Fuel cell generator

Isenberg, Arnold O

Title: Fuel cell generator

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High temperature solid oxide electrolyte fuel cell generators which allow controlled leakage among plural chambers in a sealed housing. Depleted oxidant and fuel are directly reacted in one chamber to combust remaining fuel and preheat incoming reactants. The cells are preferably electrically arranged in a series-parallel configuration.

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Isenberg, Arnold O ^[1]

Forest Hills, PA

Issue Date:: 1983-01-01

OSTI Identifier:: 864636

Patent Number(s):: 4395468

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

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: 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

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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
H01M2008/1293 - {Fuel cells with solid oxide electrolytes}
H01M2300/0074 - Ion conductive at high temperature
H01M8/04014 - Heat exchange using gaseous fluids
H01M8/04022 - {Heating by combustion}
H01M8/243 - Grouping of unit cells of tubular or cylindrical configuration
H01M8/2457 - with both reactants being gaseous or vaporised

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
Y02E60/50 - Fuel cells

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DOE Contract Number:: AC03-79ET11305

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: fuel; cell; generator; temperature; solid; oxide; electrolyte; generators; allow; controlled; leakage; plural; chambers; sealed; housing; depleted; oxidant; directly; reacted; chamber; combust; remaining; preheat; incoming; reactants; cells; preferably; electrically; arranged; series-parallel; configuration; fuel cell; electrolyte fuel; temperature solid; cell generator; solid oxide; oxide electrolyte; sealed housing; cell generators; allow control; /429/

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                    Isenberg, Arnold O. Fuel cell generator.  United States: N. p., 1983. 
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        "Fuel cell generator".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864636.

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