Resumen de: US20260290866A1
A hydrocarbon fuel cell including a molecular decomposition chamber including a carbon-porous ceramic partition and a nickel-porous ceramic partition; an anode chamber disposed adjacent to the carbon-porous ceramic partition of the molecular decomposition chamber and equipped with a P-type semiconductor sidewall on an opposite sidewall; a cathode chamber disposed adjacent to the nickel-porous ceramic partition of the molecular decomposition chamber and equipped with an N-type semiconductor sidewall on an opposite sidewall; a pressure nozzle that sprays hydrocarbon fuel into the molecular decomposition chamber; an ultraviolet generator that irradiates the molecular decomposition chamber with ultraviolet light to decompose the hydrocarbon fuel into hydrogen ions and carbon ions; an oxygen injection unit that injects pressurized oxygen at a preset pressure into each of the anode chamber and the cathode chamber; and a power generation line that connects the P-type semiconductor sidewall and the N-type semiconductor sidewall.
Resumen de: WO2026196533A1
Provided is a fuel cell system that comprises a plurality of units each including a fuel cell stack, an anode circulation path through which an anode gas flows, and an anode valve that discharges anode off-gas from the anode circulation path to the outside, wherein: the fuel cell system comprises a first unit, a second unit, and a control device that controls the first unit and the second unit; the control device opens the anode valve of the first unit at a first predetermined time and opens the anode valve of the second unit at a second predetermined time different from the first predetermined time, makes the valve opening time of the anode valve of the first unit earlier than the first predetermined time on the basis of a physical quantity that indicates the degree of necessity for opening the anode valve in the first unit, and makes the valve opening time of the anode valve of the second unit earlier than the second predetermined time on the basis of a physical quantity that indicates the degree of necessity for opening the anode valve in the second unit.
Resumen de: WO2026196351A1
This fuel cell system, which is provided with a plurality of units each including a fuel cell stack and a load device necessary for power generation, comprises: a first unit; a second unit; and a control device that controls the first unit and the second unit so as to match a system output with a required power generation amount. If the required power generation amount is less than a first predetermined value, the control device performs, as first control, matching a first output output from the first unit with the first predetermined value, operating the load device of the second unit with the first output, stopping the fuel cell stack of the second unit to set a second output to zero, and adjusting a consumption amount for the first output by the load device of the second unit to match a difference between the first predetermined value and the consumption amount with the required power generation amount.
Resumen de: WO2026196503A1
A fuel cell power generation device (18) has, arranged in an underfloor space (287) beneath a floor panel (284), a first cooling water pipe (64) that allows cooling water of a fuel cell (36) to flow to a cooling device (40), and power wiring (70) that guides output power of the fuel cell (36) to a power converter (56). Furthermore, a first cooling water pipe (66) is arranged in a center section in the width direction, and the power wiring (70) is arranged on both sides in the width direction, and a space is provided between the first cooling water pipe (66) and the power wiring (70).
Resumen de: WO2026196532A1
This fuel cell system includes a plurality of units each including a fuel cell stack, an anode circulation path, and an anode valve that discharges anode off-gas from the anode circulation path to the outside. The fuel cell system also includes a first unit, a second unit, and a control device that controls the first unit and the second unit. The control device performs the following: determining a time schedule, that defines scheduled valve opening times a1, a2 and scheduled valve closing times b1, b2 of the anode valve, on the basis of a water amount of product water generated in conjunction with power generation; setting the anode valve of the first unit to an open-valve state at a first prescribed time in the time schedule; and setting the anode valve of the second unit to the open-valve state at a second prescribed time different from the first prescribed time in the time schedule.
Resumen de: WO2026198623A1
A method and system for an energy storage system (ESS) cooling capacity expansion includes a plurality of battery modules situated within an enclosure. The enclosure includes an integrated chiller unit including a first condenser, a first compressor, a first evaporator, an expansion valve, and an external coupling for an add-on cooling unit. A coupling is used to connect the first condenser and the add-on cooling unit. The add-on cooling unit is external to the enclosure. The coupling includes an electrical connection and a refrigerant connection. The add-on cooling unit includes a second condenser, absent a second compressor and a second evaporator.
Resumen de: WO2026197288A1
Provided is a gas-liquid separator that enables miniaturization. The present invention provides a gas-liquid separator comprising a container body, at least one inlet, a gas outlet, a partition wall, and a demister, wherein: the inlet is configured to allow fluid to flow into the container body; the fluid is separated into a liquid component and a mist component by gas-liquid separation in a flow path between the inlet and the demister; the demister is configured to capture at least a portion of droplets included in the mist component while allowing a gas component to pass through; the gas outlet is configured to allow the gas component to be discharged from the container body; the partition wall is configured so as to form a first flow path and a second flow path inside the container body; the first flow path communicates with the inlet; the second flow path communicates with the gas outlet; and the demister is provided inside the second flow path at a position upstream of the gas outlet.
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: 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: 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: WO2026197693A1
A zirconia electrolyte for a solid oxide battery according to the present invention has a cubic crystal structure at room temperature, in which scandium oxide, ytterbium oxide, and gallium oxide form a substitutional solid solution, so that the zirconia electrolyte exhibits a high ionic conductivity and a low reduction rate of ionic conductivity.
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: WO2026197944A1
Disclosed is a fuel cell stack enclosure (1) for accommodating at least partly an assembled fuel cell stack, wherein the assembled fuel cell stack has at least a bottom endplate (102) and a top endplate (104) sandwiching a plurality of unit fuel cells, each unit fuel cell comprising a membrane electrode assembly and a bipolar plate, and wherein the enclosure (1) has a wall structure (2) which defines a space for accommodating the fuel cell stack, wherein the wall structure (2) is adapted to cover at least the fuel cell stack from the bottom endplate (102) to the top endplate (104) and further has a bottom edge (12) which is adapted to be mounted to a bottom cover plate (9) for the fuel cell stack enclosure (1), particularly the bottom endplate (102) of the fuel cell stack, and a top edge (14) which is adapted to be mounted to a top cover plate (8) for the fuel cell stack enclosure (1), wherein the wall structure (2) at least one protruding rib (20).
Resumen de: US20260287624A1
0000 A voltage estimation device includes a voltage acquisition unit that acquires an output voltage output by a first cell group containing one or more unit cells and one or more dummy cells, the unit cells and the dummy cells being connected in series, the unit cells being configured to generate electric power using a fuel gas and an oxygen-containing gas, the dummy cells being configured not to generate electric power, and a voltage estimation unit that estimates a cell voltage of each unit cell based on the output voltage and a unit amount of voltage drop per dummy cell.
Resumen de: WO2026198270A1
An ammonia synthesis system includes an ammonia reactor configured to convert nitrogen and hydrogen in a first gas stream to ammonia and to output an ammonia reactor output stream and a solid oxide fuel cell system comprising an anode portion configured to receive a residual gas stream separated from ammonia in the ammonia reactor output stream.
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: US20260286075A1
0000 Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass a method for the formation of carbonate or bicarbonate anion exchange membrane from a composition comprising one or more of polycyclic olefinic monomers of formula (I) and one or more monomers of formula (III) for forming anion exchange membrane optionally in combination with one or more monomers of formula (II). The method provides for the composition to undergo mass vinyl addition polymerization either under thermal or photolytic conditions and then formed into ionomers on a suitable membrane support. The membrane supports thus formed are suitable as anion exchange membranes for fabricating a variety of electrochemical devices, among others. More specifically, the ionomeric membranes are formed on a variety of supports which contains a variety of quaternized amino functionalized norbornene monomeric units which are lightly crosslinked (less than five mol %). The membranes so formed exhibit very high ionic conductivity of up to 280 mS/cm at 80° C. The electrochemical devices made in accordance of this invention are useful as fuel cells, gas separators, and the like.
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: AU2026200169A1
An electrochemical cell stack according to an embodiment includes a plurality of electrochemical cell stacked one on another, and an electric potential measurement terminal for measuring an 5 electric potential of the electrochemical cell. The electocheical cell includes an electrode plate, a flow channel plate, an electrode plate outer frame, a flow channel plate outer frame, and a sealing member. The flow channel plate outer frame is formed by adhering a plurality of sheet members by an adhesive. The 10 electric potential measurement terminal is partially arranged between the sheet members. The electric potential measurement terminal includes a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion. The second end portion of the electric potential measurement terminal extends 15 outside the electrochemical cell. The first end portion of the electric potential measurement terminal is connected in a bent state to one main surface of the flow channel plate at a position inside the sealing member. an a n 64a4b 8c 8a 8d 8b 4b 8a 8d an a n b
Resumen de: EP4810950A1
The present disclosure relates to a sensor unit for use in an air filter system which serves to separate at least one harmful gas from an air flow. The sensor unit comprises a first sensor. The first sensor comprises two electrodes and a material layer which connects the electrodes. The electrical resistance of the material layer changes when the material layer comes into contact with the at least one harmful gas. The sensor unit further comprises a processing unit configured to determine a time derivative of a change in resistance of the material layer of at least the first sensor and to generate an output signal based on a function of the determined time derivative. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing the sensor unit.
Resumen de: GB2704884A
A heat exchanger assembly for use with a redox flow battery, the assembly comprising: a fluid inlet 16; one or more heat exchanger modules 20; and means for moving fluid from the fluid inlet through said one or more heat exchanger modules 20. Each heat exchanger module comprises: one or more inlet openings 25 in fluid connection with the fluid inlet; one or more outlet openings 27; and one or more branch ducts 22 connecting each of the inlet openings to an outlet opening, the branch ducts configured to be submerged in an electrolyte of the flow battery module. The inlet duct (18, fig. 1) may be a collapsible construction of a non-rigid material and the fluid may be air moved by a fan (23, fig. 1) positioned at the fluid inlet. Another heat exchanger assembly and a flow battery module are also claimed. (figure 3)
Nº publicación: EP4811473A1 23/09/2026
Solicitante:
JIANGSU LONGVAULT ENERGY TECH CO LTD [CN]
Jiangsu Longvault Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
Resumen de: EP4811473A1
Disclosed in the present invention is a flow battery energy storage system of 30 MW level and above, which comprises more than eight fluid process systems. A positive electrolyte storage tank and a negative electrolyte storage tank of each fluid process system are respectively connected to a positive electrode current equalizer and a negative electrode current equalizer by means of transfer pumps, the current equalizers supplying electrolyte to positive electrodes and negative electrodes of all battery stacks in the system simultaneously, and the electrolyte from an electrolyte outlet of each battery stack being combined and flowing back to the electrolyte storage tanks by means of another positive electrode current equalizer and negative electrode current equalizer separately. The battery stacks with the corresponding serial numbers in the fluid process systems are connected in series, and each string of battery stacks is externally connected to a converter device. The present invention adds current equalizers or multi-stage distribution pipelines for battery stacks, so as to achieve uniform fluid distribution, and reduce the flow difference. In addition, using advanced converter devices overcomes the problems of system energy loss or low reliability and stability caused by a circuit topology between a conventional battery stack and DC/DC and/or AC/DC, as well as the limitations of low integration and small power scale, generally not greater than 500 kW of individual energy