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END CELL HEATER FOR FUEL CELL

Resumen de: US20260221473A1

Disclosed is an end cell heater for a fuel cell, including a heater plate formed with a first electrode terminal and a sealing groove, a heating element formed with a second electrode terminal, a guide member coupled to the heating element, and a sealing member interposed between a side wall of the sealing groove and a side wall of the guide member and sealing a space therebetween, so that coolant or water can be definitely prevented from flowing into an electrical connecting portion between a heating element and an electrode terminal, thereby improving the safe insulation and reliable durability of the fuel cell.

CATALYSTS INCLUDING BORONIC, METAL HYDROXIDE, OR METAL OXIDE ACTIVE-SITE GROUPS

Resumen de: US20260216715A1

0000 A catalyst includes a catalyst particle including a first metal atom and an active-site group linked to the first metal atom by one or more oxo-bridges. The active-site group includes a boronic group, a metal hydroxide group, or a metal oxide group. The metal hydroxide group includes a second metal atom or beryllium and the metal oxide group includes the second metal atom. The second metal atom is different from the first metal atom and includes aluminum, gallium, indium, or bismuth.

ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR

Resumen de: US20260221466A1

0000 The present disclosure relates to an electrode for a fuel cell, a membrane-electrode assembly including the same, and a manufacturing method therefor. More specifically, the electrode for a fuel cell of the present disclosure, particularly, a fuel electrode, separates a water electrolysis catalyst from an electrode catalyst, and has gradients in hydrophobicity and absorbency in a catalyst layer, allowing water to move easily into a water electrolysis catalyst layer, thereby greatly improving reverse-voltage resistance while maintaining the same output performance as the related art.

Enzyme Electrode, Method for Manufacturing Same, and Enzyme Sensor

Resumen de: US20260219230A1

0000 Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an enzyme electrode. This method for manufacturing an enzyme electrode includes preparing a multilayer body including an electrode and a mediator layer provided on a surface of the electrode and containing a mediator crosslinked by a crosslinking agent, and forming a reaction layer by adding a solution containing an enzyme to the mediator layer of the multilayer body.

REDOX FLOW BATTERY SYSTEM AND STACK THEREOF

Resumen de: US20260221483A1

0000 We describe a redox battery unit cell, comprising: a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, and a membrane arranged between the first and the second electrode, wherein the first electrode comprises a first flow field.

FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STARTING A FUEL CELL SYSTEM

Resumen de: US20260221477A1

0000 The present invention relates to a fuel cell system (100) for converting energy. The fuel cell system (100) comprises: a fuel cell stack (101) which comprises a cathode subsystem (103) and an anode subsystem (105), an outlet system (107) for discharging anode gas from the anode subsystem (105), a supply system (109) for supplying the anode subsystem with hydrogen (105), a pressure sensor (111) which is configured to detect a pressure difference between the cathode subsystem (103) and the anode subsystem (105), a computing unit (113), wherein the supply system (109) is configured so as to introduce hydrogen into the anode subsystem (105) in order to set a specified pressure difference with respect to a pressure present in the cathode subsystem (103), wherein the computing unit (113) is configured so as to ascertain a starting pressure present in the fuel cell stack (101) by means of the pressure sensor (111) during a starting process of the fuel cell system (100), and to actuate the outlet system (107) such that a mass flow discharged from the anode subsystem (105) causes a non-hydrogen-containing gas mixture present in the anode subsystem (105) at the starting pressure to be enriched with hydrogen provided by the supply system (109) up to a specified minimum hydrogen concentration.

CONTROLLING BUOYANCY OF UNDERWATER DEVICE USING FUEL CELLS AND PROPELLERS

Resumen de: US20260217349A1

An underwater device with buoyancy control as well as a method and computer program product for buoyancy control of an underwater device. Upon receiving an estimate of a current depth of the underwater device, a calculation is performed to determine the difference between the estimated current depth of the underwater device and the target. Based on such a difference exceeding a threshold value, an input to fuel cells in the underwater device is generated to either produce a net gas rate which is accumulated by flexible membranes to gain a volume which generates a positive buoyancy force or to intake gasses which generates a negative buoyancy force. The positive buoyancy force and the negative buoyancy force are used to control the depth of the underwater device to reach a target depth from the current depth.

MEMBRANE BLOCK

Resumen de: US20260221475A1

0000 A membrane block for a humidifier may include a plurality of membrane elements stacked one above another in a height direction. Each membrane element may include a flat membrane and a rectangular frame enclosing the flat membrane. The membrane block may further include a plurality of first flow channels and a plurality of second flow channels formed in an alternating fashion in the height direction. The first flow channels may be closed in the longitudinal direction and may conduct a through flow in the width direction. The second flow channels may be closed in the width direction and may conduct a through flow in the longitudinal direction. Each pair of adjacent membrane elements may be displaced relative to one another in the width direction and/or in the longitudinal direction such that a respective flow channel is defined between the respective pair of adjacent membrane elements.

REDOX FLOW BATTERY

Resumen de: US20260221482A1

0000 The present invention relates to redox flow batteries (RFBs) which are tolerant to dioxygen, a method of preparing a RFB in the presence of dioxygen, and a method of charging and/or discharging a RFB and its use in the presence of dioxygen. The RFB comprises an electrolyte, the electrolyte comprising an organic redox-active molecule comprising a redox-active unit with two or more heteroarylene groups wherein the two or more heteroarylene groups are conjugated within the redox-active unit and at least a portion of the redox-active units are present as a complex formed of a singly reduced form of the redox-active unit, and wherein molecular dioxygen (O2) dissolved in the electrolyte. The RFB of the invention can be operated in the presence of dioxygen, removing the need for the creation of strict dioxygen-free conditions by purging, sealing and flowing inert gas through the RFB.

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND OFF-GAS UTILISATION FROM A BIOMASS-BASED SYNTHESIS GAS

Resumen de: US20260218072A1

0000 System and method of hydrogen production from a biomass-based synthesis gas in a biomass-based hydrogen production system including a pyrolysis reactor and a gasification reactor. A biomass feedstock is pyrolyzed in a pyrolysis reactor to produce a pyrolysis gas and a solid pyrolysis char. The pyrolysis gas is partially oxidized into an oxidized pyrolysis gas by providing an oxidizing gas and gasifying the pyrolysis char in a gasification reactor using the partially oxidized pyrolysis gas to produce a synthesis gas. The synthesis gas has a high content of hydrogen molecules. The synthesis gas is separated into two streams, one being a hydrogen-rich stream and the other being an off-gas stream. The off-gas stream includes hydrogen at a lower concentration than in the hydrogen-rich stream, and other synthesis gas elements. Energy (mechanical, electrical and/or thermal) is extracted from the off-gas, and that energy is used to provide power to the production system.

METAL-CARBON COMPOSITES AND USES THEREOF

Resumen de: US20260218342A1

The present disclosure relates to composite material comprising metal, carbon and optionally heteroatoms and methods of their use in electrochemical reactions.

COMBUSTION SYSTEM HAVING A FUEL CELL TO PRODUCE BLUE HYDROGEN

Resumen de: US20260218905A1

0000 A combustion system is provided. The combustion system includes a topping cycle. The combustion system further includes a fuel cell including an anode side, a cathode side, and an electrolyte. The anode side receives fuel via an anode inlet line and generates anode output products containing a first portion of hydrogen. The cathode side receives oxidants from a cathode inlet line. The combustion system further includes a separation system having a water gas shift reactor that produces a second portion of hydrogen from the anode output products. The topping cycle is fluidly coupled to the separation system such that the topping cycle receives the hydrogen produced from the anode output products.

TURBINE

Resumen de: US20260221474A1

0000 A compressor housing (4) having a humidification arrangement (32) configured to increase the humidity of compressed gas in a fuel cell system, a compressor housing assembly comprising the same, and a method of compressing and humidifying a gas in a fuel cell system are disclosed. The compressor housing (4) comprises an inlet portion (12) defining a compressor inlet (14) configured 2024/140782 to receive intake air, an impeller chamber portion at least partially defining an impeller chamber (18) in fluid communication with the compressor inlet (14), and an outlet portion (20) at least partially defining a compressor outlet (22) in fluid communication with the impeller chamber (18). The outlet portion (20) at least partially defines a humidification arrangement (32) configured to deliver a humidification liquid to the compressor outlet (22).

MEMBRANE, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND WATER ELECTROLYSIS APPARATUS

Resumen de: US20260218402A1

0000 A membrane having excellent radical durability and low gas permeability, a membrane electrode assembly including the membrane, and a water electrolysis apparatus are provided. A membrane having a laminated structure including a layer B1, a layer A, and a layer B2 in this order, in which the layer A contains a hydrocarbon-based polymer (a) which has an ionic group and may be fluorine-substituted, and each of the layers B1 and B2 contains a perfluoro-carbon polymer (b) having an ionic group.

GRAPHENE-CONTAINING COMPOSITE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SAME

Resumen de: US20260217536A1

0000 To provide a graphene-containing composite structure having high catalytic activity, and a manufacturing method of the same. 0000 The above-described problem is solved by a graphene-containing composite structure comprising a graphene multilayer film doped with impurities on a surface of Ni nanoparticles that dissolve carbon. Such a composite structure is manufactured by layering, in close proximity to each other, a mixture obtained by mixing a nano-metal powder composed of Ni, a metal carbide heated by microwaves, and a zeolite-based catalyst, and a susceptor that includes an impurity source providing the impurities and is heated by microwaves, and circulating a reaction gas containing hydrocarbons while performing irradiation with microwaves.

HYBRID ELECTRODE COMPRISING PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLES AND ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME

Resumen de: US20260218401A1

The present disclosure relates to a hybrid electrode including plasmonic nanoparticles and an electrolysis system including the same. The hybrid electrode and the electrolysis system including the same according to embodiments of the present disclosure may utilize a plasmonic-active (antenna–reactor) composite electrode to re-activate a catalyst surface via plasmonic phenomena during an electrochemical reaction.

MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND USE THEREOF

Resumen de: WO2025119546A1

The invention relates to a membrane electrode assembly (1) comprising a polymer electrolyte membrane (2) and at least one electrode (3) arranged on the polymer electrolyte membrane (2), the membrane electrode assembly (1) comprising silver and/or a silver-containing compound (4). The invention also relates to: an electrolysis cell; a cell stack; an electrolysis system; a method (100) for manufacturing a membrane electrode assembly (1); and uses of the membrane electrode assembly (1).

REDOX FLOW BATTERY CELL STACK CONSISTING OF SUB-CELL STACKS

Resumen de: WO2025061805A1

The aim of the invention is to reduce current losses in a cell stack of a redox flow battery. This is achieved by a cell stack (10) comprising a plurality of sub-cell stacks (101, 102, …, 10n), wherein a transition frame (40) is arranged between at least two sub-cell stacks (101, 102, …, 10n), which adjoin each other in the stacking direction (R), of the plurality n of sub-cell stacks (101, 102, …, 10n), and a first connecting group (41a, 41b, 42a, 42b) with a number m of connecting channels (43) is arranged in the transition frame (40). Each connecting channel (43) of the first connecting group (41a, 41b, 42a, 42b) passes through the respective transition frame (40) in the stacking direction (R), and one of the plurality of first electrolyte liquid channels (18a1, …, 18an, 18b1, …, 18bn, 19a1, …, 19an, 19b1, …, 19bn) of each first electrolyte group (36a, 36b, 37a, 37b) in each adjacent sub-cell stack (101, 102, …, 10n) of the transition frame (40) is closed by the transition frame (40) in the stacking direction (R), while the remaining electrolyte liquid channels (18a1, …, 18an, 18b1, …, 18bn, 19a1, …, 19an, 19b1, …, 19bn) of the sub-cell stack (101, 102, …, 10n) on one side of the transition frame (40) are each connected, via one of the number m of connecting channels (43) of the first connecting group (41a, 41b, 42a, 42b), to one of the remaining first electrolyte liquid channels (18a1, …, 18an, 18b1, …, 18bn, 19a1, …, 19an, 19b1, …, 19bn)

COMPOSITES INCLUDING INCOMPATIBLE POLYMERS AND/OR OTHER INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS

Resumen de: CN121843809A

Composite materials, methods of making composite materials, and methods of using composite materials are described herein. The composite material includes an incompatible polymer and/or other incompatible materials. The composite material can be used for various industrial applications. A composite material includes a first component including a first material having a fluid permeable portion and a second component including a second material that is incompatible with the first material; the first component and the second component are coupled at an interface, the interface comprising the second material contained in the fluid permeable portion of the first material, and the interface forming a third component separating at least a portion of the first component from the second component.

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING FLAT ELEMENTS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GALVANIC CELLS

Resumen de: WO2025061848A1

The invention relates to a device (1) for separating flat elements (2) for the production of galvanic cells. The device (1) comprises a receiving unit (10) which is designed to receive a stack (3) of flat elements (2) having a plurality of flat elements (2) and to provide the flat elements (2), one after the other, to a separating region (20). The device (1) also comprises a gas supply unit (30) which is designed to supply a gas flow (21, 22) to the separating region (20), said gas flow generating a negative pressure in the separating region (20) in order to lift, by means of the generated negative pressure, a first flat element (4) from the stack (3) of flat elements (2). The device (1) is furthermore designed to exert a force (24) on the lifted first flat element (4), which causes the first flat element (4) to move out of the separating region (20) along a movement direction (6). The invention also relates to a method for separating flat elements (2) for the production of galvanic cells.

FUEL CELL SYSTEM FOR A MOBILE WORK MACHINE

Resumen de: WO2025061384A1

The invention relates to a fuel cell system (1) for a mobile work machine, in particular an industrial truck, comprising a hydrogen-powered fuel cell device (4), a cooling system (11) which comprises a fan device (9), wherein the fan device (9) is designed to generate a cooling air flow for the fuel cell device (4), and a flushing system (13) which is designed to flush the fuel cell device (4). The fuel cell device (4) and the fan device (9) are secured to an assembly mount (3) which forms, between the fuel cell device (4) and the fan device (9), an exhaust air channel (10) of the cooling system (11) and a buffering storage chamber (12) of the flushing system (13), wherein the buffering storage chamber (12) is connected to the exhaust air channel (10) of the cooling system (11) by means of a throttle connection (35).

FUEL CELL SYSTEM FOR A MOBILE WORK MACHINE

Resumen de: WO2025061385A1

The invention relates to a fuel cell system (1) for a mobile work machine, in particular an industrial truck, comprising a hydrogen-powered fuel cell device (4), a hydrogen tank (5) which is connected to the fuel cell device (4) by means of a supply line (6), and a flushing system (10) which is designed to flush the fuel cell device (4). The flushing system (10) has a flushing valve (11) which is arranged in a flushing line (12) connected to the fuel cell device (4). A pressure sensor (15) is provided which is designed to detect the pressure in the flushing line (12) between the fuel cell device (4) and the flushing valve (11). The pressure sensor (15) is connected to an electronic controller (20) which is designed to monitor the function of the flushing valve (11) using the measurement values of the pressure sensor (15).

FUEL CELL SYSTEM FOR A MOBILE WORK MACHINE

Resumen de: WO2025061496A1

The invention relates to a fuel cell system (1) for a mobile work machine, in particular an industrial truck, comprising a hydrogen-powered fuel cell device (4) and a cooling system (11) which comprises a fan device (9), wherein the fan device (9) is designed to generate a cooling air flow for the fuel cell device (4). The fuel cell system (1) has an assembly mounting (3) in the form of a metal cast component to which the fuel cell device (4) and the fan device (9) are secured, wherein the assembly mounting is formed between the fuel cell device (4) and the fan device (9) as an air channel of the cooling system (11).

CROSS-FLOW COMPONENT FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE

Resumen de: US2025092538A1

A bipolar plate for an electrochemical device may include, among other things, a conductive main body extending between first and second sides to define a cross-flow arrangement. The cross-flow arrangement may include first flow channels interspersed with first ribs along the first side, second flow channels interspersed with second ribs along the second side, and cross-over channels that may extend across the respective first ribs to interconnect the adjacent first flow channels. A method of forming a component for an electrochemical device is also disclosed.

FUEL CELL SYSTEM FOR A MOBILE WORK MACHINE

Nº publicación: EP4781473A1 29/07/2026

Solicitante:

LINDE MATERIAL HANDLING GMBH [DE]
Linde Material Handling GmbH

Resumen de: WO2025061497A1

The invention relates to a fuel cell system (1) for a mobile work machine, in particular an industrial truck, comprising a housing (2), a fuel cell device (11), in particular a hydrogen-powered fuel cell device (11), a cooling system (16) which comprises a fan device (15), wherein the fan device (15) is designed to generate a cooling air flow for the fuel cell device (11), and a power voltage transformer (31). The power voltage transformer (31) is cooled by the cooling air flow for the fuel cell device (4).