Method of low temperature operation of an electrochemical cell array

Singh, P; Ruka, R J; Bratton, R J

Title: Method of low temperature operation of an electrochemical cell array

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A method is described for operating an electrochemical cell generator apparatus containing a generator chamber containing an array of cells having interior and exterior electrodes with solid electrolyte between the electrodes, where a hot gas contacts the outside of the cells and the generating chamber normally operates at over 850 C, where N[sub 2] gas is fed to contact the interior electrode of the cells in any case when the generating chamber temperature drops for whatever reason to within the range of from 550 C to 800 C, to eliminate cracking within the cells. 2 figures.

Inventors:: Singh, P; Ruka, R J; Bratton, R J

Issue Date:: 1994-04-26

OSTI Identifier:: 5099707

Patent Number(s):: 5306574

Application Number:: PPN: US 7-957117

Assignee:: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

DOE Contract Number:: AC21-80ET17089

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 7 Oct 1992

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 25 ENERGY STORAGE; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; NITROGEN; OPERATION; TEMPERATURE RANGE 1000-4000 K; CONTROL; ELEMENTS; NONMETALS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; 250902* - Energy Storage- Batteries- Performance & Testing

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  abstractNote = {A method is described for operating an electrochemical cell generator apparatus containing a generator chamber containing an array of cells having interior and exterior electrodes with solid electrolyte between the electrodes, where a hot gas contacts the outside of the cells and the generating chamber normally operates at over 850 C, where N[sub 2] gas is fed to contact the interior electrode of the cells in any case when the generating chamber temperature drops for whatever reason to within the range of from 550 C to 800 C, to eliminate cracking within the cells. 2 figures.},

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