Liping Cao, 57116 Tanglewood Dr, Wexford, PA 15090

7037610, May 2, 2006

Sep 18, 2002

10/246223

Alan P. Meissner - Franklin WI, US
Mark G. Voss - Franksville WI, US
Gregory G. Hughes - Milwaukee WI, US
Joseph R. Stevenson - Kenosha WI, US
Liping Cao - Kenosha WI, US

Modine Manufacturing Company - Racine WI

H01M 8/18

429 19, 429 20, 429 22, 429 24, 429 25, 429 26, 429 34, 429 38, 429 39

Energy consumption is minimized in the fuel cell system including a fuel cell having a fuel inlet , an oxidant inlet , a cathode gas outlet and an anode tail gas outlet. At least one humidifier , is interposed between a source of air or fuel and includes an interior energy containing medium flow path in heat exchange relation with a reactant flow path together with a source of water connected to the reactant flow path to be vaporized therein. The energy containing medium flow path is connected to one of the outlets to receive a heated fluid therefrom to provide the heat of vaporization to the aqueous material.

7237406, Jul 3, 2007

Sep 7, 2004

10/935069

Mark G. Voss - Franksville WI, US
Liping Cao - Racine WI, US

Modine Manufacturing Company - Racine WI

F25J 1/00
F25B 39/04
F28B 3/00
F28B 9/10
H01M 8/04
H01M 8/12

62606, 62509, 165111, 165114, 429 26

A condenser () and method for separating a fluid flow is provided. The condenser () maybe used for separating a cathode exhaust flow () into a condensed liquid () and a non-condensed gas (). The condenser () includes a vertical inlet (), a vertical outlet (), a gas flow path (), a liquid flow path (), a non-condensed gas outlet () and a condensed liquid outlet ().

7389852, Jun 24, 2008

May 11, 2005

11/126549

Mark G. Voss - Franksville WI, US
Liping Cao - Racine WI, US
Gregory A. Mross - Franklin WI, US

Modine Manufacturing Company - Racine WI

F01N 1/02
F28D 7/10
F28D 7/16
F01N 5/02
F02M 31/08
F28F 13/00

181255, 181250, 181249, 181283, 165135, 165159, 165 52, 165136, 60320

An integrated heat exchanger and muffler unit () is provided for transferring heat between a first fluid and a second fluid, and for muffling the noise of the first fluid. The unit includes a housing () including a first inlet () for the first fluid, a first outlet () for the first fluid, a second inlet () for the second fluid, and a second outlet () for the second fluid. The unit () further includes a resonator () in the housing () and connected between the first inlet and outlet () to muffle noise in the first fluid, and a heat exchanger core () in the housing () connected to the first and second inlets and outlets to transfer heat between the first and second fluids. In one embodiment, the heat exchanger core surrounds the resonator. In another embodiment, the resonator surrounds the heat exchanger core.

8048583, Nov 1, 2011

Jul 16, 2007

11/778478

Jeroen Valensa - Muskego WI, US
Liping Cao - Racine WI, US
Mark G. Voss - Franksville WI, US
Nicholas Siler - Franksville WI, US

Modine Manufacturing Company - Racine WI

H01M 8/04

429441, 429434, 429439, 429440, 429442

The present invention provides, among other things, a method of operating a solid oxide fuel cell system including a fuel cell stack. The method can include the acts of combining an exhaust flow from an anode side of the fuel cell stack and an exhaust flow from a cathode side of the fuel cell stack, transferring heat from the combined exhaust flow to a first air flow, and combining a second air flow and the heated first air flow upstream from the fuel cell stack to control a temperature of the combined air flow entering the cathode side of the solid oxide fuel cell.

8263280, Sep 11, 2012

Sep 23, 2011

13/241430

Jeroen Valensa - Muskego WI, US
Liping Cao - Racine WI, US
Mark G. Voss - Franksville WI, US
Nicholas Siler - Franksville WI, US

Modine Manufacturing Company - Racine WI

H01M 8/04
H01M 8/10

429440, 429434, 429441, 429495

The invention provides a solid oxide fuel cell system including a fuel cell stack having an anode side and a cathode side, an anode tailgas oxidizer for oxidizing an anode exhaust flow from the anode side to produce an oxidized anode exhaust flow, and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a first inlet for receiving a cathode exhaust flow from the cathode side of the fuel cell stack, a second inlet for receiving the oxidized anode exhaust flow, and a mixing region for combining the cathode exhaust flow and the oxidized anode exhaust flow to produce a combined exhaust flow. An air flow path for supplying air to the fuel cell stack to support an energy-producing reaction in the fuel cell stack extends through the heat exchanger so that heat is transferred from the combined exhaust flow to the air traveling along the air flow path.

2003019, Oct 9, 2003

Apr 3, 2002

10/115343

Alan Meissner - Franklin WI, US
Mark Voss - Franksville WI, US
Gregory Hughes - Milwaukee WI, US
Joseph Stevenson - Kenosha WI, US
Liping Cao - Kenosha WI, US

H01M008/04

429/026000, 429/038000

Degradation of membranes in fuel cells due to dehydration by relatively dry incoming reactant gases is avoided through the use of a humidifier in the incoming reactant streams, At least one of the humidifiers is formed in a stack having alternating flow passages with the former receiving reactant gases and including fins therein and the latter receiving hot coolant from the fuel cell The fins in the flow spaces are provided with a hydrophilic coating to foster filmwise evaporation of water introduced through a nozzle The humidifier causes the reactant gas to attain a desired dewpoint before it is provided to the membranes of the fuel cell

2004025, Dec 23, 2004

Mar 21, 2003

10/393688

Mark Voss - Racine WI, US
Joe Stevenson - Kenosha WI, US
Liping Cao - Racine WI, US
Alan Meissner - Franklin WI, US

H01M008/04

429/026000, 429/038000, 429/013000

A method and system () are provided for humidifying a cathode inlet gas flow () in a fuel cell system () including a fuel cell () and a compressor () for supplying the cathode inlet gas flow () to a cathode side () of the fuel cell (). According to the method and system () heat is transferred from the cathode inlet gas flow () to a cathode exhaust flow () at a first flow location with respect to the cathode inlet gas flow (), and water vapor is transferred from the cathode exhaust flow () to the cathode inlet gas flow () at a downstream flow location from the first flow location with respect to the cathode inlet gas flow ().