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6015634 System and method of water management in the operation of a fuel cell  
A PEM fuel cell system includes a PEM fuel cell that has an input and output port each for fuel or reformate, process air and coolant. A predetermined fraction of volume of moistened exhaust air...
6013385 Fuel cell gas management system  
A fuel cell gas management system including a cathode humidification system for transferring latent and sensible heat from an exhaust stream to the cathode inlet stream of the fuel cell; an anode...
6010614 Temperature control in a ceramic membrane reactor  
A method for maintaining the temperature of an oxygen-selective ion transport membrane within a desired temperature range includes providing an ion transport reactor with the oxygen-selective ion...
6001498 Fuel cell arrangement with gravity-driven circulation system  
In a fuel cell arrangement with at least one fuel cell operated by a fuel and an oxidizing agent, means are provided for effecting gravity driven circulation of the fuel and the oxidizing agent...
5998053 Method for operating an apparatus with fuel cells  
The apparatus comprises a cell block with fuel cells, a heat insulating jacket, an afterburner chamber between the jacket and the cell block, a prereformer for a combustion gas as well as an...
5993984 Fuel cell power generating system and operating method thereof  
The invention has an object to provide a fuel cell power generating system with a simple system configuration, excellent in reliability and cooling ability, and permitting high power density...
5985474 Integrated full processor, furnace, and fuel cell system for providing heat and electrical power to a building  
An integrated system includes a fuel cell assembly for supplying electrical power to a building, a furnace having a heating chamber and a heat exchanger for supplying heat to the building, and a...
5984986 Process for operating a system for the water vapor reforming of methanol  
The invention provides a process for operating a system for water vapor reforming of methanol in which, in a mixture preparation step, a water vapor/methanol mixture is prepared from water and...
5981096 Fuel cell system  
A fuel cell system has an anode space and a cathode space which are separated from one another by a proton-conducting membrane, and an oxygen-containing gas flows through the cathode space....
5976719 Mediator-less biofuel cell  
The present invention provides a biofuel cell which can react with an electrode without mediator. The microorganism of a biofuel cell according to the present invention can directly consume the...
5976723 Getter materials for cracking ammonia  
A method is provided for cracking ammonia to produce hydrogen. The method includes the steps of passing ammonia over an ammonia-cracking catalyst which is an alloy including (1) alloys having the...
5976722 Process for operating a fuel cell installation and fuel cell installation for carrying out the process  
A process for operating a fuel cell installation and a fuel cell installation for carrying out the process include at least one fuel cell block. A process gas for the fuel cell block is fed into...
5968680 Hybrid electrical power system  
A hybrid electrical power system includes a solid oxide fuel cell and a turbomachine. Fuel flow to the turbomachine is increased in response to demands for boost power, whereby the turbomachine's...
5962155 Fuel cell system  
When a polymeric electrolyte type fuel cell operating at about 60° C. is used, heating with exhaust gas becomes difficult. Therefore, a polymeric electrolyte type fuel cell (PEM) is adopted as a...
5955214 Carbon monoxide removal method based on a regenerable CO scavenger  
The present invention comprises a method for lowering the carbon monoxide content of a CO-containing hydrogen-rich gas stream by contacting the gas stream with a scavenger capable of preferentially...
5935726 Method and apparatus for distributing water to an ion-exchange membrane in a fuel cell  
A method and apparatus are provided for distributing water produced by the electrochemical reaction to an ion-exchange membrane in a electrochemical fuel cell. Water distribution within a fuel cell...
5928805 Cover and startup gas supply system for solid oxide fuel cell generator  
A cover and startup gas supply system for a solid oxide fuel cell power generator is disclosed. Hydrocarbon fuel, such as natural gas or diesel fuel, and oxygen-containing gas are supplied to a...
5925322 Fuel cell or a partial oxidation reactor or a heat engine and an oxygen-enriching device and method therefor  
The present invention relates to a combined cycle system of enhanced efficiency. The system comprises a top stage, such as a fuel cell, a partial oxidation reactor or a heat engine, and an...
5900329 Fuel-cell system and method for operating a fuel-cell system  
It is presently customary in a high-temperature fuel-cell system to divide the cathode waste gas, in particular, into two subflows, of which one is recirculated again to the cathode and the other...
5885727 Fuel cell-based generator system and method of the same  
The present invention provides a fuel cell-based generator system that prevents a catalyst in fuel cells from being poisoned and a potential on oxygen electrodes of the fuel cells from lowering,...
RE36148 Method and apparatus for disposing of water and/or inert gas from a fuel cell block  
A method for cathode-side water and inert gas disposal and/or anode-side inert gas disposal from a fuel cell block having a number of fuel cells, includes increasingly concentrating a water and an...
5866090 Method for separation of carbon dioxide gas  
A method is disclosed for selectively separating carbon dioxide gas by contacting the carbon dioxide containing gas with a composition containing lithium zirconia at a temperature of 450° C. or...
5856034 Method and device for operating a fuel cell system  
The invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling gas circulation in a fuel cell system in which a stack of fuel cells is surrounded by a protective housing. According to the invention,...
5853910 Fuel cell power generating apparatus and operation method therefor  
A fuel cell power generating apparatus using a fuel cell (10) having a structure such that a cathode and an anode are disposed on opposite sides of a polymer electrolyte membrane, comprising: an...
5851689 Method for operating a fuel cell assembly  
A fuel cell assembly (2) includes a vessel (4) containing a gas-permeable, porous housing (16). A fuel cell stack (14), including cells (42) and interconnect plates (44), is contained within the...
5849427 Hydraulically refueled battery employing a packed bed metal particle electrode  
A secondary zinc air cell, or another selected metal air cell, employing a spouted/packed metal particle bed and an air electrode. More specifically, two embodiments of a cell, one that is capable...
5843195 Apparatus for reducing carbon monoxide concentration, apparatus for reducing methanol concentration, and fuel reformer utilizing the same  
A fuel reformer (30) includes a reformer unit (32) for receiving supplies of methanol and water and producing a hydrogen-rich reformed gas and a partial oxidizing unit (34) filled with a...
5840270 Catalytic method of generating hydrogen  
The catalyzed method of this invention features a method for operating an electrical automotive vehicle. The method of the invention utilizes a hydrogen-air fuel cell to power an electrical...
5840437 Apparatus with fuel cells  
The apparatus comprises a cell block with fuel cells, a heat insulating sleeve and an afterburner chamber between the sleeve and the cell block. The afterburner chamber is connected at two opposite...
5830426 Aqueous hydrogen generation process  
The new iron material and catalyst admixture of this invention features a method for operating an electrical automotive vehicle. The method of the invention utilizes a hydrogen-air fuel cell to...
5830593 Rotating electrode fuel cell for vehicle propulsion  
A fuel cell system for use in vehicles has a hydrogen electrode assembly, an oxygen electrode assembly, and a body of liquid electrolyte between the hydrogen electrode assembly and the oxygen...
5811201 Power generation system utilizing turbine and fuel cell  
A system for generating electricity comprises a fuel cell, a heating stage, and an integral, power generator. The power generator comprises a compressor, an electricity generator and a turbine. Hot...
5795669 Electrode  
An electrode comprises a first catalytic component active at gas-phase reaction sites and a second catalytic component active at electrochemical reaction sites wherein each catalytic component is...
5795666 Modular power station for the production primarily of hydrogen from solar energy and a method of generating electric energy  
A modular power station for the production primarily of hydrogen from solar energy. A conversion module converts solar energy into biomass which is gasified in a gasification module and the...
5792572 System for treatment of acid fuel cell fuel gas stream  
Ammonia which is found in fuel cell fuel gases is removed therefrom by passing the fuel gas stream through a scrubber bed of porous carbon pellets containing phosphoric acid. The ammonia reacts...
5766786 Method and system for metered supply of methanol and/or water to a fuel-cell system  
A method and a system meters a supply of methanol and/or water out of a storage reservoir to a fuel-cell system by way of a conveying conduit with a metering valve. A constant mass flow is conveyed...
5736026 Biomass-fuel cell cogeneration apparatus and method  
Integrated ethanol manufacturing by fermentation of biomass, with an electrical fuel cell generator of electrical and heat energy, the cogeneration including use by the fuel cell of the alcohol,...
5712052 Fuel cell generator and method of the same  
The fuel cell generator system of the present invention effectively cancels catalyst poisoning in fuel cells so as to improve the performance of fuel cells. In the fuel cell generator system of the...
5707762 Modular power plant for the generation of electrical energy from solar energy  
A modular plant for the generation of electrical energy from solar energy. The principle structure consists of a conversion module (1) for the conversion of solar energy into biological raw...
5705288 Process for generating electrical energy in a high temperature fuel cell  
Process for the generation of electrical energy in an internal reforming high temperature fuel cell, comprising steam and/or carbon dioxide reforming of a hydrocarbon feed gas in contact with a...
5686196 System for operating solid oxide fuel cell generator on diesel fuel  
A system is provided for operating a solid oxide fuel cell generator on diesel fuel. The system includes a hydrodesulfurizer which reduces the sulfur content of commercial and military grade diesel...
5683828 Metal platelet fuel cells production and operation methods  
Fuel cell stacks comprising stacked separator/membrane electrode assembly cells in which the separators comprise a series of stacked thin sheet platelets having individually configured serpentine...
5660940 Method for producing electric energy in a biofuel-powered fuel cell  
A method for producing electric energy in a biofuel-powered fuel cell, the metal in the first acid metallic salt solution forming a redox pair having a normal potential between -0.1 and 0.7 V and...
5645950 Process for supplying air to a fuel cell system  
A process and an apparatus control output of an air-breathing fuel cell system which consists of an air supply line, a fuel cell, an air exhaust line, and a separate gas supply system for hydrogen...
5637415 Controlled CO preferential oxidation  
Method for controlling the supply of air to a PROX reactor for the preferential oxidation in the presence of hydrogen wherein the concentration of the hydrogen entering and exiting the PROX reactor...
5629102 Electrical automobile having a fuel cell, and method of powering an electrical automobile with a fuel cell system  
The present invention features a system and a method for operating an electrical automotive vehicle. The system has an electrically-powered automotive vehicle with electrical drive motors. The...
5616430 Reformer and fuel cell system using the same  
While a fuel cell operates, a fuel cell system allows a carbon dioxide rich gas discharged from an anode of the fuel cell through consumption of hydrogen to be fed into a carbon dioxide recovery...
5612148 Process for energy storage and/or power delivery with means for restoring electrolyte balance  
An electrochemical apparatus for energy storage and/or power delivery comprises multi-compartment cells with the + ve chamber and the - ve chamber of each cell being separated by at least one...
5609834 Plate reformer  
A plate reformer has a pair of combustion chambers, a reforming chamber in between the combustion chambers, and heat transfer plates sandwiched between the reforming chamber and the combustion...
5601936 Method of operating a fuel cell  
A fuel cell is operated at a temperature which is not greater than substantially 250° C., has an electrolyte which can be a solid polymer electrolyte, a liquid phosphoric acid electrolyte, or a...