US Patent No: 5,795,666

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Modular power station for the production primarily of hydrogen from solar energy and a method of generating electric energy

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Abstract

A modular power station for the production primarily of hydrogen from solar energy. A conversion module converts solar energy into biomass which is gasified in a gasification module and the hydrogen resulting from the gasification is separated out and stored. The hydrogen can be used for generating electrical energy in a fuel cell.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
BINSMAIER NEE GALLIN-AST; HANNELOREERDWEG-GROSSBERGHOFEN1
HANNELORE BINSMAIER NEE GALLIN-ASTERDWEG-GROSSBERGHOFEN4

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Johnssen, Wolf Munchen, DE 5 108

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
ENERGY RESEARCH CORPORATION (1)
5,554,453 Carbonate fuel cell system with thermally integrated gasification 272 1995
 
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (1)
5,409,784 Plasmatron-fuel cell system for generating electricity 71 1993
 
TOYO ENGINEERING CORPORATION (1)
4,988,580 Fuel cell power generating system 50 1989

Patent Citation Ranking

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DCNS SA (55)
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6,383,670 System and method for controlling the operation of a fuel processing system 85 1999
6,465,118 System and method for recovering thermal energy from a fuel processing system 37 2000
6,451,464 System and method for early detection of contaminants in a fuel processing system 37 2000
6,495,277 Fuel cell system controller 54 2000
6,835,481 Fuel cell system with load management 17 2001
6,783,741 Fuel processing system 27 2001
6,537,352 Hydrogen purification membranes, components and fuel processing systems containing the same 40 2001
6,562,111 Hydrogen purification devices, components and fuel processing systems containing the same 32 2002
6,569,227 Hydrogen purification devices, components and fuel processing systems containing the same 20 2002
6,869,707 Integrated fuel cell system 17 2002
6,811,908 System and method for controlling the operation of a fuel processing system 7 2002
6,818,335 System and method for early detection of contaminants in a fuel processing system 5 2002
6,878,474 System and method for recovering thermal energy from a fuel processing system 4 2002
6,979,507 Fuel cell system controller 7 2002
6,632,270 Hydrogen purification membranes, components and fuel processing systems containing the same 25 2003
6,723,156 Hydrogen purification membranes, components and fuel processing systems containing the same 26 2003
6,719,831 Hydrogen purification membranes, components and fuel processing systems containing the same 17 2003
6,719,832 Hydrogen purification devices, components and fuel processing systems containing the same 15 2003
7,250,231 Auxiliary fuel cell system 8 2003
6,824,593 Hydrogen purification membranes, components and fuel processing systems containing the same 21 2003
6,953,497 Hydrogen purification devices, components and fuel processing systems containing the same 3 2004
7,842,428 Consumption-based fuel cell monitoring and control 0 2004
8,277,997 Shared variable-based fuel cell system control 0 2004
7,208,241 System and method for controlling the operation of a fuel processing system 4 2004
7,008,708 System and method for early detection of contaminants in a fuel processing system 0 2004
7,052,530 Hydrogen purification membranes, components and fuel processing systems containing the same 10 2004
7,390,587 Fuel cell system with load management 0 2004
7,485,381 System and method for recovering thermal energy from a fuel processing system 0 2005
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7,985,510 Utilization-based fuel cell monitoring and control 0 2005
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7,410,531 Hydrogen purification membranes, components and fuel processing systems containing the same 5 2007
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7,972,420 Hydrogen-processing assemblies and hydrogen-producing systems and fuel cell systems including the same 2 2007
7,939,051 Hydrogen-producing fuel processing assemblies, heating assemblies, and methods of operating the same 0 2007
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7,789,941 Hydrogen purification membranes, components and fuel processing systems containing the same 2 2009
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7,939,211 System and method for controlling the operation of a fuel processing system 0 2010
8,057,575 Hydrogen purification membranes, components and fuel processing systems containing the same 0 2010
8,133,626 Fuel cell system controller 0 2010
8,157,900 Hydrogen-processing assemblies and hydrogen-producing systems and fuel cell systems including the same 0 2011
8,206,864 Fuel cell stacks and systems with fluid-responsive temperature regulation 0 2011
8,257,466 Hydrogen purification membranes, components and fuel processing systems containing the same 0 2011
 
TECK METALS LTD. (6)
6,522,955 System and method for power management 89 2000
6,911,274 Fuel cell system 4 2001
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HYDROGENICS CORPORATION (2)
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THERMOCHEM RECOVERY INTERNATIONAL, INC. (2)
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CERAMIC FUEL CELLS LIMITED (1)
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COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE (1)
6,546,623 Structure equipped with electrical contacts formed through the substrate of this structure and process for obtaining such a structure 3 2002
 
GENESIS TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED (1)
7,341,609 Reforming and hydrogen purification system 0 2002
 
IDATECH, INC. (1)
7,195,663 Hydrogen purification membranes, components and fuel processing systems containing the same 7 2006
 
IDATECH, LLC (1)
7,368,195 System and method for early detection of contaminants in a fuel processing system 0 2006
 
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6,548,197 System integration of a steam reformer and fuel cell 26 2000
 
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (1)
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