Resumen de: US20260290869A1
Disclosed is a method, device, membrane stack, and system for boosting a redox flow battery with a membrane device comprising: n triplet of membranes, wherein n is an integer of 1 or more, and wherein each triplet of membranes consists of an anion exchange membrane, a bipolar membrane, and a cation exchange membrane; and3n+1 compartments, wherein one of the compartments comprises a cathode and wherein another of the compartments comprises an anode, and wherein the 3n+1 compartments are at least partly delineated by one of the triplet of membranes;circulating a catholyte to the compartment with the cathode;circulating an anolyte to the compartment with the anode; andcharging the redox flow battery by applying an electrical potential difference between the anode and the cathode and/or providing charged catholyte to the compartment with the cathode and anolyte to the compartment with the anode
Resumen de: US20260291464A1
0000 In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an acoustic device configured to be used with an energy device. The acoustic device may comprise a transducer configured to generate and transmit acoustic waves into the energy device. The transducer may be based on one or more physical or geometric design parameters that are configured to (1) optimize mass transportation within the energy device, and (2) match or accommodate one or more size or form factor constraints associated with the energy device.
Resumen de: US20260286916A1
0000 A comprehensive energy supply system with a hydrogen production prediction and calculation function and integrated with hydrogen energy storage by residual flue gas of a gas engine is provided. When a total amount of discharged flue gas is larger than a first amount of flue gas required by a chiller/heater, remaining flue gas is introduced into the exhaust gas waste heat boiler for generating steam. A second amount of flue gas discharged from the hydrogenation reaction combustion furnace and entering the exhaust gas waste heat boiler is determined so as to calculate a total amount of intake flue gas into the exhaust gas waste heat boiler. A required amount of natural gas raw material is calculated according to the mass flow of steam and a total carbon flow in natural gas, and natural gas is introduced into the furnace according to the amount of natural gas raw material.
Resumen de: US20260287122A1
Provided is a valve assembly for controlling a fluid. The valve assembly includes: a high-pressure container for storing hydrogen gas; a first flow path that is connected to a charging unit for charging a hydrogen gas, and a gas consuming unit, so that the hydrogen gas for charge and use, passes through one flow path; a second flow path that is connected between the high-pressure container and the first flow path; a third flow path that is connected between the high-pressure container and the first flow path; a manual valve that is mounted on the first flow path to manually open and close the first flow path; a solenoid valve that is mounted on the third flow path to open and close the third flow path; a fourth flow path that is connected between the high-pressure container and the first flow path; and a bleed valve that is mounted on the fourth flow path and opens and closes the fourth flow path to discharge the hydrogen gas inside the high-pressure container through the first flow path.
Resumen de: US20260290847A1
0000 A porous silicon carbide composite material including silicon carbide (SiC) and a carbon material, in which the porous silicon carbide composite material has a BET specific surface area of 10 m<2>/g or more and an electrical conductivity of 0.1 S/cm or more.
Resumen de: US20260290865A1
0000 A monitoring device tracks a plurality of related metrics, each related metric configured to monitor the same characteristic of a fuel cell system based on different types of data. The related metrics may include a first metric derived from direct measurements of the characteristics and a second metric. The second metric may be inferred from indirect measurements of the characteristic. An analysis module may detect a potential fuel leak based, at least in part, on an error, difference, deviation, and/or other comparative analysis of the related metrics. Alternatively, or in addition, potential fuel leaks may be detected by use of an artificial intelligence, machine learned and/or machine learning (AI/ML) model trained to identify related metrics that are indicative of anomalous operation of the fuel cell system, such as operation under fuel leak conditions.
Resumen de: US20250051018A1
0000 A propulsion system for an aircraft as disclosed herein may include a nacelle, a shaft positioned centrally within a cylindrical passageway of the nacelle, a fan coupled to one end of the shaft, a turbine coupled to an opposite end of the shaft, an electric motor coupled to the shaft, a compressor positioned within the cylindrical passageway, and a solid oxide fuel cell positioned with a hollow ring-shaped interior of the nacelle. The hollow ring-shaped interior may surround and be isolated from the cylindrical passageway. The turbine may be configured to provide primary torque to the shaft while the electric motor may be configured to provide additional torque to the shaft. The electric motor may be powered an electric output of the solid oxide fuel cell while the turbine may be powered at least in part by output gases from the solid oxide fuel cell.
Resumen de: WO2025026794A1
The invention relates to an electrically powered vehicle (10), including an electric drive (126) for propelling the vehicle (10); a fuel cell (14) for generating electrical and thermal energy; an electrically rechargeable high-voltage vehicle battery (124) for supplying power to the electric drive (126), which battery can be heated by thermal energy of the fuel cell (14); and a low-voltage electrical system (108) for supplying other electric low-voltage consumers (114); the invention is characterised in that the low-voltage electrical system (108) can be supplied with low-voltage power from the fuel cell (14).
Resumen de: US20260284563A1
0000 A liquid separator device, a method of using the liquid separator device, and a system including at least one liquid separator device, are disclosed.
Resumen de: WO2026193530A1
A power-supply device comprising: a housing; a plurality of metal-air fuel cells located within the housing, each metal-air fuel cell containing: an anode formed of metal; an air cathode; and an absorbent material layer configured to contain electrolyte positioned intermediate the anode and the air cathode; and a positive terminal and a negative terminal protruding from the housing.
Resumen de: WO2026195278A1
The invention relates to a valve assembly, in particular a shut-off valve assembly for a fuel cell system, comprising a valve unit (10) having a valve member (20) which can be adjusted between a closed position, which substantially interrupts a medium flow, and an open position, which releases the medium flow, an electric motor (28) for acting on the valve member (20) in order to move it between the closed position and the open position, and an actuation unit (68) which actuates the electric motor (28) in order for the valve member (20) to be acted on. The actuation unit (68) is designed, when the valve member (20) is to be moved from an actual position in the direction of a target position, to actuate the electric motor (28) in order for the valve member (20) to be acted on in the direction of the target position in such a way that a de-icing current flowing through the electric motor (28) substantially does not exceed a first threshold current.
Resumen de: WO2026198651A1
A system and method for reforming a hydrogen‑containing feedstock. The system includes a flow path defining a passage for a reactant fluid, a metallic substrate, a solid catalyst coating disposed on the metallic substrate, and where the catalyst coating is configured for converting a feedstock to hydrogen and a by‑product. A hydrogen‑containing chemical can be conveyed across the solid catalyst coating. An electrical current can be passed between a pair of electrodes and through the metallic substrate, heating the metallic substrate and supplying process heat to sustain an endothermic reforming or cracking reaction on the catalyst coating.
Resumen de: WO2026198659A1
A method (100) of producing lithium metal can include dissolving (110) an inorganic lithium feedstock in an anolyte to form a lithiumion. The lithiumion can be transferred (120) from the anolyte into a catholyte. The catholyte can include an ether-based solvent, and the anolyte can be immiscible with the ether-based solvent. The lithiumion can be electrochemically reduced (130) at a cathode in contact with the catholyte to form lithium metal.
Resumen de: WO2026197497A1
The present invention relates to a membrane electrode assembly for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, and a manufacturing method therefor, the membrane electrode assembly comprising: a polymer electrolyte membrane; a catalyst layer formed on at least one surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane; a microporous carbon layer, which is formed on the catalyst layer and includes micropores having a pore diameter of 1-100 nm; and a macroporous carbon layer, which is formed on the microporous carbon layer and includes macropores having a pore diameter of 0.5-1.5 μm.
Resumen de: WO2026196041A1
The invention relates to a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for use in fuel cells, electrolysers and membrane cell electrochemical production systems, which has anode electrode-membrane-cathode electrode layers that are nested with the membrane while the membrane is in a fluid form during production or after production, minimises the contact surface resistance between the surfaces, does not require creating mechanical pressure on the surfaces of the layers, and brings together the electrode, gas distribution layer and flow channels, and the production method thereof.
Resumen de: US20260290859A1
Set forth herein are systems and processes for conducting heat between a fuel cell and a reactor. The heat may be conducted using a variety of conduction and convection means.
Resumen de: US20260290861A1
0000 An inlet stream is flowed to an electrical cell assembly disposed within a housing. The electrochemical cell assembly includes electrochemical cells. An incompressible adhesive hermetically seals the electrochemical cells within the housing to prevent the electrochemical cells from being exposed to pressure that is external to the incompressible adhesive. The inlet stream interacts with an electrolyte of at least one of the electrochemical cells in a reduction-oxidation reaction to produce an outlet stream. The outlet stream is discharged from the housing.
Resumen de: US20260290857A1
0000 Fluid control in a conduit, enclosure or encasement. A fluid pathway in said conduit with a fuel cell stack at one end and a fan at an opposing end. At least one common shaft within conduit with an end extended therethrough connected with outer drive assembly that actuates two sets of coaxial first doors each with one or more of apertures coaxially mounted with two coaxially mounted second doors. The common shaft passes through the doors. Each first door connected to a lower control wheel. Each second door movably connect to a spline on said common shaft at one end to the conduit and the other end passes through the conduit to an upper control wheel. A dual drive wheel is configured to actuate each control wheel. Modes of door movement include actuation that locate each door in either perpendicular or parallel to a fluid flow in said conduit.
Resumen de: WO2026196937A1
This control device includes a control unit that controls a power generation system including a dehydrogenation reaction device that generates hydrogen by a dehydrogenation reaction and a fuel cell that generates power using the hydrogen. The control unit performs control such that exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell and supplied to the dehydrogenation reaction device reaches a predetermined temperature.
Resumen de: WO2026196938A1
This power generation system comprises: a dehydrogenation reaction device that generates hydrogen by a dehydrogenation reaction; a fuel cell that generates power using the hydrogen; a first supply line that supplies exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell to the dehydrogenation reaction device; and an air supply unit that supplies air from the outside to the first supply line.
Resumen de: WO2026196665A1
This laminate (50) comprises an electrolyte membrane (10), a catalyst layer (20), and a support film (40). The catalyst layer (20) is formed on a first surface of the electrolyte membrane (10). The support film (40) is bonded to the first surface or a second surface, which is on the reverse side from the first surface, of the electrolyte membrane (10). The support film (40) has a plurality of ventilation holes (41) that penetrate the support film (40) in the thickness direction. The diameter of the ventilation holes (41) is 0.01 mm to 2 mm inclusive. Air between the electrolyte membrane (10) and the support film (40) is discharged to the outside through the ventilation holes 41 of the support film (40). As a result, air accumulation between the electrolyte membrane (10) and the support film (40) can be suppressed.
Resumen de: WO2026196531A1
This fuel cell stack comprises a layered body formed by alternately layering membrane electrode structures and separators in a prescribed direction. Each separator has: a first plate member having a first rib provided protruding toward a membrane electrode structure so as to form, between the first plate member and the membrane electrode structure, a first gas flow path through which a first reaction gas flows; and a second plate member having a second rib provided protruding toward the membrane electrode structure so as to form, between the second plate member and the membrane electrode structure, a second gas flow path through which a second reaction gas flows. A cooling flow path through which a cooling medium flows is formed between the first plate member and the second plate member. The first gas flow path has an enlarged portion in which the flow path width is enlarged, and in plan view of the separator from the layering direction, the second rib is disposed in the enlarged portion of the first gas flow path.
Resumen de: WO2026196790A1
The present disclosure reduces the usage amount of noble metal in a component of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane-type cell. This cell component (10A) comprises: a bipolar plate (5); a flow path material (4) having a protrusion-and-recess section (40) on the surface to which the bipolar plate (5) is joined; and a conductive member (6) that is disposed on a protruding section (41) of the concave-convex section (40) and joins the bipolar plate (5) and the flow path material (4).
Resumen de: US20260290848A1
0000 An electrochemical cell includes a housing, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a contacting layer. The housing defines a first compartment, a gas inlet, a second compartment, and a fluid inlet. The first electrode is porous and disposed within the first compartment. The second electrode is disposed within the second compartment. The contacting layer is disposed within the housing intermediate of the first and second compartments. The contacting layer hermetically separates the first and second compartments. The contacting layer is permeable for allowing the fluid within the second compartment to permeate through the contacting layer and establish fluid communication amongst the gas, fluid, and first electrode. The contacting layer restricts flow of the gas from the first compartment through the contacting layer to the second compartment.
Nº publicación: WO2026195625A1 24/09/2026
Solicitante:
CIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN [FR]
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
Resumen de: WO2026195625A1
The invention relates to an anion exchange membrane for a fuel cell or electrolyser, which contains a film of a homopolymer of a (vinylbenzyl)trimethylammonium halide crosslinked by electron beam irradiation, as well as a process for obtaining same.