公开(公告)号：US11245144B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-08

申请号：US17036642

申请日：2020-09-29

申请人： ZINC8 ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.

发明人： Stuart Smedley ,  Wolf Tivy ,  Boguslaw Wozniczka ,  David Robert Bruce

IPC分类号： H01M12/06 ,  H01M4/06 ,  H01M8/22 ,  H01M4/42 ,  H01M4/78 ,  H01M4/02

摘要： A method of charging a metal-air fuel cell. The method includes a step of orienting an anode chamber horizontally. The method further method includes a step of providing metal particles suspended in an electrolyte to flow through the anode chamber in a downstream direction oriented horizontally. The method further method includes a step of allowing a bed of the metal particles to form on the anode current collector. The plurality of particle collectors perturb the flow of electrolyte through the anode chamber and encourage settling of the particles one of on and between the particle collectors. The method further method includes a step of maintaining uniform formation of the bed.

公开(公告)号：US10826142B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-03

申请号：US15923256

申请日：2018-03-16

申请人： ZINC8 ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.

发明人： Stuart Smedley ,  Wolf Tivy ,  Boguslaw Wozniczka ,  David Robert Bruce

IPC分类号： H01M12/06 ,  H01M4/06 ,  H01M8/22 ,  H01M4/42 ,  H01M4/78 ,  H01M4/02

摘要： A fuel cell having a cathode, cathode chamber, anode and anode chamber. The anode chamber is at least partially defined by an anode current collector. The cathode chamber is at least partially defined by the cathode. The anode chamber includes one or a plurality of anode flow channels for flowing an electrolyte in a downstream direction. The anode current collector may include a plurality of particle collectors projecting into the anode chamber to collect particles suspended in the electrolyte.

公开(公告)号：US20210083346A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-18

申请号：US17036642

申请日：2020-09-29

申请人： ZINC8 ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.

发明人： Stuart Smedley ,  Wolf Tivy ,  Boguslaw Wozniczka ,  David Robert Bruce

IPC分类号： H01M12/06 ,  H01M4/06 ,  H01M8/22 ,  H01M4/42 ,  H01M4/78

摘要： A method of charging a metal-air fuel cell. The method includes a step of orienting an anode chamber horizontally. The method further method includes a step of providing metal particles suspended in an electrolyte to flow through the anode chamber in a downstream direction oriented horizontally. The method further method includes a step of allowing a bed of the metal particles to form on the anode current collector. The plurality of particle collectors perturb the flow of electrolyte through the anode chamber and encourage settling of the particles one of on and between the particle collectors. The method further method includes a step of maintaining uniform formation of the bed.