceeds the first pressure by at least a first predetermined amount. The fuel cell module includes a fuel cell assembly having one or more fuel cells arranged in a stack configuration, an anode inlet manifold, an anode outlet manifold having a first pressure, a cathode inlet manifold having a second pressure, and a cathode outlet manifold.

公开(公告)号：US20200373605A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-26

申请号：US16992659

申请日：2020-08-13

申请人： FuelCell Energy, Inc.

发明人： Keith DAVIS ,  Stephen JOLLY ,  Michael L. QUATANNENS ,  Matthew LAMBRECH

IPC分类号： H01M8/2485 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  H01M8/249 ,  H01M8/2484

摘要： A fuel cell module includes a plurality of fuel cell stacks; a manifold configured to provide process gases to and receive process gases from the plurality of fuel cell stacks; and a module housing enclosing the plurality of fuel cell stacks and the manifold. Each of the plurality of fuel cell stacks is individually installable onto the manifold by lowering the fuel cell stack onto the manifold, and is individually removable from the manifold by raising the fuel cell stack from the manifold.

公开(公告)号：US20190115610A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-18

申请号：US16097135

申请日：2017-04-28

申请人： FuelCell Energy, Inc.

发明人： Michael L. QUATANNENS ,  Matthew LAMBRECH ,  Fred C. JAHNKE

IPC分类号： H01M8/2485 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  H01M8/249

摘要： A fuel cell system includes at least one modular enclosure having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a plurality of side walls that connect the top wall and the bottom wall and close off the modular enclosure on all sides; at least one fuel cell stack disposed within the at least one modular enclosure; at least one piping manifold configured to supply at least one process gas to the at least one fuel cell stack and to receive at least one exhaust process gas from the at least one fuel cell stack; and at least one process gas seal configured to seal the at least one piping manifold. The at least one process gas seal is effected via a static force from a weight of the at least one fuel cell stack or a weight of the at least one piping manifold.

公开(公告)号：US20230352702A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US18319916

申请日：2023-05-18

申请人： FuelCell Energy, Inc.

发明人： Fred C. JAHNKE ,  Matthew LAMBRECH

IPC分类号： H01M8/04014 ,  C25B1/04 ,  C25B15/08 ,  H01M8/0656 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  H01M8/04119

CPC分类号： H01M8/04014 ,  C25B1/04 ,  C25B15/08 ,  H01M8/04126 ,  H01M8/0618 ,  H01M8/0625 ,  H01M8/0656

摘要： A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell including: an anode, and a cathode configured to output cathode exhaust, wherein: the fuel cell is configured to generate waste heat; a reformer configured to partially reform a feed gas using the waste heat and output a hydrogen-containing stream; a reformer-electrolyzer-purifier (“REP”) including: an REP anode configured to receive a first portion of the hydrogen-containing stream, and an REP cathode; and an indirect reforming unit disposed on the anode, which is configured to further reform the hydrogen-containing stream and output a fuel turn gas.

公开(公告)号：US20220034597A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-03

申请号：US17504061

申请日：2021-10-18

申请人： FuelCell Energy, Inc.

发明人： Matthew LAMBRECH ,  Joseph M. DALY ,  Andrew SKOK ,  Kazim NAQVI ,  Dennis FARRENKOPF ,  Ling CHEN ,  Allen ADRIANI

IPC分类号： F28D15/04 ,  B23P15/26 ,  F28D9/00 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04119

摘要： A method for manufacturing a heat exchanger includes: providing a porous material that has a porosity of about 30% to about 80%; forming an oxide layer on a surface of the porous material by heat treating the porous material at a temperature in a range of 600° C. to 900° C. for a time period in a range of 8 hours to 12 hours in air; and integrating the porous material into a cold side flow passage of the heat exchanger.

公开(公告)号：US20190224641A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-25

申请号：US16329107

申请日：2017-08-29

申请人： FuelCell Energy, Inc.

发明人： Fred C. JAHNKE ,  Matthew LAMBRECH

IPC分类号： B01J19/24 ,  C01B3/38 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  B01J12/00 ,  C07C29/152

摘要： A system for producing liquid fuel including a hydrocarbon source, a fuel cell unit configured to output anode exhaust gas containing a predetermined amount of C02, and a reformer configured to receive a first hydrocarbon feed portion from the hydrocarbon source and the anode exhaust gas from the fuel cell unit, such that the reformer is configured to output a syngas having a first H2/CO ratio of at most 2:1.

公开(公告)号：US20190097255A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：US16094860

申请日：2017-04-21

申请人： FuelCell Energy, Inc.

发明人： Keith DAVIS ,  Stephen JOLLY ,  Michael L. QUATANNENS ,  Matthew LAMBRECH

IPC分类号： H01M8/2485 ,  H01M8/249 ,  H01M8/2475

CPC分类号： H01M8/2485 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  H01M8/2484 ,  H01M8/249 ,  H01M2008/147 ,  Y02E60/526

摘要： A fuel cell module includes a plurality of fuel cell stacks; a manifold configured to provide process gases to and receive process gases from the plurality of fuel cell stacks; and a module housing enclosing the plurality of fuel cell stacks and the manifold. Each of the plurality of fuel cell stacks is individually installable onto the manifold by lowering the fuel cell stack onto the manifold, and is individually removable from the manifold by raising the fuel cell stack from the manifold.

公开(公告)号：US20180062186A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-01

申请号：US15252338

申请日：2016-08-31

申请人： FuelCell Energy, Inc.

发明人： Fred C. JAHNKE ,  Matthew LAMBRECH

IPC分类号： H01M8/04119 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/04828 ,  H01M8/06

摘要： A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell having an anode and a cathode, a water recovery system configured to recycle water from exhaust from the anode, a heat exchanger configured to transfer heat between exhaust from the cathode and water from the water recovery system, and a saturator having an upper section and a lower section separated by a divider defining an opening configured to allow fuel and steam to pass from the lower section to the upper section. The lower section receives fuel from a fuel source and water from the water recovery unit and the upper section receives fuel from the lower section and water from the heat exchanger.

公开(公告)号：US20160149233A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-26

申请号：US14550320

申请日：2014-11-21

申请人： FUELCELL ENERGY, INC.

发明人： Fred C. JAHNKE ,  Matthew LAMBRECH ,  Pinakin PATEL

IPC分类号： H01M8/04

摘要： A fuel cell system for generating electrical power and high level heat comprising at least one high temperature fuel cell stack having an anode side and a cathode side and adapted to generate electrical power, and a gas oxidizer/high level heat recovery assembly comprising an oxidizer adapted to oxidize one or more of exhaust output from the at least one high temperature fuel cell stack and a gas derived from the exhaust, and to generate high level heat, and a high level heat recovery system adapted to recover the high level heat generated in the oxidizer.

摘要翻译： 一种用于产生电力和高水平热的燃料电池系统，包括具有阳极侧和阴极侧并适于产生电力的至少一个高温燃料电池堆;以及气体氧化器/高水平热回收组件，其包括适于 氧化从所述至少一个高温燃料电池堆输出的废气中的一种或多种，​​以及从所述废气中得到的气体，并产生高水平的热;以及高水平热回收系统，其适于回收在 氧化剂。

公开(公告)号：US20210091398A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-25

申请号：US17247142

申请日：2020-12-01

申请人： FuelCell Energy, Inc.

发明人： Fred C. JAHNKE ,  Matthew LAMBRECH ,  Pinakin PATEL ,  Mohammad FAROOQUE ,  Chao-Yi YUH

IPC分类号： H01M8/0612 ,  C25B15/08 ,  C25B1/04 ,  H01M8/0668 ,  H01M8/18 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/12 ,  H01M8/14

摘要： A high temperature electrolyzer assembly comprising at least one electrolyzer fuel cell including an anode and a cathode separated by an electrolyte matrix, and a power supply for applying a reverse voltage to the at least one electrolyzer fuel cell, wherein a gas feed comprising steam and one or more of CO2 and hydrocarbon fuel is fed to the anode of the at least one electrolyzer fuel cell, and wherein, when the power supply applies the reverse voltage to the at least one electrolyzer fuel cell, hydrogen-containing gas is generated by an electrolysis reaction in the anode of the at least one electrolyzer fuel cell and carbon dioxide is separated from the hydrogen-containing gas so that the at least one electrolyzer fuel cell outputs the hydrogen-containing gas and separately outputs an oxidant gas comprising carbon dioxide and oxygen.