Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
429411000 | Hydrogen separator | 47 |
20110053006 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPLYING AUXILIARY FUEL STREAMS DURING INTERMITTENT BYPRODUCT DISCHARGE FROM PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION ASSEMBLIES - Pressure swing adsorption (PSA) assemblies and hydrogen-producing fuel processing assemblies and/or fuel cell systems including the same. The PSA assemblies include, or are utilized with, combustion fuel stream supply systems that are adapted to regulate the flow of a byproduct stream from the PSA assembly for delivery to a heating assembly for use as a combustible fuel stream, such as to maintain at least a hydrogen-producing region of the fuel processing system at a hydrogen-producing temperature or range of temperatures. In some embodiments, the combustion fuel stream supply system is configured to ensure that the supply of combustible fuel from the PSA assembly to the heating assembly contains at least a sufficient fuel value, such as to maintain at least the hydrogen-producing region at or within a predetermined hydrogen-producing temperature or range of temperatures. | 03-03-2011 |
20110104577 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR OPERATING FUEL CELL SYSTEMS - The present invention is directed to systems and processes of operating molten carbonate fuel cell systems. A process for operating the molten carbonate fuel cell includes providing a hydrogen-containing stream comprising molecular hydrogen from a high temperature hydrogen-separation device to a molten carbonate fuel cell, wherein the high temperature hydrogen-separation device comprises one or more high temperature hydrogen-separating membranes; mixing at least a portion of hydrocarbons to be provided to, or provided to, a first reformer with anode exhaust from the molten carbonate fuel cell; at least partially reforming some of the hydrocarbons in the first reformer to produce a steam reforming feed; and providing the steam reforming feed to a second reformer, wherein the second reformer comprises the high temperature hydrogen-separation device or the second reformer is operatively coupled to the high temperature hydrogen-separation device, and the high temperature hydrogen-separation device is configured to produce at least a portion of the stream comprising molecular hydrogen provided to the molten carbonate fuel cell. | 05-05-2011 |
20110104578 | SORFC System with Non-Noble Metal Electrode Compositions - A solid oxide regenerative fuel cell includes a ceramic electrolyte, a first electrode which is adapted to be positively biased when the fuel cell operates in a fuel cell mode and in an electrolysis mode, and a second electrode which is adapted to be negatively biased when the fuel cell operates in the fuel cell mode and in the electrolysis mode. The second electrode comprises less than 1 mg/cm | 05-05-2011 |
20110244341 | Power Generation Apparatus - A power generation apparatus comprises a fuel cell and a reforming module, wherein the reforming module is adapted to reform hydrocarbon fuel into hydrogen and other components, and to separate the hydrogen from the other components. The apparatus is arranged so that the hydrogen is fed from the reforming module to the anode of the fuel cell. Carbon dioxide may be separated in the reforming module. Hydrogen may be recycled from the anode outflow back to the anode and/or tapped off. The apparatus may also contain a desorption module for releasing carbon dioxide. The absorption and release of carbon dioxide may be integrated and the carbon dioxide absorbent and/or desorbent may be recycled. Components of the apparatus may be thermally integrated. The apparatus may be used to generate electricity and produce hydrogen. | 10-06-2011 |
20110256459 | THERMALLY PRIMED HYDROGEN-PRODUCING FUEL CELL SYSTEM - Thermally primed fuel processing assemblies and hydrogen-producing fuel cell systems that include the same. The thermally primed fuel processing assemblies include at least one hydrogen-producing region housed within an internal compartment of a heated containment structure. In some embodiments, the heated containment structure is an oven. In some embodiments, the compartment also contains a purification region and/or heating assembly. In some embodiments, the containment structure is adapted to heat and maintain the internal compartment at or above a threshold temperature, which may correspond to a suitable hydrogen-producing temperature. In some embodiments, the containment structure is adapted to maintain this temperature during periods in which the fuel cell system is not producing power and/or not producing power to satisfy an applied load to the system. In some embodiments, the fuel cell system is adapted to provide backup power to a power source, which may be adapted to power the containment structure. | 10-20-2011 |
20110274991 | Gradiator Reformer - A desulfurizer-reformer reactor system comprising a gradient assembly having a de-sulfurizing material and a re-forming catalyst material arranged in a sequential manner and methods of generating energy are disclosed. | 11-10-2011 |
20120034539 | HIGH EFFICIENCY AND RELIABLE FUEL CELL SYSTEM OPERATING AT NEAR 100% FUEL UTILIZATION - A fuel cell system | 02-09-2012 |
20120058403 | HYDROGEN PURIFICATION MEMBRANES, COMPONENTS AND FUEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS CONTAINING THE SAME - Hydrogen-producing fuel processing systems, hydrogen purification membranes, hydrogen purification devices, fuel processing and fuel cell systems that include hydrogen purification devices, and methods for operating the same. In some embodiments, operation of the fuel processing system is initiated by heating at least the reforming region of the fuel processing system to at least a selected hydrogen-producing operating temperature. In some embodiments, an electric heater is utilized to perform this initial heating. In some embodiments, use of the electric heater is discontinued after startup, and a burner or other combustion-based heating assembly combusts a fuel to heat at least the hydrogen producing region, such as due to the reforming region utilizing an endothermic catalytic reaction to produce hydrogen gas. | 03-08-2012 |
20120100443 | FUEL SUPPLY FOR A FUEL CELL - The present invention discloses a fuel supply for a fuel cell, the fuel cell including a liquid storage area that includes a liquid reactant, a reaction area that includes a solid reactant, wherein the liquid reactant is pumped into the reaction area such that the liquid reactant reacts with the solid reactant to produce reaction components, a product collection area that receives the reaction components, a barrier, and a container with an interior volume that substantially encloses the reaction area, liquid storage area, product collection area. The barrier separates and defines several of the aforementioned areas, and moves to simultaneously increase the product collector area and decrease the liquid storage area as the liquid reactant is pumped from the liquid storage area and the reaction components are transferred into the product collection area. | 04-26-2012 |
20120100444 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM USING HYDROGEN FROM ELECTROLYZER OF SEA WATER - Provided is a fuel cell system using waste hydrogen generated from a sea water electrolyzing apparatus, the fuel cell system including: a sea water electrolyzing apparatus carrying out electrolysis of sea water used as cooling water in a nuclear power generation system to produce a chlorine-containing material; a hydrogen conveying line linked to one side of the sea water electrolyzing apparatus to convey waste hydrogen generated during the electrolysis; and a fuel cell linked to the hydrogen conveying line to generate electricity by using the waste hydrogen supplied from the hydrogen conveying line as fuel. The fuel cell system generates electricity by using waste hydrogen, which, otherwise, is totally discarded after being generated secondarily from the sea water electrolyzing apparatus, as fuel for the fuel cell. | 04-26-2012 |
20120121996 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR - The present invention discloses a fuel supply for a fuel cell, the fuel cell including a liquid storage area that includes a liquid reactant, a reaction area that includes a solid reactant, wherein the liquid reactant is pumped into the reaction area such that the liquid reactant reacts with the solid reactant to produce reaction components, a product collection area that receives the reaction components, a barrier, and a container with an interior volume that substantially encloses the reaction area, liquid storage area, product collection area. The barrier separates and defines several of the aforementioned areas, and moves to simultaneously increase the product collector area and decrease the liquid storage area as the liquid reactant is pumped from the liquid storage area and the reaction components are transferred into the product collection area. | 05-17-2012 |
20120219870 | HYDROGEN-PURIFICATION APPARATUS AND FUEL-CELL SYSTEM USING SAME - A hydrogen purifier ( | 08-30-2012 |
20120225362 | ENERGY UNIT WITH SAFE AND STABLE HYDROGEN STORAGE - An energy unit in accordance with an embodiment of the present application stores at least water and hydrogen. The energy unit includes an electrolysis component operable to provide hydrogen from the water, a hydrogen storage component operable to safely and stably store hydrogen in sold form and a fuel cell component operable to produce electricity from the hydrogen. The energy unit may be grouped with other like energy units to provide constant power for desired applications. | 09-06-2012 |
20120258374 | Process for Producing Hydrogen from Hydrocarbons - A process for producing hydrogen from a hydrocarbon gas comprising contacting at elevated temperature the hydrocarbon gas with a catalyst to catalytically convert the hydrocarbon gas to hydrogen and solid carbon; wherein, the catalyst comprises one or both of the following: (a) a calcined Fe-containing catalyst; or (b) a bimetallic M | 10-11-2012 |
20130004865 | Hydrogen Gas Generator - The invention is a hydrogen generator with a liquid reservoir, a reaction area, a byproduct containment area and a hydrogen containment area within a housing. A liquid from the liquid reservoir can react within the reaction area to produce hydrogen gas and byproducts, which flow to the byproduct containment area, and hydrogen gas passes into the hydrogen containment area and is released from the housing through a hydrogen outlet as needed. The liquid reservoir and the reaction area are each within a container made of a liquid impermeable material, the byproduct containment area is within a flexible container made of a hydrogen permeable, liquid impermeable material, and the hydrogen containment area is within a flexible container made of a hydrogen impermeable material. The byproduct containment area is in a volume exchanging relationship with one or both of the liquid reservoir and the reaction area. | 01-03-2013 |
20130071763 | PEM FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH HYDROGEN SEPARATION FROM A REFORMATE CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE - A fuel cell system is disclosed having at least a first section that operates in a hydrogen filtration mode to filter an incoming hydrogen-rich fuel, specifically a reformate, and at least a second section that operates in a power generation mode. The second section may receive filtered hydrogen fuel from the first section. Also, to rejuvenate the first section after anode poisoning, the first section may switch modes to operate in the power generation mode. | 03-21-2013 |
20130101908 | FUEL-CELL SYSTEMS OPERABLE IN MULTIPLE MODES FOR VARIABLE PROCESSING OF FEEDSTOCK MATERIALS AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Fuel cells for selectively reacting a feedstock material with or without generating electricity, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A fuel cell system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a first electrode positioned in a first region, a second electrode positioned in a second region, an electrolyte between the first and second regions, and an electrical circuit connected between the first and second electrodes. The system can further include a material collector in the first region to collect a non-gaseous reaction product from a non-electricity-generating reaction of the feedstock material in the first region. A controller receives an input corresponding to an instruction to control the rate of reaction product production and/or electrical current production. In response, the controller can partially or completely interrupt electron flow along the electrical circuit and/or change a rate at which reactants other than the feedstock material are supplied to the fuel cell. | 04-25-2013 |
20130177823 | Systems, Devices, and/or Methods for Power Generation from Water - Certain exemplary embodiments provide a system adapted to generate hydrogen, which can comprise a water supply source, hydrogen producing agent, hydrogen collector, hydrogen purifier, a hydrogen outlet, a fuel cell, a storage device for electricity, and an inverter. The inverter can be adapted to convert direct current (“DC”) electrical energy into alternating current (“AC”) electrical energy. | 07-11-2013 |
20130177824 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES OF OPERATING FUEL CELL SYSTEMS - The present invention is directed to systems and processes for operating molten carbonate fuel cell systems. A process for operating the molten carbonate fuel cell includes providing a hydrogen-containing stream comprising molecular hydrogen to a molten carbonate fuel cell anode; heating a hydrocarbon stream, at least a majority of which is comprised of hydrocarbons that are liquid at 20° C. and atmospheric pressure, with a heat source comprising an anode exhaust from the molten carbonate fuel cell anode; contacting at least a portion of the heated hydrocarbon stream with a catalyst to produce a steam reforming feed comprising gaseous hydrocarbons, hydrogen, and at least one carbon oxide; separating at least a portion of the molecular hydrogen from the steam reforming feed; and providing at least a portion of the separated molecular hydrogen to the molten carbonate fuel cell anode as at least a portion of the stream comprising molecular hydrogen. | 07-11-2013 |
20130280627 | HYDROGEN-PURIFYING DEVICE - A hydrogen-purifying device is suitable for a fuel cell (FC). The hydrogen-purifying device includes a guiding tank, a first water-absorbing material, a porous filter material and a second water-absorbing material. The guiding tank is connected to a hydrogen-generating device and a fuel cell. The hydrogen-generating device generates hydrogen, moisture mixed with the hydrogen and impurities mixed with the hydrogen. The first water-absorbing material, the porous filter material and the second water-absorbing material are disposed in the guiding tank. The hydrogen passes through the first water-absorbing material to remove a part of the moisture. Then, the hydrogen further passes through the porous filter material to remove the impurity. After that, the hydrogen further passes through the second water-absorbing material to remove another part of the moisture and arrives at the fuel cell. | 10-24-2013 |
20130337350 | Power Supply Device - A power supply device is provided. The power supply device includes a fuel cell, a hydrogen generator, a check valve and an exhaust valve. The fuel cell has a hydrogen inlet and a hydrogen outlet. The hydrogen generator is connected to the hydrogen inlet and used for generating hydrogen. The check valve is disposed in the hydrogen inlet and used for preventing the hydrogen within the fuel cell from flowing to the hydrogen generator, and preventing exterior air from entering the fuel cell. The exhaust valve is disposed in the hydrogen outlet for exhausting the hydrogen within the fuel cell. | 12-19-2013 |
20140030615 | Distributed Hydrogen Extraction System - A hydrogen extraction system is provided. The extraction system can comprise a compressor for compressing a gas mixture comprising hydrogen and a desulfurization unit for receiving the compressed gas mixture. The system can also comprise a hydrogen-extraction device for receiving a reduced-sulfur gas mixture and a hydrogen storage device for receiving an extracted hydrogen gas. A method of extracting hydrogen from a gas mixture comprising natural gas and hydrogen, and a method of determining an energy price are also provided. | 01-30-2014 |
20140050996 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF OPERATING HYDROGEN GENERATOR - A hydrogen generator ( | 02-20-2014 |
20140072889 | Ammonia Fueled SOFC System - Systems and methods are provided in which ammonia is used as a fuel source for solid oxide fuel cell systems. In the various aspects a high temperature fuel cell stack exhaust stream is recycled through one or more separation or conversion devices to create a purified recycled fuel exhaust stream that is recycled back into the fuel inlet stream of the high temperature fuel cell stack. In various aspects a nitrogen separator may remove nitrogen from the recycled fuel cell stack exhaust stream, a water separator may remove water from the recycled fuel cell stack exhaust stream, and/or an ammonia reactor and hydrogen separator may be used to condition the fuel inlet stream of the high temperature fuel cell stack. In a further aspect a molten carbonate fuel cell and/or Sabatier reactor may be used to condition the fuel inlet stream of the high temperature fuel cell stack. | 03-13-2014 |
20140212774 | GAS RECLAIMING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A gas reclaiming system is disclosed. The gas reclaiming system includes a getter device adapted to receive mixed gases and separate the mixed gases into at least one gas of interest and constituent gases. A recirculation loop is disposed in fluid communication with the getter device and adapted to receive the at least one gas of interest from the getter device. A gas reclaiming method is also disclosed. | 07-31-2014 |
20140272623 | SYSTEM FOR INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOCATALYSTS EMPLOYING A HIGH SURFACE AREA SUBSTRATE - A system for energy production may include a photoactive material with photocatalytic capped colloidal nanocrystals (PCCN) and plasmonic nanoparticles over a high surface area gridded substrate for increasing light harvesting efficiency. The formation of PCCN may include a semiconductor nanocrystal synthesis and an exchange of organic capping agents with inorganic capping agents. Additionally, the PCCN may be deposited between the plasmonic nanoparticles, and may act as photocatalysts for redox reactions. The photoactive material may be used in a plurality of photocatalytic energy conversion applications such as water splitting or CO | 09-18-2014 |
20140272624 | INTEGRATED CARBON CAPTURE AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTION USING FUEL CELLS - In various aspects, systems and methods are provided for operating a molten carbonate fuel cell, such as a fuel cell assembly, with increased production of syngas or hydrogen while also reducing or minimizing the amount of CO | 09-18-2014 |
20140272625 | INTEGRATED OPERATION OF MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS - In various aspects, systems and methods are provided for operating a molten carbonate fuel cell assembly at increased power density. This can be accomplished in part by performing an effective amount of an endothermic reaction within the fuel cell stack in an integrated manner. This can allow for increased power density while still maintaining a desired temperature differential within the fuel cell assembly. | 09-18-2014 |
20140272626 | INTEGRATED POWER GENERATION AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTION USING FUEL CELLS AT A REDUCED ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY - In various aspects, systems and methods are provided for operating a molten carbonate fuel cell at conditions that can improve or optimize the combined electrical efficiency and chemical efficiency of the fuel cell. Instead of selecting conventional conditions for maximizing the electrical efficiency of a fuel cell, the operating conditions can allow for output of excess synthesis gas and/or hydrogen in the anode exhaust of the fuel cell. The synthesis gas and/or hydrogen can then be used in a variety of applications, including chemical synthesis processes and collection of hydrogen for use as a fuel. | 09-18-2014 |
20140272627 | INTEGRATED POWER GENERATION AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTION USING FUEL CELLS - In various aspects, systems and methods are provided for operating a molten carbonate fuel cell to reduce or minimize losses due to loss of heat energy. A molten carbonate fuel cell can be operated based on a desired ratio of heat generated by exothermic reactions in the fuel cell relative to heat consumed by endothermic reactions in the fuel cell and any optional integrated endothermic reaction stages. | 09-18-2014 |
20140272628 | INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL POWER AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTION USING FUEL CELLS - In various aspects, systems and methods are provided for operating a molten carbonate fuel cell, such as a fuel cell assembly, with increased production of syngas while also reducing or minimizing the amount of CO | 09-18-2014 |
20140272629 | Integration of Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells in a Refinery Setting - In various aspects, systems and methods are provided for operating molten carbonate fuel cells in a refinery setting. The molten carbonate fuel cells can be used to provide hydrogen to various refinery processes, including providing hydrogen in place of using a carbon-based fuel for various combustion reactions. In a further aspect, CO | 09-18-2014 |
20140302410 | HIGH EFFICIENCY FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH ANODE GAS CHEMICAL RECUPERATION AND CARBON CAPTURE - A method of providing anode gas exhaust ( | 10-09-2014 |
20140356738 | AMMONIA BASED SYSTEM TO PREPARE AND UTILIZE HYDROGEN TO PRODUCE ELECTRICITY - A unique process for producing electricity from ammonia by utilizing its hydrogen content as a fuel source. The system may be referred to herein for descriptive purposes as Ammonia/Hydrogen/Electricity Production, or AHEP. The novelty of the system disclosed herein as compared to other hydrogen based fuel systems is the unique assembly of the components outlined below to create a novel process and ability to produce electricity that can be utilized for both mobile and stationary purposes. Further, the system is capable of producing hydrogen on demand to be converted into electricity, thereby obviating the need for storing large amounts of explosive hydrogen. | 12-04-2014 |
20150010835 | HIGH AND RAPID HYDROGEN RELEASE FROM THERMOLYSIS OF AMMONIA BORANE NEAR PEM FUEL CELL OPERATING TEMPERATURES AND AMMONIA REMOVAL FOR HYDROGEN PEM FUEL CELLS - A system for generating and purifying hydrogen. To generate hydrogen, the system includes inlets configured to receive a hydrogen carrier and an inert insulator, a mixing chamber configured to combine the hydrogen carrier and the inert insulator, a heat exchanger configured to apply heat to the mixture of hydrogen carrier and the inert insulator, wherein the applied heat results in the generation of hydrogen from the hydrogen carrier, and an outlet configured to release the generated hydrogen. To purify hydrogen, the system includes a primary inlet to receive a starting material and an ammonia filtration subassembly, which may include an absorption column configured to absorb the ammonia into water for providing purified hydrogen at a first purity level. The ammonia filtration subassembly may also include an adsorbent member configured to adsorb ammonia from the starting material into an adsorbent for providing purified hydrogen at a second purity level. | 01-08-2015 |
20150030944 | FUEL, CELL, AND GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING THE SAME - A fuel cell using biogas as a fuel is provided, in which the fuel cell is supplied with a first gas required at a fuel electrode and a second gas required at an air electrode, which are separated from the biogas by a selective permeation method using a separation membrane of a gas-purification separation unit, and supplies gas discharged from the fuel cell along with the biogas to the gas-purification separation unit. | 01-29-2015 |
20150044582 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system supplies a fuel cell with an anode gas and a cathode gas, thereby generating electric power. The fuel cell system includes: a control valve for controlling a pressure of the anode gas in the fuel cell; a buffer part for accumulating an anode off-gas discharged from the fuel cell; an off-gas discharge passage for connecting the fuel cell and the buffer part with each other; a purge passage connected to the off-gas discharge passage; a purge valve; a purge unit configured to open the purge valve to discharge the gas in the buffer part to an outside of the fuel cell system; and a pressure control unit configured to decrease the pressure of the anode gas in the fuel cell from a first predetermined pressure to a second predetermined pressure, thereby controlling the gas in the buffer part to flow backward to the fuel cell side. | 02-12-2015 |
20150044583 | HYDROGEN PURIFIER, HYDROGEN GENERATION APPARATUS, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A hydrogen purifier includes: a CO remover configured to reduce carbon monoxide in a hydrogen-containing gas through an oxidation reaction, the hydrogen-containing gas containing ammonia and carbon monoxide; and an ammonia remover provided upstream from the CO remover, the ammonia remover being configured to cause a reaction between ammonia in the hydrogen-containing gas and oxygen by using a catalyst to decompose the ammonia. | 02-12-2015 |
20150056526 | FUEL CELL MODULE AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell module of an aspect of the present invention includes: a fuel cell; a dehydrogenation reaction part that performs a dehydrogenation reaction of a hydride of an aromatic compound; a hydrogen separator that separates the hydrogen produced in the dehydrogenation reaction part from a dehydrogenated product of the hydride; a hydrogen supplier that supplies the hydrogen separated in the hydrogen separator to the fuel cell; and a single housing that houses the fuel cell, the dehydrogenation reaction part, the hydrogen separator, and the hydrogen supplier. The dehydrogenation reaction part is heated by at least one of the heat generated in the fuel cell and that generated by combustion of offgas from the fuel cell. | 02-26-2015 |
20150072253 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A hydrogen generator comprises a reformer configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas through a reforming reaction using a raw material; a hydrodesulfurization unit configured to remove a sulfur compound from the raw material; a recycle passage configured to flow therethrough the hydrogen-containing gas to be added to the raw material in a state before the raw material flows into the hydrodesulfurization unit, the recycle passage having a downward slope; and a water drain passage configured to discharge condensed water generated in the downward slope of the recycle passage. | 03-12-2015 |
20150295261 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM COMPRISING A COMBINED FUEL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND A FUEL CELL UNIT - The invention concerns a fuel cell system comprising a fuel processing apparatus, said apparatus including: (a) a sulfur resistant fuel processing (SRFP) unit, (b) a steam reforming (STR) unit, (c) a sulfur removal/hydrogen enrichment (SRHE) unit, (d) a hydro-desulfurisation (HDS) unit and optionally (e) a hydrogen purification (HYP) unit, and either a low/medium temperature or a high temperature fuel cell unit. The hydrogen purification (HYP) unit (e) works most beneficially when the fuel cell is a low/medium temperature fuel cell. Combining two different fuel processing units in a fuel cell system makes it possible to deal more effectively with the difficulties of processing sulfur-containing fuels. | 10-15-2015 |
20150345429 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING POWER ON BOARD A VEHICLE - A method and system for generating power on board a vehicle. The method includes: generating a gas by chemically decomposing an ammonia precursor in a biochemical decomposition unit mounted on board the vehicle and storing at least one protein component adapted to decompose the ammonia precursor; converting the gas into power in at least one power generator mounted on board the vehicle. | 12-03-2015 |
20160049675 | HYDROGEN GENERATING DEVICE AND POWER GENERATING EQUIPMENT - A hydrogen generating device includes a first housing, a porous structure, a first flow-guiding structure and a heating unit. The first housing accommodates a solid reactant. The porous structure is disposed in the first housing. The first flow-guiding structure has first and second end portions opposite to each other. The first end portion is connected to the porous structure. The second end portion protrudes outside the first housing and is connected to the heating unit. A liquid reactant passing through the second end portion is gasified into a gaseous reactant through the heating unit. The gaseous reactant passing through the first end portion reaches to the porous structure and then is diffused from the porous structure into the first housing, so that the gaseous reactant and the solid reactant react and generate a hydrogen gas. A power generating equipment including the hydrogen generating device is also provided. | 02-18-2016 |
20160156051 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN FROM HYDROCARBONS | 06-02-2016 |
20160164124 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HYDROGEN PURGING - An apparatus and method for controlling hydrogen purging are provided. The hydrogen purging control apparatus includes a purge valve that is disposed at an outlet on an anode side of a fuel cell stack and is configured to adjust an amount of emission of hydrogen containing impurities. Additionally, a controller is configured to adjust an opening and closing cycle of the purge valve based on a required output or an output current of the fuel cell stack. | 06-09-2016 |
20160190620 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A fuel cell system and a method of controlling the fuel cell system are provided. The fuel cell system includes at least one bypass valve that is disposed between a passage in an inlet of a fuel cell stack and a bypass passage that is branched from the passage within the inlet and that is connected to a discharge port of the fuel cell stack. In addition, a controller bypasses air supplied from an air blower to the discharge port by adjusting an opening degree of the bypass valve. | 06-30-2016 |
20190148753 | LOAD FOLLOWING POWER GENERATION AND POWER STORAGE USING REP AND PEM TECHNOLOGY | 05-16-2019 |