Title:
SEPARATOR PLATES, ION PUMPS, AND HYDROGEN FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING HYDROGEN
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006036606
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
Anode and cathode separator plates (28, 26) are suitable for use in ion pumps (16) for converting an input stream such as reformate into a pressurized and purified hydrogen-rich gas stream. The plates may include a single cathode outlet opening (330) forming a portion of cathode output gas manifold, an anode inlet opening (210) forming a portion of an inlet gas stream manifold and being sized larger than inlet cathode outlet opening, the distance of the anode inlet opening to an edge of the plate being less than the distance of the cathode outlet opening from an edge of the plate, and the size of the fluid flow channel (134) of the anode separator plate being smaller than the size of the fluid flow channel (136) of the cathode separator plate. Methods for forming the plates and infrastructure systems (10) are also disclosed.
Inventors:
BALLANTINE ARNE W (US)
KIRCHHOFF DAVID (US)
MCELROY JAMES F (US)
GORDON MICHAEL P (US)
KIRCHHOFF DAVID (US)
MCELROY JAMES F (US)
GORDON MICHAEL P (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/033246
Publication Date:
November 22, 2007
Filing Date:
September 15, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)
BALLANTINE ARNE W (US)
KIRCHHOFF DAVID (US)
MCELROY JAMES F (US)
GORDON MICHAEL P (US)
BALLANTINE ARNE W (US)
KIRCHHOFF DAVID (US)
MCELROY JAMES F (US)
GORDON MICHAEL P (US)
International Classes:
H01M8/02; H01M8/04; H01M8/06
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