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Title: Solid oxide fuel cell having a glass composite seal

Abstract

A solid oxide fuel cell stack having a plurality of cassettes and a glass composite seal disposed between the sealing surfaces of adjacent cassettes, thereby joining the cassettes and providing a hermetic seal therebetween. The glass composite seal includes an alkaline earth aluminosilicate (AEAS) glass disposed about a viscous glass such that the AEAS glass retains the viscous glass in a predetermined position between the first and second sealing surfaces. The AEAS glass provides geometric stability to the glass composite seal to maintain the proper distance between the adjacent cassettes while the viscous glass provides for a compliant and self-healing seal. The glass composite seal may include fibers, powders, and/or beads of zirconium oxide, aluminum oxide, yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ), or mixtures thereof, to enhance the desirable properties of the glass composite seal.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1083767
Patent Number(s):
8420278
Application Number:
12/981,881
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc. (Troy, MI)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS ENAMELS
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
DOE Contract Number:  
FC26-02NT41246
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE

Citation Formats

De Rose, Anthony J., Mukerjee, Subhasish, and Haltiner, Jr., Karl Jacob. Solid oxide fuel cell having a glass composite seal. United States: N. p., 2013. Web.
De Rose, Anthony J., Mukerjee, Subhasish, & Haltiner, Jr., Karl Jacob. Solid oxide fuel cell having a glass composite seal. United States.
De Rose, Anthony J., Mukerjee, Subhasish, and Haltiner, Jr., Karl Jacob. Tue . "Solid oxide fuel cell having a glass composite seal". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1083767.
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Works referenced in this record:

Compressive Composite Seals for SOFC Applications
patent-application, March 2010


Composite Sealing Structure for SOFC Modules and Stacks and Related Method
patent-application, December 2006