Cell and current collector felt arrangement for solid oxide electrochemical cell combinations

Patent · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:866794

Reichner, Philip ^[1]

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1. Plum Boro, PA

A solid electrolyte electrochemical cell combination 1 is made, comprising an annular, axially elongated, inner electrode 2 containing at least one interior gas feed conduit 3; annular solid electrolyte segments 4 around and covering portions of the inner electrode; annular outer electrode segments 6 around and covering portions of the electrolyte segments; electronically conducting, non-porous, interconnection material 5 disposed between electrolyte segments and in contact with the inner electrode, and electronically conducting, porous, metal fiber current collector felts 7 disposed on top of the non-porous interconnect material and outer electrode segments, where both the non-porous interconnect material and the porous metal felts are disposed circumferentially about the cell, transversely to the axial length of the cell and the inner electrode is continuous for the entire axial length of the cell combination.

• Research Organization: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-80ET17089
• Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Patent Number(s): US 4791035
• OSTI ID: 866794
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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