CA2435534A1 - Improved fluid passages for power generation equipment - Google Patents
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- CA2435534A1 CA2435534A1 CA002435534A CA2435534A CA2435534A1 CA 2435534 A1 CA2435534 A1 CA 2435534A1 CA 002435534 A CA002435534 A CA 002435534A CA 2435534 A CA2435534 A CA 2435534A CA 2435534 A1 CA2435534 A1 CA 2435534A1
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- fluid
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- fuel cell
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- 238000010248 power generation Methods 0.000 title description 4
- 239000000446 fuel Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 71
- 238000001816 cooling Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 27
- 210000003850 cellular structure Anatomy 0.000 claims abstract description 13
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- 239000007800 oxidant agent Substances 0.000 claims description 9
- OKKJLVBELUTLKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Methanol Chemical compound OC OKKJLVBELUTLKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 6
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- NBIIXXVUZAFLBC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Phosphoric acid Chemical compound OP(O)(O)=O NBIIXXVUZAFLBC-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 4
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- 239000004215 Carbon black (E152) Substances 0.000 description 1
- QVGXLLKOCUKJST-UHFFFAOYSA-N atomic oxygen Chemical compound [O] QVGXLLKOCUKJST-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 238000005219 brazing Methods 0.000 description 1
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- 238000009826 distribution Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000003487 electrochemical reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000002708 enhancing effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000002737 fuel gas Substances 0.000 description 1
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
- H01M8/04007—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids related to heat exchange
- H01M8/04067—Heat exchange or temperature measuring elements, thermal insulation, e.g. heat pipes, heat pumps, fins
- H01M8/04074—Heat exchange unit structures specially adapted for fuel cell
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/02—Details
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/02—Details
- H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
- H01M8/0269—Separators, collectors or interconnectors including a printed circuit board
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
- H01M8/04007—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids related to heat exchange
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
- Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
- Y02E60/50—Fuel cells
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- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Sustainable Development (AREA)
- Sustainable Energy (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- Electrochemistry (AREA)
- General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Fuel Cell (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US10/064,605 US7011904B2 (en) | 2002-07-30 | 2002-07-30 | Fluid passages for power generation equipment |
| US10/064,605 | 2002-07-30 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA2435534A1 true CA2435534A1 (en) | 2004-01-30 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA002435534A Abandoned CA2435534A1 (en) | 2002-07-30 | 2003-07-17 | Improved fluid passages for power generation equipment |
Country Status (7)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US7011904B2 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP1387425A1 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP2004063472A (enExample) |
| KR (1) | KR20040011376A (enExample) |
| CN (1) | CN1477726A (enExample) |
| AU (1) | AU2003227334A1 (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2435534A1 (enExample) |
Families Citing this family (12)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR100594185B1 (ko) * | 2004-12-02 | 2006-06-28 | 주식회사 이노윌 | 3차원 마이크로 채널을 구비한 플레이트 및 이를 이용한열교환기 |
| US7150929B2 (en) * | 2004-12-29 | 2006-12-19 | Utc Fuel Cells, Llc | Fuel cell coolers with inverse flow and condensation zone |
| JP4892870B2 (ja) * | 2005-05-26 | 2012-03-07 | トヨタ自動車株式会社 | 燃料電池用セパレータ |
| CN100449833C (zh) * | 2005-08-26 | 2009-01-07 | 比亚迪股份有限公司 | 一种燃料电池的流场板 |
| US7740988B2 (en) * | 2006-03-31 | 2010-06-22 | Fuelcell Energy, Inc. | Fuel cell plate structure having baffles in wet seal area |
| US7838168B2 (en) * | 2006-08-24 | 2010-11-23 | Salter L Carlton | Functionally integrated hydrogen fuel cell |
| FR2913819A1 (fr) * | 2007-03-16 | 2008-09-19 | Air Liquide | Plaque de pile a combustible, empilage de cellules de pile a combustible et pile a combustible correspondante |
| US7722327B1 (en) | 2007-04-03 | 2010-05-25 | Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc. | Multiple vortex cooling circuit for a thin airfoil |
| FR2932925A1 (fr) * | 2008-06-20 | 2009-12-25 | Air Liquide | Plaque de pile a combustible, empilage de cellules de pile a combustible et pile a combustible comprenant un empilage. |
| US8117969B1 (en) * | 2008-08-05 | 2012-02-21 | Bnsf Railway Company | Hydrogen fuel cell hybrid locomotives |
| US8522691B1 (en) * | 2012-09-28 | 2013-09-03 | Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. | Apparatus and method for supplemental cooling |
| CA2953419A1 (en) * | 2014-06-27 | 2015-12-30 | Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC | Flow fields for use with and electrochemical cell |
Family Cites Families (13)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4155981A (en) * | 1978-02-09 | 1979-05-22 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy | Rectangular cell honeycomb chemical converter-heat exchanger |
| SE459826B (sv) | 1984-10-03 | 1989-08-07 | Munters Ab Carl | Insatskropp av veckade skikt med speciellt utformade kantpartier |
| DE3622316C1 (de) * | 1986-07-03 | 1988-01-28 | Schmidt W Gmbh Co Kg | Plattenwaermeaustauscher |
| US5660525A (en) | 1992-10-29 | 1997-08-26 | General Electric Company | Film cooled slotted wall |
| JPH07105960A (ja) | 1993-10-07 | 1995-04-21 | Sanyo Electric Co Ltd | 燃料電池 |
| FR2714456B1 (fr) | 1993-12-29 | 1996-01-12 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | Echangeur de chaleur à plaques améliorées. |
| GB9809372D0 (en) | 1998-05-02 | 1998-07-01 | British Gas Plc | Stack assembly primarily for an electrochemical fuel |
| SE512384C2 (sv) | 1998-05-25 | 2000-03-06 | Abb Ab | Komponent för en gasturbin |
| CA2260890A1 (en) | 1999-02-05 | 2000-08-05 | Long Manufacturing Ltd. | Self-enclosing heat exchangers |
| DE19923426B4 (de) | 1999-05-21 | 2005-07-14 | Aristoteles Heinz | Getriebe |
| DE19933426C2 (de) * | 1999-07-16 | 2002-11-14 | Christoph Schmid | Wärmetauschermodul |
| US6472095B2 (en) * | 2000-12-29 | 2002-10-29 | Utc Fuel Cells, Llc | Hybrid fuel cell reactant flow fields |
| US6917932B2 (en) * | 2002-05-01 | 2005-07-12 | International Business Machines Corporation | Dynamic optimization of multi-feature queries |
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2002
- 2002-07-30 US US10/064,605 patent/US7011904B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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2003
- 2003-07-17 CA CA002435534A patent/CA2435534A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2003-07-29 EP EP03254726A patent/EP1387425A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2003-07-29 JP JP2003281407A patent/JP2004063472A/ja active Pending
- 2003-07-29 KR KR1020030052196A patent/KR20040011376A/ko not_active Ceased
- 2003-07-30 CN CNA031436986A patent/CN1477726A/zh active Pending
- 2003-07-30 AU AU2003227334A patent/AU2003227334A1/en not_active Abandoned
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| JP2004063472A (ja) | 2004-02-26 |
| KR20040011376A (ko) | 2004-02-05 |
| AU2003227334A1 (en) | 2004-02-19 |
| EP1387425A1 (en) | 2004-02-04 |
| CN1477726A (zh) | 2004-02-25 |
| US20040023093A1 (en) | 2004-02-05 |
| US7011904B2 (en) | 2006-03-14 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| EEER | Examination request | ||
| FZDE | Discontinued |