Miniature ceramic fuel cell

Lessing, Paul A; Zuppero, Anthony C

Title: Miniature ceramic fuel cell

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Abstract

A miniature power source assembly capable of providing portable electricity is provided. A preferred embodiment of the power source assembly employing a fuel tank, fuel pump and control, air pump, heat management system, power chamber, power conditioning and power storage. The power chamber utilizes a ceramic fuel cell to produce the electricity. Incoming hydro carbon fuel is automatically reformed within the power chamber. Electrochemical combustion of hydrogen then produces electricity.

Inventors:

Lessing, Paul A ^[1]; Zuppero, Anthony C ^[1]

Idaho Falls, ID

Issue Date:: 1997-06-24

Research Org.:: Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 871013

Patent Number(s):: 5641585

Application Number:: 08/408,761

Assignee:: Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company (Idaho Falls, ID)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
H01M8/247 - Arrangements for tightening a stack, for accommodation of a stack in a tank or for assembling different tanks
H01M8/2425 - High-temperature cells with solid electrolytes
H01M8/1253 - the electrolyte containing zirconium oxide

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E60/10 - Energy storage

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
Y02P70/50 - Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
H01M8/04223 - during start-up or shut-down
H01M8/04022 - {Heating by combustion}
H01M8/04089 - of gaseous reactants

H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04M - TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
H04M1/0262 - {for a battery compartment}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E60/50 - Fuel cells

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
H01M2008/1293 - {Fuel cells with solid oxide electrolytes}
H01M8/04014 - Heat exchange using gaseous fluids
H01M8/2432 - Grouping of unit cells of planar configuration
H01M8/04007 - related to heat exchange
H01M2300/0074 - Ion conductive at high temperature
H01M8/0625 - {in a modular combined reactor/fuel cell structure}
H01M8/04225 - during start-up
H01M8/243 - Grouping of unit cells of tubular or cylindrical configuration

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DOE Contract Number:: AC07-94ID13223

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: miniature; ceramic; fuel; cell; power; source; assembly; capable; providing; portable; electricity; provided; preferred; embodiment; employing; tank; pump; control; air; heat; management; chamber; conditioning; storage; utilizes; produce; incoming; hydro; carbon; automatically; reformed; electrochemical; combustion; hydrogen; produces; source assembly; air pump; power conditioning; fuel cell; fuel tank; power source; preferred embodiment; power chamber; assembly capable; ceramic fuel; fuel pump; /429/

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  abstractNote = {A miniature power source assembly capable of providing portable electricity is provided. A preferred embodiment of the power source assembly employing a fuel tank, fuel pump and control, air pump, heat management system, power chamber, power conditioning and power storage. The power chamber utilizes a ceramic fuel cell to produce the electricity. Incoming hydro carbon fuel is automatically reformed within the power chamber. Electrochemical combustion of hydrogen then produces electricity.},

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