Patent SG-11201804110W-A (SG)
Title: Improved cpox fuel peformer and sofc system
Inventor: PALUMBO NATHAN
IPC: H01M8/0258
Filed: 2016-01-08
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property ' Organization International Bureau nr .5)1 (43) International Publication Date .... ..1r„.1 27 April 2017 (27.04.2017) WI P0 I P CT ID Hit (10) WO International 2017/069791 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Publication Al Number (51) International Patent Classification: (72) Inventors: PALUMBO, Nathan; 184 Malden Street, West HO1M 8/0258 (2016.01) C01B 3/40 (2006.01) Boylston, MA 01583 (US). PERSKY, Joshua; 72 Central Avenue, Berlin, MA 01503 (US). HARRINGTON, (21) International Application Number: Forest; 200 Manning Street, Apt. 26b, Hudson, MA 01749 PCT/US2016/012640 (US). (22) International Filing Date: (74) Agents: CHACLAS, George, N. et al.; ADLER POL- 8 January 2016 (08.01.2016) LOCK & SHEEHAN P.C., One Citizens Plaza, Provid- (25) Filing Language: English ence, RI 02903 (US). (26) Publication Language: English (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (30) Priority Data: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, 62/243,960 20 October 2015 (20.10.2015) US BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, (71) Applicant: PROTONEX TECHNOLOGY CORPORA- DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, TION [US/MA]; 153 Northboro Road, Southborough, MA HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, 01772-1034 (US). KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. [Continued on next page] (54) Title: IMPROVED CPDX FUEL PEFORMER AND SOFC SYSTEM 2000 2060 (57) : A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system includes hot 2020 7 zone enclosure walls formed as a substantially continuous 'L-2516 204 K y3040 202 having thermally conductive path each comprising materials a * FL/EL. IN thermal than 100 Whiny. coefficient of conductivity of greater cm= iip..1%. -2. The SOFC further includes a CPDX reactor that includes a fuel k al - 7 ' reactor body formed as a thermally conductive comprising path 2300-- , et Pi Pi 2513 _ _ . having — 201 7 materials a coefficient of thermal conductivity of greater 231'C 2306-- ) 230, t v, than 100 W/m°K. The fuel reactor body conducts thermal energy . ts, -2055 411r Sal a by CPDX reaction out of the system to a heat dissipat- , generated , 1 4 t.4. O82 202 r\", eV ing flange in The flange is to supported ambient air. configured '---- ... _2556 6 0 t 'S$ dissipate from fuel body \" -- 2512 sufficient thermal energy the reactor to *4 2514 0 04 maintain the fuel reactor body in a range of about 100°C to ta — 2 4 55 250°C. A fan is optionally provided to cool the heat dissipating 11 - zoio flange. 200 5 -1 \ I Wit - 2240 208 , 2 1 * — *** 2145 2 ru , _ , 1• 4 4 ° ' • 0 2015 / V : : - 52245 202r ' • * I n ' 1. 2135 * it 208 4— . I ' 4. , , ,... 4 -1- 2150 4 4 : 1111. 202 * 4 a ( - 2235 • 44 t 114Ma 11 1 4: 2210 .4t 221 t • t 2 - 510 11 2212 - - - - * 1 ,5t, t it \ N A 0 CP \ 2016 - 1 IN ---- 00A 4 ti Cr\ i V: 2265 ---,,, C ,„, 4 i \ 2165 \"-` 2518 o FIGURE 2 I , t- ••-.... L•t-, 511 L----2200 2 IN 11 0 ei O WO 2017/069791 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIRMEMOMMEROMHOMOVOIMIE (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, GH, SZ, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, Published: RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, CZ, IT, RS, DE, — LT, SE, with international search report (Art. 21(3))