Resumen de: WO2026089445A1
The present invention provides a separator comprising: a manifold into which a reaction fluid is introduced; a diffusion flow path connected to the manifold and configured to diffuse the introduced reaction fluid; and a cover plate disposed above the diffusion flow path to cover the entire diffusion flow path.
Resumen de: WO2026089446A1
The present invention provides a laminated separator structure in which a membrane electrode assembly is inserted and fixed between a pair of separators, wherein protrusion portions are provided on any one separator, recess portions corresponding to the protrusion portions are formed in the other separator, and the protrusion portions and the recess portions are coupled to each other.
Resumen de: US20260116262A1
A method for controlling fuel cell power generation of a vehicle is introduced. The method may comprise obtaining driving information about at least two upcoming segments of a road, wherein the at least two upcoming segments are segments of the road to be driven by the vehicle driving on a current segment. The method may further comprise estimating, based on the obtained driving information, a required fuel cell output value of the current segment. The method may also comprise determining, based on the current segment being a segment for regenerative braking and based on the required fuel cell output value, whether to perform fuel cell power generation control of the vehicle. Based on the determining, the method may control power generation of a fuel cell of the vehicle.
Resumen de: DE102024131581A1
Um eine Plattenlage, beispielsweise für einen Elektrolyseur oder eine Brennstoffzelle, umfassend einen Träger und beidseitig des Trägers angeordnete Elastomerprofillagen, die insbesondere auf der jeweiligen Seite des Trägers verlaufende Funktionsprofile bilden, wobei die Elastomerprofillagen sich bis zu einer Plattenlagenkante erstrecken und auf den einander gegenüberliegenden Seiten des Trägers einander gegenüberliegende, an die Plattenlagenkante angrenzende Endkantenbereiche bilden, derart zu verbessern dass ein Ablösen der Endkantenbereiche der Elastomerprofillagen verhindert wird, wird vorgeschlagen, dass der längs der Plattenlagenkante zwischen den einander gegenüberliegenden Endkantenbereiche liegende Träger mindestens einen an die Plattenlagenkante angrenzenden und sich in den Träger hinein erstreckenden Ausschnitt aufweist, in welchem ein die Endkantenbereiche verbindendes und diese relativ zueinander in Anlage an an dem Träger haltendes Verbindungsstück liegt.
Resumen de: US20260121093A1
0000 A propulsion system for an aircraft includes a fan section having a fan; a turbomachine including a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section arranged in serial flow order; at least one electric machine; a fuel cell assembly configured to supply power to the electric machine; and a controller including a memory and one or more processors. One or both of the turbomachine and the at least one electric machine are configured to drive rotation of the fan of the fan section. The fuel cell assembly includes at least one fuel cell, a first fluid inlet for receiving a flow of pressurized air, and a second fluid inlet for receiving a flow of fuel.
Resumen de: WO2026089172A1
An example embodiment of the present disclosure provides a separator for an electrochemical device including: a separator body; and a protective layer coated on a surface of the separator body, wherein the protective layer includes a Mn-Co oxide, and when a region including an inner surface in contact with the surface of the separator body in the protective layer is referred to as an inner region, and a region including an external surface is referred to as an outer region, the Mn-Co oxide has a higher content of Mn in the inner region than a content of Mn in the outer region.
Resumen de: WO2026088511A1
An electrolyte sheet (11) comprises a first main surface (S1), a second main surface (S2), a side surface (S3) continuous with the first main surface (S1) and the second main surface (S2), and a plurality of recessed grooves (15) formed in the side surface (S3) and extending along a direction perpendicular to a boundary (M1) between the first main surface (S1) and the side surface (S3).
Resumen de: US20260121441A1
A hybrid battery system (HBS) for supplying power during long-term outages and short-term outages for a datacenter and related methods are described. An example HBS comprising a set of solid-state hydrogen batteries (SSHBs) and a set of rechargeable batteries (RBs) is configured to supply power to compute resources associated with a datacenter. The hybrid battery system is coupled to fuel cells to supply hydrogen to the fuel cells by heating an SSHB. A power control system is configured to: (1) during a short-term outage associated with the datacenter, selectively cause a subset of the set of RBs to supply power to the compute resources, and (2) during a long-term outage associated with the datacenter, selectively cause heat to be supplied to the set of SSHBs, resulting in a supply of hydrogen to one or more of the fuel cells, allowing supply of power to the compute resources.
Resumen de: DE102024210307A1
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Regelung der Stöchiometrie λ auf einer Anodenseite eines Brennstoffzellensystems (100), bei dem Wasserstoff über einen Wasserstoffpfad (20) einer Anode (103) eines Brennstoffzellenstapels (101) zugeführt und über einen Anodenkreis (50) rezirkuliert wird, wobei die Rezirkulation mit Hilfe einer in den Anodenkreis (50) integrierten Rezirkulationspumpe (52) bewirkt wird. Abhängig vom Stickstoff-Anteil im Anodengas wird die Stöchiometrie λ angepasst.Die Erfindung betrifft ferner ein Brennstoffzellensystem (100) zur Durchführung des Verfahrens.
Resumen de: US20260121087A1
0000 A fuel cell stack includes a cell stack including a plurality of unit cells stacked in a first direction, an end plate disposed at at least one of first end portion and second end portion of the cell stack, an enclosure disposed with the end plate to surround a side portion of the cell stack and configured to be divided into a plurality of segments, a first gasket disposed in a first gap defined between the plurality of segments, and a second gasket disposed in a second gap defined between the enclosure and the end plate. The first gasket includes an end portion facing the second gasket in the first direction, and the end portion of the first gasket presses against the second gasket based on the end plate and the enclosure being assembled in the first direction.
Resumen de: US20260121086A1
0000 A separator for an electrochemical device including: a fluid inlet; a fluid outlet; a plurality of first flow paths connected to the fluid inlet; and a plurality of second flow paths connected to the fluid outlet and the first flow path, wherein in a connection region in which the plurality of first flow paths and the plurality of second flow paths are connected to each other, two second flow paths, adjacent to each other, are connected to one first flow path among the plurality of first flow paths, and two first flow paths, adjacent to each other, are commonly connected to one second flow path among the plurality of second flow paths.
Resumen de: US20260121094A1
A method for controlling power generation of a fuel cell of a vehicle is disclosed. The method may comprise obtaining driving information about an upcoming segment of a road to be driven by the vehicle driving on a current segment of the road. The method may further comprise determining, based on the driving information, a required fuel cell output value of the current segment. Based on the driving information and the required fuel cell output value, the method may comprise determining whether to limit power generation of the fuel cell. The method may further comprise controlling, based on the determining, reduction of power generation of the fuel cell such that a power supply for driving the vehicle in the current segment is provided from a battery of the vehicle.
Resumen de: US20260115667A1
A device for treating polymer membranes are disclosed. The device includes a membrane and at least one spacer that defines flow channels along the membrane surface and provides openings for solution contact between adjacent layers. A liquid treatment solution is circulated through the device to enable ion exchange, conditioning, or quaternization of the membrane. In embodiments, the membrane and spacer are wound in a spiral around a tube and arranged inside a housing. A pump circulates the treatment solution through the housing to ensure uniform contact and reaction.
Resumen de: US20260116263A1
The present disclosure relates to a computer system and a method for controlling a power system of a vehicle. The power system includes a fuel cell system and an energy storage system including one or more batteries. The method includes: predicting a refuelling event during which the vehicle is expected to refuel a fuel tank of the fuel cell system at a fuelling station, estimating an instance for initiating a shutdown process of the fuel cell system, wherein after the estimated instance the vehicle is expected to be operated in a first operating mode, until an arrival to the fuelling station, and controlling the power system in a way such that the state-of-energy level of the energy storage system is equal to or higher than the determined state-of-energy threshold level when the vehicle reaches the estimated instance.
Resumen de: US20260116746A1
0000 Methods and systems for hydrogen production from inert sodium salts are described herein. In an example method, steam is generated by a nuclear reactor power plant system. The steam is applied to sodium formate to facilitate one or more thermal and/or hydrothermal decomposition processes, thereby generating hydrogen. In the example method, sodium formate is generated by combining sodium hydroxide generated by an electrolysis process with sodium carbonate and/or sodium bicarbonate generated by a carbon capture process. Embodiments can be used to supply hydrogen storage facilities and/or for energy production.
Resumen de: US20260121083A1
0000 A High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cell includes a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM); an anode catalyst layer on one surface of the PEM, and a cathode catalyst layer on the opposite surface of the PEM; Gas Diffusion Layers (GDLs) on outside surfaces of the anode and the cathode layers; and Bipolar Plates (BPPs) on outside surfaces of the GDLs. One or more contacting surfaces of the Membrane Exchange Assembly (MEA) subcomponents are coated, at least in part, with an electrically conductive polymer composite material that softens at or below the operating temperature of the HT-PEM. Also disclosed is a fuel cell bipolar plate (BPP) that includes a plurality of gaseous media coolant flow channels which have deflection barriers configured to cause the gaseous media coolant to divide and flow horizontally around a deflection barrier in a direction of an adjacent gaseous media coolant flow channel.
Resumen de: US20260116551A1
A hybrid rotor drive system includes: a gas turbine engine including a compressor, a combustor, a turbine, and a first output shaft that mechanically connects the compressor to the turbine; an electric motor including a second output shaft; and a gear box including a first input interface, a second input interface, a speed reducer that reduces speed of rotational force input from the first input interface and the second input interface, and an output interface that outputs the rotational force, which has been reduced in speed by the speed reducer, to a rotor. The first output shaft of the gas turbine engine is mechanically connected to the first input interface, and the second output shaft of the electric motor is mechanically connected to the second input interface.
Resumen de: EP4362149A1
The invention relates to a transport and testing trolley (1) for moving and conditioning and/or testing stacked assemblies of electrolyser and/or fuel cell components. The trolley allows to take stacks immediately at the end of an in-zone production, for example an in-line production, to transport them directly to a conditioning and/or testing station and to implement conditioning and/or testing step(s) of said stacks directly on the trolley, without having to manipulate them before said steps.
Resumen de: WO2026087457A1
The invention is provided with a porous transport layer for an electrolyser or for a fuel cell, comprising a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is made from conductive fibers having an average equivalent diameter of less than 100 µm and an aspect ratio of discrete length to diameter of at least 5, wherein said conductive fibers have a standard deviation between fibers of the equivalent fiber diameter of less than 30% of the equivalent fiber diameter. The second layer is made from irregularly shaped conductive particles, wherein said second layer has an average pore size smaller than the average pore size of the first layer, and wherein the porosity within the thickness of said second layer has a variation less than 10% from the nominal value. The first layer is metallurgically bonded to the second layer.
Resumen de: US20260116237A1
0000 A park energy reserve feature for a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) includes detecting a key-off event indicative of a powerdown of the FCEV and, in response thereto, determining whether a set of conditions for enablement of a park energy reserve feature of a fuel cell power system (FCPS) of the FCEV are satisfied, where the FCPS comprises a hydrogen (H2) fuel cell stack that is configured to selectively generate electrical energy for recharging a high voltage battery system of the FCEV. When satisfied, the park energy reserve feature is executed by extending operation of the FCPS to recharge a high voltage battery system to a desired state of charge (SOC) level that includes an amount of reserve SOC for operating the FCEV without the use of the FCPS during a subsequent startup procedure of the FCPS and, thereafter, completing a shutdown procedure of the FCEV.
Resumen de: DE102024210501A1
Um ein Verfahren zum optimierten Festlegen einer Brennstoffkonzentration einer Brennstoffzelle bereitzustellen, wird ein Verfahren zum Steuern des Betriebs einer Brennstoffzelle (100) vorgeschlagen, umfassend die folgenden Schritte:- Erfassen (B1) von wenigstens einem Messwert eines Betriebsparameters der Brennstoffszelle oder Erstellen (B2) eines Modells für den zeitlichen Verlauf des Betriebsparameters,- Ermitteln eines Zielwerts für eine H2-Konzentration für das Brenngas der Brennstoffzelle basierend auf dem erfassten Messwert (C1) oder dem Modell des Betriebsparameters (C2), und- Zuführen (D1, D2) von Brenngas mit dem ermittelten Zielwert der H2-Konzentration.
Resumen de: US20260116566A1
0000 A propulsion system for an aircraft includes a fan section having a fan; a turbomachine including a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section arranged in serial flow order; at least one electric machine; a fuel cell assembly configured to supply power to the electric machine; and a controller including a memory and one or more processors. One or both of the turbomachine and the at least one electric machine are configured to drive rotation of the fan of the fan section. The fuel cell assembly includes at least one fuel cell, a first fluid inlet for receiving a flow of pressurized air, and a second fluid inlet for receiving a flow of fuel.
Resumen de: US20260116555A1
0000 A propulsion system for an aircraft includes a fan section having a fan; a turbomachine including a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section arranged in serial flow order; at least one electric machine; a fuel cell assembly configured to supply power to the electric machine; and a controller including a memory and one or more processors. One or both of the turbomachine and the at least one electric machine are configured to drive rotation of the fan of the fan section. The fuel cell assembly includes at least one fuel cell, a first fluid inlet for receiving a flow of pressurized air, and a second fluid inlet for receiving a flow of fuel.
Resumen de: WO2026088471A1
This operation control device, which controls the operation of a fuel cell device, is configured to comprise: an external information acquisition unit that acquires external information including market electricity and hydrogen prices used to operate the fuel cell device; an operation cost calculation unit that calculates power generation cost in a fuel cell mode using the hydrogen price, hydrogen generation cost in an electrolysis mode using the electricity price, operation switching profit based on the power generation cost or the hydrogen generation cost, and operation switching loss resulting from switching between the fuel cell mode and the electrolysis mode; an operation mode determination unit that determines to switch the operation mode when the difference between the operation switching profit and the operation switching loss exceeds a determination threshold value; and an operation control unit that controls the operation on the basis of the determination made by the operation mode determination unit.
Nº publicación: US20260121090A1 30/04/2026
Solicitante:
FCA US LLC [US]
FCA US LLC
Resumen de: US20260121090A1
A fuel cell wakeup and conditioning system for a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) initiate a wakeup timer for periodically waking up a fuel cell power system (FCPS) to perform at least one of thermal and humidity conditioning, based on the wakeup timer, a state of charge (SOC) of a high voltage battery system of the FCEV, and an ambient temperature, determine whether to perform (i) only thermal conditioning of the FCPS or (ii) both thermal and humidity conditioning of the FCPS and, based on the determination, control only a thermal conditioning system to perform thermal conditioning of the FCPS or (ii) both the thermal conditioning system and a humidity conditioning system to perform thermal and humidity conditioning of the FCPS.