AIR-COOLED FUEL CELL STACKS INTEGRATED INTO AIRCRAFT WINGSA fuel-cell-powered aircraft system has integrated air-cooled fuel cell stacks positioned within an interior space of at least one wing of an aircraft. An airflow path is positioned in contact with at…DRIVE·Jan 22·1 min readFollowH01M8/04014ZeroAvia, Inc.
DETECTING A FAULT CONDITION IN A FUEL CELL SYSTEMA fuel cell system having at least one fuel cell having an external surface; and one or more of audio, image, or strain sensors external to the fuel cell surface, configured for detecting a change in …DRIVE·Nov 16·1 min readFollowH01M8/04671ZeroAvia, Inc.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATED FUEL CELL STACK AND BATTERY MANAGEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION USEAn integrated fuel cell power delivery system includes a first power source configured to supply power to a propulsion inverter, a second power source configured to supply power to the propulsion inve…DRIVE·Nov 2·1 min readFollowH02J1/108ZeroAvia, Inc.
CAPTURE OF HYDROGEN BOILOFFA hydrogen boiloff capture system. The hydrogen boiloff capture system having a cryogenic tank for storing liquid hydrogen. The hydrogen boiloff capture system also includes an intermediate tank fluid…DRIVE·Apr 20·1 min readFollowB64D37/04ZeroAvia, Inc.
AIRCRAFT FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITHOUT THE USE OF A BUFFER BATTERYIn one or more embodiments of the novel aircraft fuel cell system without the use of a buffer battery, the fuel cell and compressor would be sized sufficiently larger for the intended application, all…DRIVE·Apr 13·1 min readFollowH01M8/04932ZeroAvia, Inc.
ON-BOARD OXYGEN BOOSTER FOR PEAK POWER IN FUEL CELL SYSTEMSRecognizing the fact of extremely low utilization of peak power (especially in the aviation use case), we propose a novel approach to significantly reduce the size and weight of the system by downsizi…DRIVE·Feb 2·1 min readFollowH01M8/04753ZeroAvia, Inc.
FUEL TANK HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM FOR FUEL CELL COOLINGA fuel tank heat dissipation system for fuel cell (FC) cooling is disclosed. in one example, at least one FC is in thermal communication with an intermediary heat exchanger. A fuel tank is also in flu…DRIVE·Jan 26·1 min readFollowH01M8/04029ZeroAvia, Inc.
COOLING ARCHITECTURE FOR HYDROGEN FUEL CELL-POWERED AIRCRAFTA cooling architecture for an integrated hydrogen-electric engine having a radiator and a hydrogen fuel cell includes a t and a manifold. The turbine is disposed in fluid communication with the hydrog…DRIVE·Nov 24·1 min readFollowB64D33/10ZeroAvia, Inc.
MANAGING HYDROGEN FUEL IN HYDROGEN FUEL CELL-POWERED AIRCRAFTMethod and system for managing hydrogen fuel in hydrogen fuel cell-powered aircraft is disclosed. The method identifies unused hydrogen fuel in a fuel tank of the aircraft. Determines an amount of the…DRIVE·Oct 13·1 min readFollowB64D37/30ZeroAvia, Inc.
INTEGRATED HYDROGEN-ELECTRIC ENGINEAn integrated hydrogen-electric engine including an air compressor system, a hydrogen fuel source, a fuel cell stack, a heat exchanger, an elongated shaft, and a motor assembly. The heat exchanger is …DRIVE·May 20·1 min readFollowH01M8/04731ZeroAvia, Inc.
