Sorbent bed assembly, fuel cell system including same, and systems and devices for loading and transporting same

US10333163B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• David Trevisan · San Jose, US
• Arne Ballantine · Palo Alto, US
• Bruno Caulk · San Jose, US
• Ross Parker · Santa Clara, US
• Gilbert Richards · San Jose, US
• Robert M. Hintz · Cupertino, US
• Emma Campbell · Sunnyvale, US
• Craig Metcho · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 16, 2016
• Grant date: Jun 25, 2019
• Expiry date: Jun 7, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E60/50
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A sorbent bed assembly of a fuel cell system, including a first sorbent bed, a second sorbent bed and at least one third sorbent bed, the second sorbent bed disposed between the first sorbent bed and the at least one third sorbent bed, a cover plate on the plurality of sorbent beds and configured to connect the sorbent beds to one another, a fuel inlet connector on the cover plate and configured to receive a fuel, a manifold having a first fluid conduit configured to transport fuel between the first sorbent bed and at least one third sorbent bed, and a second fluid conduit configured to transport fuel between at least one third sorbent bed and the second sorbent bed, and a fuel outlet connector on the cover plate and configured to receive fuel that has passed through each of the sorbent beds.