IP Library Granted Patent US 11,552,321
Granted Patent B2
US 11,552,321 · App. 17/564,111 · Granted Jan 10, 2023

Anode recirculation system with ejector for solid oxide fuel cell

Inventors: Yinhai Zhu (Beijing, CN); Peixue Jiang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Tsinghua University
H01M8/1233H01M8/0276H01M8/04447H01M8/04738H01M2004/8684H01M2008/1293
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Patent No.
US 11,552,321
App. No.
17/564,111
Granted
Jan 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of fuel cells, in particular to an anode recirculation system with an ejector for a solid oxide fuel cell. The heat exchanger is adopted in the anode recirculation system for the solid oxide fuel cell, the temperature of the fuel gas can be increased through heat exchange between the fuel gas as the primary flow medium and the cell exhaust as the secondary flow medium. The fuel at room temperature stored in the fuel tank is used as the cooling medium of the valve core needle to cool the valve core needle, so that it is ensured that a temperature of the stepping motor does not exceed a failure temperature.

Claims (1)

1. An anode recirculation system with an ejector for a solid oxide fuel cell, comprising a fuel storage tank, a stepping motor, a cooling section, a valve core needle, a nozzle, a secondary flow suction chamber, a mixing chamber, an diffuser, a solid oxide fuel cell, an air source and a heat exchanger; the stepping motor, the cooling section, the nozzle and the secondary flow suction chamber are installed coaxially, a fuel gas inlet and a fuel gas outlet are provided on the cooling section, the fuel storage tank is connected with the fuel gas inlet through a pipe; a connection sealing element is arranged between the cooling section and the nozzle, the valve core needle is located centrally within the cooling section and the nozzle, the valve core needle passes through a circular hole provided with a sealing ring, at a center of the connection sealing element, the nozzle is inserted into the secondary flow suction chamber, a primary flow fuel gas inlet is provided at an end of the nozzle close to the connection sealing element; a secondary flow exhaust inlet is provided at a front portion of the secondary flow suction chamber, an ejector outlet is connected with a fuel gas inlet of the solid oxide fuel cell; two inlets of the heat exchanger are connected with the fuel gas outlet of the cooling section and an exhaust outlet of the solid oxide fuel cell respectively, and two outlets of the heat exchanger are connected with the primary flow fuel gas inlet at a front end of the nozzle and the secondary flow exhaust inlet respectively; the air source is connected with the solid oxide fuel cell.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE MAILING ADDRESS OF THE ASSIGNEE FROM HAIDAN DISTRICT TO HAIDIAN DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 059164 FRAME: 0830. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Mar 9, 2022
From: ZHU, YINHAI; JIANG, PEIXUE
To: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 059357/0735 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2022
From: ZHU, YINHAI; JIANG, PEIXUE
To: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 059164/0830 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110021480.X · Jan 8, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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