Tubular screen electrical connection support for solid oxide fuel cells

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002

OSTI ID:874569

Tomlins, Gregory W ^[1]; Jaszcar, Michael P ^[2]

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1. Pittsburgh, PA
2. Murrysville, PA

A solid oxide fuel assembly is made of fuel cells (16, 16', 18, 24, 24', 26), each having an outer interconnection layer (36) and an outer electrode (28), which are disposed next to each other with rolled, porous, hollow, electrically conducting metal mesh conductors (20, 20') between the fuel cells, connecting the fuel cells at least in series along columns (15, 15') and where there are no metal felt connections between any fuel cells.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FC26-97FT34139
• Assignee: Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation ()
• Patent Number(s): US 6416897
• OSTI ID: 874569
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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screen
electrical
connection
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oxide
fuel
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16
18
24
26
outer
interconnection
layer
36
electrode
28
disposed
rolled
porous
hollow
electrically
conducting
metal
mesh
conductors
20
connecting
series
columns
15
connections
fuel cell
solid oxide
oxide fuel
fuel assembly
electrically conducting
metal mesh
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