Desulfurization unit, sofc system and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022407099-A1
Application number	US-202017777513-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 18, 2020
Priority date	Nov 19, 2019
Publication date	Dec 22, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention discloses a desulfurization unit, a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system and a vehicle, the desulfurization unit comprises a container for holding a desulfurizing agent, wherein the container comprises: an inner wall and an outer wall, a water cavity is formed between the inner wall and the outer wall, a water inlet and a water outlet in communication with the water cavity are arranged on the outer wall, the top of the container is provided with a gas outlet and the bottom of the container is provided with a gas inlet; and a double threaded bush arranged at the gas outlet, wherein the double threaded bush comprises an inner bush and an outer bush that adopt threaded connection, the outer wall of the outer bush is connected to the hole wall of the gas outlet in a threaded manner, and the inner wall of the inner bush is connected to an adapter in a threaded manner. The structural design of the desulfurization unit of the SOFC system can effectively solve the problem of slow temperature rise of the desulfurizing agent in the desulfurization unit of the SOFC system.

First claim

1 . A desulfurization unit of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system, comprising a container for holding a desulfurizing agent, wherein:
the container comprises an inner wall and an outer wall, a water cavity is formed between the inner wall and the outer wall; a water inlet and a water outlet in communication with the water cavity are arranged on the outer wall; the top of the container is provided with a gas outlet; the bottom of the container is provided with a gas inlet; and a double threaded bush is arranged at the gas outlet, wherein:
the double threaded bush comprises an inner bush and an outer bush in a threaded engagement;
an outer wall of the outer bush is in threaded engagement with a wall of the gas outlet; and
an inner wall of the inner bush is in threaded engagement with an adapter.

2 . The desulfurization unit of the SOFC system according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom of the container is provided with a grid plate, a buffer cavity is arranged under the grid plate such that the gas entering from the gas inlet will flow through the buffer cavity and the grid plate in turn.

3 . The desulfurization unit of the SOFC system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one circumferential locating pin is further provided between the outer bush and the wall of the gas outlet.

4 . The desulfurization unit of the SOFC system according to claim 1 , wherein the container is rectangular.

5 . The desulfurization unit of the SOFC system according to claim 4 , wherein the water inlet and the water outlet are located in the upper part and the lower part of the container respectively.

6 . The desulfurization unit of the SOFC system according to claim 1 , wherein the adapter is a right-angle adapter.

7 . The desulfurization unit of the SOFC system according to claim 6 , wherein a filter element is further integrated on the right-angle connector.

8 . An SOFC system comprising at least one desulfurization unit according to claim 1 .

9 . The SOFC system according to claim 8 , wherein there are a plurality of desulfurization units, and any two of the desulfurization units are connected in series or parallel.

10 . A vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises the SOFC system according to claim 8 .

Assignees

• Ceres Ip Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Songtao
• Chen Wenmiao
• Yu Chao

Classifications

• H01M8/0675 Primary

  Removal of sulfur · CPC title

• B01D53/50 Primary

  Sulfur oxides (B01D53/60 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16B7/182

  for coaxial connections of two rods or tubes · CPC title

• Y02T90/40

  Application of hydrogen technology to transportation, e.g. using fuel cells · CPC title

• B01D53/48

  Sulfur compounds · CPC title