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US 12,227,855 · App. 17/336,559 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Reactant flow channels for electrolyzer applications

Inventors: Sean Michael MacKinnon (Vancouver, CA); Matthew Paul Paone (Burnaby, CA); Raoul Jacob Kingma (Langley, CA); Greg John Montie (Squamish, CA)
Assignee: Loop Energy Inc.
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Patent No.
US 12,227,855
App. No.
17/336,559
Granted
Feb 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrolyzer or unitized regenerative fuel cell has a flow field with at least one channel, wherein the cross-sectional area of the channel varies along at least a portion of the channel length. In some embodiments the channel width decreases along at least a portion of the length of the channel according to a natural exponential function. The use of this type of improved flow field channel can improve performance and efficiency of operation of the electrolyzer device.

Claims (28)

1. An electrolyzer assembly for generating hydrogen and oxygen from water, said electrolyzer assembly comprising a plurality of unit cells, each unit cell comprising:

(a) a proton exchange membrane interposed between an anode and a cathode;

(b) a cathode flow field layer adjacent to said cathode; and

(c) an anode flow field layer adjacent to said anode, said anode flow field layer defining an anode flow field that fluidly connects an anode inlet to an anode outlet, said anode flow field for directing water to said anode and for carrying oxygen produced at said anode,

wherein said anode flow field layer comprises a porous material adjacent said anode, and said anode flow field comprises passageways extending within said porous material, and

wherein said anode flow field has a fluid flow area that decreases monotonically from said anode inlet to said anode outlet.

2. The electrolyzer assembly of claim 1 , said anode flow field layer further comprising an anode plate, wherein said porous material is interposed between said anode and said anode plate.

3. The electrolyzer assembly of claim 2 said porous material having two major surfaces and comprising an anode channel formed in one of said major surfaces, said anode channel extending from said anode inlet to said anode outlet, wherein the cross-sectional area of said anode channel decreases monotonically from said anode inlet to said anode outlet.

4. The electrolyzer assembly of claim 3 , wherein the cross-sectional area of said anode channel decreases monotonically from said anode inlet to said anode outlet by a variation in at least one of channel width, channel depth and channel shape.

5. The electrolyzer assembly of claim 2 , said porous material having two major surfaces and comprising a plurality of anode channels formed in at least one of said major surfaces, each of said anode channels extending from said anode inlet to said anode outlet, wherein the cross-sectional area of said anode channels decreases monotonically from said anode inlet to said anode outlet.

6. The electrolyzer assembly of claim 2 wherein the porosity of said porous material decreases monotonically from said anode inlet to said anode outlet.

7. The electrolyzer assembly of claim 2 wherein the thickness of said porous material decreases monotonically from said anode inlet to said anode outlet.

8. The electrolyzer assembly of claim 3 , wherein the cross-sectional area of said anode channel decreases monotonically according to an exponential function.

9. The electrolyzer assembly of claim 1 , wherein said anode flow field layer comprises an anode flow field plate, said anode flow field plate comprising an anode channel formed therein and extending from said anode inlet to said anode outlet, wherein said porous material is contained within said anode channel, and wherein the cross-sectional area of said anode channel decreases monotonically from said anode inlet to said anode outlet.

10. The electrolyzer assembly of claim 9 , wherein the porosity of said porous material contained within said anode channel is substantially constant between said anode inlet and said anode outlet.

11. The electrolyzer assembly of claim 9 , wherein the width of said anode channel decreases monotonically from said anode inlet to said anode outlet.

12. The electrolyzer assembly of claim 1 , wherein said anode flow field layer comprises an anode flow field plate, said anode flow field plate comprising a plurality of anode channels formed therein, each of said anode channels extending from said anode inlet to said anode outlet, wherein said porous material is contained within said plurality of anode channels, and wherein the cross-sectional area of said anode channels decreases monotonically from said anode inlet to said anode outlet.

13. The electrolyzer assembly of claim 12 , wherein the porosity of said porous material contained within each of said anode channels is substantially constant between said anode inlet and said anode outlet.

14. The electrolyzer assembly of claim 12 , wherein the cross-sectional area of said anode channels decreases monotonically according to an exponential function.

15. The electrolyzer assembly of claim 1 , wherein said anode flow field layer comprises an anode flow field plate, said anode flow field plate comprising an anode channel formed therein, said anode channel extending from said anode inlet to said anode outlet, wherein said porous material is contained within said anode channel, and the porosity of said porous material decreases monotonically from said anode inlet to said anode outlet.

16. The electrolyzer assembly of claim 1 , wherein said anode flow field has a fluid flow area that decreases monotonically according to an exponential function.

17. The electrolyzer assembly of claim 1 , wherein said anode flow field has a fluid flow area that decreases along substantially the entire length of said anode flow field between said anode inlet and said anode outlet.

18. The electrolyzer assembly of claim 1 further comprising:

(d) a water supply configured to deliver water to said anode flow field via said anode inlet.

19. The electrolyzer assembly of claim 18 further comprising:

(e) a power supply configured to deliver electrical power to said electrolyzer assembly.

20. The electrolyzer assembly of claim 19 further comprising:

(f) a hydrogen containment vessel configured to collect hydrogen from said cathode flow field layer, said hydrogen generated by said electrolyzer assembly.

Assignments (3)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Feb 19, 2026
From: LOOP ENERGY INC.
To: CEVIZDERE LLC
Reel/Frame 073838/0054 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2021
From: MACKINNON, SEAN MICHAEL; PAONE, MATTHEW PAUL; KINGMA, RAOUL JACOB; MONTIE, GREG JOHN
To: POWERDISC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.
Reel/Frame 056528/0167 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 14, 2021
From: POWERDISC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.
To: LOOP ENERGY INC.
Reel/Frame 056529/0302 →
Continuity (17)
Continuation In Part 16914470 · Jun 29, 2020
Continuation In Part 16861268 · Apr 29, 2020
Continuation 16011867 · Jun 19, 2018
Continuation 15485195 · Apr 11, 2017
Continuation 14683450 · Apr 10, 2015
Continuation 14622830 · Feb 14, 2015
Continuation 14621399 · Feb 13, 2015
Continuation PCTCA2013050769 · Oct 10, 2013
Continuation In Part PCTCA2013050626 · Aug 14, 2013
Continuation PCTCA2013050626 · Aug 14, 2013
Continuation In Part PCTCA2013050627 · Aug 14, 2013
Continuation PCTCA2013050627 · Aug 14, 2013
Provisional Application 61801532 · Mar 15, 2013
Provisional Application 61712010 · Oct 10, 2012
Provisional Application 61712236 · Oct 10, 2012
Provisional Application 61683156 · Aug 14, 2012
Related Publication 20210310135A1 · Oct 7, 2021
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