Fuel cell system comprising modular design features
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01M-008/24
H01M-002/38
출원번호
US-0903742
(2010-10-13)
등록번호
US-8097376
(2012-01-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Bai, Dingrong
Chouinard, Jean-Guy
Elkaim, David
출원인 / 주소
Hyteon, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Norton Rose OR LLP
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1인용 특허 :
3
초록▼
There is described a fuel cell power system including a fuel processor subsystem, a fuel cell subsystem, and a power conditioning subsystem. The fuel processor subsystem comprises a main module for producing hydrogen rich streams from a hydrocarbon fuel, a balance of plant module for auxiliary compo
There is described a fuel cell power system including a fuel processor subsystem, a fuel cell subsystem, and a power conditioning subsystem. The fuel processor subsystem comprises a main module for producing hydrogen rich streams from a hydrocarbon fuel, a balance of plant module for auxiliary components, and a control and electronic module for monitoring and controlling the fuel processor subsystem. The fuel cell subsystem comprises a main module for generation of electric power and thermal energy from hydrogen rich streams produced by the fuel processor module and air, a balance of plant module for auxiliary components, and a control and electronic module for monitoring and controlling the fuel cell subsystem. Each module has individual components attached thereto, the modules being designed and manufactured separately and assembled together to form the respective subsystems.
대표청구항▼
1. A fuel cell power system including a fuel processor subsystem, a fuel cell subsystem, and a power conditioning subsystem, characterized in that: said fuel processor subsystem comprises a first main module for producing hydrogen rich streams from a hydrocarbon fuel, a first balance of plant module
1. A fuel cell power system including a fuel processor subsystem, a fuel cell subsystem, and a power conditioning subsystem, characterized in that: said fuel processor subsystem comprises a first main module for producing hydrogen rich streams from a hydrocarbon fuel, a first balance of plant module for first auxiliary components, and a first control and electronic module for monitoring and controlling said fuel processor subsystem, said first main module, said first balance of plant module, and said first control and electronic module being physically regrouped together, said first balance of plant module comprising a first mechanical platform having the first auxiliary components and first quick connectors secured thereto; andsaid fuel cell subsystem comprises a second main module for generation of electric power and thermal energy from hydrogen rich streams produced by said fuel processor module and air, a second balance of plant module for second auxiliary components, and a second control and electronic module for monitoring and controlling said fuel cell subsystem, said second main module, said second balance of plant module, and said second control and electronic module being physically regrouped together, said fuel processor subsystem and said fuel cell subsystem being physically disposed separately from one another within said fuel cell power system, said second balance of plant module comprising a second mechanical platform haing the second auxiliary components and second quick connectors secured thereto, the first and second quick conectors each for connection of streams from supply sources and to the first and second main module, respectively;each said module having individual components attached thereto, said modules being designed and manufactured separately and assembled together to form the respective subsystems, each said module removable from said fuel cell power system as a single unit independently. 2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said power conditioning subsystem comprises a third control and electronic module for monitoring and controlling said power conditioning subsystem, and a third main module for converting DC power generated by said fuel cell subsystem into regulated DC and/or AC power, said third control and electronic module and said third main module being physically regrouped together. 3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each one of said first control and electronic module and said second control and electronic module is composed of an electrical module for hardware components and a control module for software components. 4. The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a heat recovery subsystem. 5. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said heat recovery subsystem is comprised of a fourth main module for recovering thermal energy from said fuel processor subsystem and said fuel cell subsystem and supplying the recovered thermal energy to meet thermal energy demand, a heat recovery balance of plant module for auxiliary components, and a heat recovery control and electronic module for monitoring and controlling said heat recovery subsystem, said fourth main module, said heat recovery balance of plant module, and said heat recovery control and electronic module being physically regrouped together. 6. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said heat recovery subsystem also comprises a heat storage module for storing heat recovered by said heat recovery subsystem, and a supplementary heat production module to supply heat demands that are beyond the thermal production capacity of said system, said heat storage module and said supplementary heat production module being physically regrouped with said fourth main module, said heat recovery balance of plant module, and said heat recovery control and electronic module. 7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said components on said first balance of plant module and said second balance of plant module are arranged in a two-dimensional fashion. 8. The system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said components are connected by flexible tubing. 9. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fuel cell subsystem is a stack assembly of plates mechanically clamped together. 10. The system as claimed in claim 9, wherein all said plates in said stack assembly have a same cross-section. 11. The system as claimed in claim 10, wherein said stack assembly comprises of assemblies of plates for heat exchangers and humidifiers mechanically clamped together.
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Arikara,Muralidharan P.; Bawden, Jr.,Lawrence R.; Berger,William Jackson; Van Fleet,Barbara H., Fuel cell power module and system including same.
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