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1. 发明申请

US20080070074A1 Architectural Hierarchy of Control for a Fuel Processor 有权
标题翻译：燃料处理器的建筑层次控制
公开(公告)号：US20080070074A1
公开(公告)日：2008-03-20
申请号：US11939841
申请日：2007-11-14
申请人： Vesna Mirkovic , W. Wheat , Hugh To , Dennis Benedetto
发明人： Vesna Mirkovic , W. Wheat , Hugh To , Dennis Benedetto
IPC分类号： H01M8/04
CPC分类号： H01M8/04992 , G05B19/0421 , G05B2219/2208 , G05B2219/2668 , H01M8/04223 , H01M8/04225 , H01M8/04228 , H01M8/04302 , H01M8/04303 , H01M8/0612 , H01M8/0662 , Y10T436/11 , Y10T436/115831 , Y10T436/12
摘要： A control technique for use in a fuel processor is disclosed. In one aspect, a control system includes a subsystem manager controller the operation of a respective physical subsystem for each of a plurality of physical subsystems in the fuel processor. The subsystem managers take their direction from a master control manager. In a second aspect, the subsystem managers collectively form a layer operating in conjunction with a second layer capable of interfacing the subsystem managers to their respective physical subsystems, a third layer capable of interfacing the subsystem managers with the second layer. In a third aspect, master control manager manages the operation of each physical subsystem through a respective subsystem manager, directs state transitions of the subsystem managers, and routs interaction between the subsystem managers from the master control manager.
摘要翻译：公开了一种用于燃料处理器的控制技术。在一个方面，控制系统包括子系统管理器控制器，用于燃料处理器中的多个物理子系统中的每一个的相应物理子系统的操作。子系统管理人员从主控管理员处领导。在第二方面，子系统管理器共同形成与能够将子系统管理器连接到它们各自的物理子系统的第二层一起操作的层，能够将子系统管理器与第二层接口的第三层。在第三方面，主控管理器通过相应的子系统管理器管理每个物理子系统的操作，指导子系统管理器的状态转换，并且从主控管理器中引导子系统管理器之间的交互。

2. 发明申请

US20060014062A1 Method and apparatus for level control in a water tank of a fuel reformer 失效
公开(公告)号：US20060014062A1
公开(公告)日：2006-01-19
申请号：US10408006
申请日：2003-04-04
申请人： W. Wheat , Vesna Mirkovic , David Melton , David Harrison
发明人： W. Wheat , Vesna Mirkovic , David Melton , David Harrison
IPC分类号： H01M8/04
CPC分类号： H01M8/04776 , G05D9/12 , H01M8/04186 , H01M8/04291 , H01M8/04828 , Y10T137/0324 , Y10T137/7303 , Y10T137/731
摘要： The present invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling a level in a receptacle capable of storing a fluid. The apparatus includes a first valve governing ingress of the fluid to the receptacle, a second valve governing egress of fluid from the receptacle, wherein the second valve is positioned below the first valve. The apparatus also includes a first switch deployed between the first valve and the second valve, wherein the first switch is capable of providing a first signal indicative of fluid at the first switch and a second switch deployed between the first switch and the second valve, wherein the second switch is capable of providing a second signal indicative of an absence of fluid at the second switch. The apparatus also includes a controller capable of controlling a fluid level in the receptacle by opening and closing the first and second valves responsive to the first and second signals.

3. 发明申请

US20060137245A1 Apparatus and method for producing hydrogen 有权
标题翻译：用于生产氢的装置和方法
公开(公告)号：US20060137245A1
公开(公告)日：2006-06-29
申请号：US11015588
申请日：2004-12-17
申请人： Dean Kenefake , W. Wheat , Hongqiao Sun , Bhaskar Balasubramanian , Vesna Mirkovic , Daniel Casey
发明人： Dean Kenefake , W. Wheat , Hongqiao Sun , Bhaskar Balasubramanian , Vesna Mirkovic , Daniel Casey
IPC分类号： C01B3/24
CPC分类号： C01B3/38 , C01B3/501 , C01B3/56 , C01B2203/0233 , C01B2203/0244 , C01B2203/0261 , C01B2203/0283 , C01B2203/0405 , C01B2203/043 , C01B2203/044 , C01B2203/0455 , C01B2203/047 , C01B2203/0485 , C01B2203/066 , C01B2203/1241 , C01B2203/16 , C01B2203/1604 , C01B2203/1628
摘要： An apparatus and method for producing a hydrogen-enriched reformate. The apparatus includes a fuel processor for converting a fuel to a reformate having fluctuations in pressure and or flow rate, means for reducing the fluctuations, a compression unit for compressing the reformate and one or more of a purification unit and a storage unit downstream of a compression unit. Means for reducing the fluctuations in the reformate can include one or more of a buffer and a conduit for providing a controlled flow of a supplemental fluid to an inlet of the compression unit. The supplemental fluid can include the compressed reformate, a hydrogen-enriched reformate, and mixtures thereof. The apparatus can include means for regulating power to the compression unit that can incrementally increase power to the compression unit particularly during start up. The purification unit can include one or more of a hydrogen selective membrane and a pressure swing adsorption unit. Methods for producing hydrogen are also disclosed.
摘要翻译：一种生产富氢重整产品的装置和方法。该装置包括用于将燃料转化为具有压力和/或流速波动的重整产品的燃料处理器，用于减少波动的装置，用于压缩重整产品的压缩单元和净化单元和存储单元下游的一个或多个压缩单元。用于减少重整产品波动的方法可以包括一个或多个缓冲器和用于向压缩单元的入口提供受控流动的补充流体的导管。补充流体可以包括压缩的重整油，富氢重整油及其混合物。该装置可以包括用于调节压缩单元的功率的装置，其可以增量地增加对压缩单元的功率，特别是在启动期间。净化单元可以包括氢选择性膜和变压吸附单元中的一种或多种。还公开了生产氢的方法。

4. 发明申请

US20060130402A1 Apparatus and methods for producing hydrogen 有权
标题翻译：用于生产氢的装置和方法
公开(公告)号：US20060130402A1
公开(公告)日：2006-06-22
申请号：US11015711
申请日：2004-12-17
申请人： W. Wheat , Hongqiao Sun , Bhaskar Balasubramanian , Vesna Mirkovic
发明人： W. Wheat , Hongqiao Sun , Bhaskar Balasubramanian , Vesna Mirkovic
IPC分类号： C10J3/46
CPC分类号： F17C11/005 , B01D53/0446 , B01D53/047 , B01D2256/16 , B01D2259/40005 , B01D2259/40007 , B01D2259/40083 , B01D2259/40086 , B01D2259/40088 , C01B3/382 , C01B3/48 , C01B3/56 , C01B2203/0244 , C01B2203/0283 , C01B2203/042 , C01B2203/043 , C01B2203/044 , C01B2203/0455 , C01B2203/047 , C01B2203/0485 , C01B2203/16 , C01B2203/1642 , Y02E60/321 , Y02P90/45
摘要： An apparatus and method for producing a hydrogen-enriched reformate. The apparatus includes a fuel processor for producing a reformate having fluctuations in a pressure and/or flow rate and means for reducing the fluctuations. The reformate comprises impurities that are removed by a purification unit having a plurality of adsorbent beds. A valve assembly controls the flow of reformate to the adsorbent beds based upon sensed product data generated by a product sensor. A compression unit optionally compresses the reformate prior to entering the purification unit. Means for reducing fluctuations in the pressure and/or flow rate include a buffer and/or a conduit for providing a controlled flow of a supplemental fluid to an inlet of the compression unit. A product valve can control the flow of hydrogen-enriched reformate out of the purification unit. A controller can control the valve assembly, the flow of supplemental fluid and the product valve among other apparatus components to maintain a stable pressure within the purification unit and to produce a desired hydrogen-enriched reformate.
摘要翻译：一种生产富氢重整产品的装置和方法。该装置包括用于产生具有压力和/或流速波动的重整产物的燃料处理器以及用于减小波动的装置。重整产品包括通过具有多个吸附床的净化单元除去的杂质。基于由产品传感器产生的感测产品数据，阀组件控制重整产物到吸附剂床的流动。压缩单元在进入净化单元之前可选地压缩重整产品。用于减小压力和/或流速波动的装置包括用于向压缩单元的入口提供受控流动的补充流体的缓冲器和/或导管。产品阀可以控制净化单元中富氢重整产品的流动。控制器可以控制阀组件，补充流体和产品阀在其他设备组件中的流动，以保持纯化单元内的稳定压力并产生所需的富氢重整产物。

5. 发明申请

US20060201064A1 Autothermal reforming in a fuel processor utilizing non-pyrophoric shift catalyst 有权
公开(公告)号：US20060201064A1
公开(公告)日：2006-09-14
申请号：US11432068
申请日：2006-05-11
申请人： W. Wheat , Vesna Mirkovic , Kevin Nguyen , Curtis Krause , James Stevens , Daniel Casey
发明人： W. Wheat , Vesna Mirkovic , Kevin Nguyen , Curtis Krause , James Stevens , Daniel Casey
IPC分类号： C10J3/46
CPC分类号： B01J8/0453 , B01J8/025 , B01J8/0496 , B01J19/0013 , B01J19/0033 , B01J19/24 , B01J2208/00132 , B01J2208/00141 , B01J2208/00203 , B01J2208/00398 , B01J2208/00415 , B01J2208/0053 , B01J2208/00646 , B01J2208/00716 , B01J2208/00849 , B01J2219/00263 , C01B3/382 , C01B3/48 , C01B2203/0244 , C01B2203/0283 , C01B2203/066 , C01B2203/0844 , C01B2203/127 , C01B2203/1604 , C01B2203/1609 , C01B2203/1619 , C01B2203/169 , H01M8/0618 , H01M8/0668 , H01M2008/1095
摘要： A method for start-up and shut down of a fuel processor including an autothermal reformer employing a non-pyrophoric shift catalyst is disclosed. Also disclosed are a computer programmed to start-up or shut down a fuel processor including an autothermal reformer employing a non-pyrophoric shift catalyst or a program storage medium encoded with instruction that, when executed by a computer, start-up or shut down a fuel processor including an autothermal reformer employing a non-pyrophoric shift catalyst.

6. 发明申请

US20060136157A1 Dynamic cut-off frequency varying filter 有权
标题翻译：动态截止频率变化滤波器
公开(公告)号：US20060136157A1
公开(公告)日：2006-06-22
申请号：US11016278
申请日：2004-12-17
申请人： Hongqiao Sun , Vesna Mirkovic , W. Wheat
发明人： Hongqiao Sun , Vesna Mirkovic , W. Wheat
IPC分类号： G01R23/00
CPC分类号： H03H17/0294
摘要： A method and apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes a store of at least one historical sensor measurement, a store of potential cut-off frequencies, and a filter. Each potential cut-off frequency is associated with a respective potential difference between a sensor measurement and the stored historical sensor measurement. The filter has a cut-off frequency dynamically selected from the stored potential cut-off frequencies on the basis of a difference between the stored historical sensor measurement and a current sensor measurement. The method includes determining a difference between a current sensor measurement and a historical sensor measurement; and dynamically selecting a cut-off frequency for a filter for the current sensor measurement from the difference.
摘要翻译：公开了一种方法和装置。该装置包括存储至少一个历史传感器测量，潜在截止频率的存储和滤波器。每个潜在的截止频率与传感器测量值与存储的历史传感器测量值之间的相应电位差相关联。滤波器根据存储的历史传感器测量值与电流传感器测量值之间的差值，从存储的电位截止频率中动态选择截止频率。该方法包括确定当前传感器测量值与历史传感器测量值之间的差值; 并且根据差值动态地选择用于当前传感器测量的滤波器的截止频率。

7. 发明申请

US20060136099A1 Safety system architecture for a hydrogen fueling station 失效
标题翻译：氢燃料加油站的安全系统架构
公开(公告)号：US20060136099A1
公开(公告)日：2006-06-22
申请号：US11015054
申请日：2004-12-17
申请人： Masoud Hajiaghajani , Vesna Mirkovic , Hongqiao Sun , W. Wheat , Gregory Laframboise , Tonya Betts
发明人： Masoud Hajiaghajani , Vesna Mirkovic , Hongqiao Sun , W. Wheat , Gregory Laframboise , Tonya Betts
IPC分类号： G05B21/00
CPC分类号： C01B3/34 , C01B3/48 , C01B2203/0244 , C01B2203/0405 , C01B2203/043 , C01B2203/085 , C01B2203/1609 , C01B2203/1619 , C01B2203/1633 , C01B2203/169 , C01B2203/82 , G05B9/02 , G05B23/021 , G05B23/0286 , Y02E60/324
摘要： An apparatus and a method for use in controlling the apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes a purified hydrogen generator; at least one of a compression unit, a storage unit, and a dispensing unit; and a system controller. The system controller is capable of monitoring the operation of the hydrogen generator and the compression unit, storage unit, or dispensing unit at a system level and shutting down at least one of hydrogen generator and the compression unit, storage unit, or dispensing unit upon the detection of a dangerous condition. The method includes monitoring the generation of a purified hydrogen stream from a system level; monitoring the at least one of a compression, a storage, and a dispensing of the purified hydrogen gas stream from the system level in concert with monitoring the purified hydrogen gas stream generation; and shutting down at least one of the purified hydrogen gas stream generation and the compression, the storage, or the dispensing upon the detection of a dangerous condition at the system level.
摘要翻译：公开了一种用于控制该装置的装置和方法。该装置包括纯化氢发生器; 压缩单元，存储单元和分配单元中的至少一个; 和系统控制器。系统控制器能够在系统级监视氢气发生器和压缩单元，存储单元或分配单元的操作，并关闭氢发生器和压缩单元，存储单元或分配单元中的至少一个检测危险状况。该方法包括监测从系统水平产生纯化的氢气流; 与监测纯化的氢气流产生一起监测来自系统水平的纯化氢气流的压缩，存储和分配中的至少一个; 并且在系统级别检测到危险状况时，关闭纯化的氢气流产生和压缩，存储或分配中的至少一个。

8. 发明申请

US20060134568A1 Method for operating a combustor having a catalyst bed 有权
标题翻译：用于操作具有催化剂床的燃烧器的方法
公开(公告)号：US20060134568A1
公开(公告)日：2006-06-22
申请号：US11015408
申请日：2004-12-17
申请人： Hongqiao Sun , Vesna Mirkovic , Bhaskar Balasubramanian , W. Wheat
发明人： Hongqiao Sun , Vesna Mirkovic , Bhaskar Balasubramanian , W. Wheat
IPC分类号： F23D3/40
CPC分类号： F23C13/02 , F23C13/04
摘要： A method for operating a combustor having a catalyst bed. The method includes the steps of directing a flow of air through a catalyst bed, providing heat to the catalyst bed, sensing the temperature in an upstream portion of the catalyst bed to provide an upstream temperature, directing a flow of a fuel through the catalyst bed when the upstream temperature reaches a light-off temperature to produce a combustion reaction, increasing the flow of the fuel until the flow of air and the flow of fuel have a selected air to fuel ratio, and controlling the combustion reaction within the catalyst bed by adjusting the flow of air and the flow of fuel while maintaining the selected air to fuel ratio. The method can include sensing temperatures within the catalyst bed and controlling the combustion reaction in response to the sensed temperatures. The heat provided to the catalyst bed can also be adjusted in response to the sensed temperatures. The methods can further include exchanging heat between heated combustion products and one or more reforming reactants.
摘要翻译：一种操作具有催化剂床的燃烧器的方法。该方法包括以下步骤：引导空气流过催化剂床，向催化剂床提供热量，感测催化剂床的上游部分中的温度以提供上游温度，引导燃料流通过催化剂床当上游温度达到关闭温度以产生燃烧反应时，增加燃料的流量直到空气流和燃料流量具有选定的空气与燃料比，并且通过以下方式控制催化剂床内的燃烧反应调节空气流量和燃料流量，同时保持所选择的空气燃料比。该方法可以包括感测催化剂床内的温度并响应于所感测的温度来控制燃烧反应。提供给催化剂床的热也可以响应于所感测的温度来调节。所述方法还可以包括在加热的燃烧产物和一种或多种重整反应物之间交换热量。

9. 发明申请

US20050188614A1 Control system for a hydrogen generator 有权
标题翻译：氢发生器控制系统
公开(公告)号：US20050188614A1
公开(公告)日：2005-09-01
申请号：US11015238
申请日：2004-12-17
申请人： Vesna Mirkovic , Hongqiao Sun , W. Wheat , Daniel Casey , Bhaskar Balasubramanian
发明人： Vesna Mirkovic , Hongqiao Sun , W. Wheat , Daniel Casey , Bhaskar Balasubramanian
IPC分类号： G05B19/042 , H01M8/04 , H01M8/06 , B01J7/00
CPC分类号： H01M8/04992 , G05B19/0421 , G05B2219/2208 , G05B2219/2668 , H01M8/04223 , H01M8/04225 , H01M8/04228 , H01M8/04302 , H01M8/04303 , H01M8/0612 , H01M8/0662 , Y10T436/11 , Y10T436/115831 , Y10T436/12
摘要： A method and apparatus for use in generating hydrogen are disclosed. The apparatus includes a fuel processor capable of producing a reformate from a fuel; a hydrogen purifier capable of generating a purified hydrogen gas stream from the reformate; a compressor capable of providing the reformate from the fuel processor to the pressure swing adsorption unit at a desired pressure; and a control system capable of integrating and controlling the operation of the fuel processor, the pressure swing adsorption unit, and the compressor. In another aspect, the invention includes a method for controlling the operation of a purified hydrogen generator, the method comprising: controlling the operation of a hydrogen generator; controlling the operation of a hydrogen purifier; and synchronizing the controlled operation of the hydrogen generator with the controlled operation of the hydrogen purifier.
摘要翻译：公开了一种用于产生氢气的方法和装置。该装置包括能够从燃料产生重整产物的燃料处理器; 一种能够从重整产生纯化氢气流的氢气净化器; 压缩机，能够以所需的压力将燃料处理器的重整产物提供给变压吸附单元; 以及能够集成和控制燃料处理器，变压吸附单元和压缩机的操作的控制系统。另一方面，本发明包括一种用于控制纯化氢发生器的操作的方法，所述方法包括：控制氢气发生器的运行; 控制氢气净化器的运行; 并使氢发生器的受控操作与氢气净化器的受控操作同步。

10. 发明申请

US20050042486A1 Coolant system for fuel processor 有权
标题翻译：燃油处理器冷却液系统
公开(公告)号：US20050042486A1
公开(公告)日：2005-02-24
申请号：US10954679
申请日：2004-09-30
申请人： Hongqiao Sun , W. Wheat , Vesna Mirkovic , Daniel Casey
发明人： Hongqiao Sun , W. Wheat , Vesna Mirkovic , Daniel Casey
IPC分类号： B01J20060101 , B01J8/02 , B01J8/04 , B01J10/00 , C01B3/38 , C01B3/48 , C01B3/56 , F01P20060101 , F16F1/34 , F28F19/00 , H01M8/00 , H01M8/04 , H01M8/06 , H01M8/10 , H01M8/12 , H01M8/18
CPC分类号： B01J8/0285 , B01J8/0496 , B01J2208/00141 , B01J2208/00168 , B01J2208/0053 , B01J2219/00083 , B01J2219/00087 , C01B3/382 , C01B3/48 , C01B3/56 , C01B2203/0244 , C01B2203/0283 , C01B2203/042 , C01B2203/044 , C01B2203/047 , C01B2203/0485 , C01B2203/066 , C01B2203/0844 , C01B2203/0883 , C01B2203/146 , H01M8/0612 , H01M8/0668 , H01M2008/1095 , Y02P20/129
摘要： A coolant subsystem for use in a fuel processor and a method for its operation are disclosed. In accordance with a first aspect, the coolant subsystem is separate from the feed to the processor reactor and is capable of circulating a coolant through the processor reactor. In accordance with a second aspect, the constituent elements of the fuel processor are housed in a cabinet, and the coolant subsystem is capable of cooling both the processor reactor and the interior of the cabinet. In various alternatives, the fuel processor can be employed to reform a fuel for a fuel cell power plant and/or may be used to provide thermal control for unrelated mechanical systems.
摘要翻译：公开了一种用于燃料处理器的冷却剂子系统及其操作方法。根据第一方面，冷却剂子系统与供给到处理器反应器的进料分离，并且能够使冷却剂循环通过处理器反应器。根据第二方面，燃料处理器的组成元件容纳在机柜中，并且冷却剂子系统能够冷却处理器反应器和机柜的内部。在各种替代方案中，燃料处理器可用于改造用于燃料电池发电厂的燃料和/或可用于为不相关的机械系统提供热控制。

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