Self-cooling mono-container fuel cell generators and power plants using an array of such generators
Abstract
A mono-container fuel cell generator (10) contains a layer of interior insulation (14), a layer of exterior insulation (16) and a single housing (20) between the insulation layers, where fuel cells, containing electrodes and electrolyte, are surrounded by the interior insulation (14) in the interior (12) of the generator, and the generator is capable of operating at temperatures over about 650.degree. C., where the combination of interior and exterior insulation layers have the ability to control the temperature in the housing (20) below the degradation temperature of the housing material. The housing can also contain integral cooling ducts, and a plurality of these generators can be positioned next to each other to provide a power block array with interior cooling.
- Inventors:
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- Greensburg, PA
- Valencia, PA
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871538
- Patent Number(s):
- 5750278
- Assignee:
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC21-91MC28055
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- self-cooling; mono-container; fuel; cell; generators; power; plants; array; generator; 10; contains; layer; interior; insulation; 14; exterior; 16; single; housing; 20; layers; cells; containing; electrodes; electrolyte; surrounded; 12; capable; operating; temperatures; 650; degree; combination; ability; control; temperature; below; degradation; material; contain; integral; cooling; ducts; plurality; positioned; provide; block; fuel cell; single housing; power plants; cell generator; fuel cells; power plant; cell generators; exterior insulation; insulation layers; cooling duct; mono-container fuel; degradation temperature; insulation layer; /429/
Citation Formats
Gillett, James E, Dederer, Jeffrey T, and Zafred, Paolo R. Self-cooling mono-container fuel cell generators and power plants using an array of such generators. United States: N. p., 1998.
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Gillett, James E, Dederer, Jeffrey T, & Zafred, Paolo R. Self-cooling mono-container fuel cell generators and power plants using an array of such generators. United States.
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@article{osti_871538,
title = {Self-cooling mono-container fuel cell generators and power plants using an array of such generators},
author = {Gillett, James E and Dederer, Jeffrey T and Zafred, Paolo R},
abstractNote = {A mono-container fuel cell generator (10) contains a layer of interior insulation (14), a layer of exterior insulation (16) and a single housing (20) between the insulation layers, where fuel cells, containing electrodes and electrolyte, are surrounded by the interior insulation (14) in the interior (12) of the generator, and the generator is capable of operating at temperatures over about 650.degree. C., where the combination of interior and exterior insulation layers have the ability to control the temperature in the housing (20) below the degradation temperature of the housing material. The housing can also contain integral cooling ducts, and a plurality of these generators can be positioned next to each other to provide a power block array with interior cooling.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998}
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