Electrical contact structures for solid oxide electrolyte fuel cell
Abstract
An improved electrical output connection means is provided for a high temperature solid oxide electrolyte type fuel cell generator. The electrical connection of the fuel cell electrodes to the electrical output bus, which is brought through the generator housing to be connected to an electrical load line maintains a highly uniform temperature distribution. The electrical connection means includes an electrode bus which is spaced parallel to the output bus with a plurality of symmetrically spaced transversely extending conductors extending between the electrode bus and the output bus, with thermal insulation means provided about the transverse conductors between the spaced apart buses. Single or plural stages of the insulated transversely extending conductors can be provided within the high temperatures regions of the fuel cell generator to provide highly homogeneous temperature distribution over the contacting surfaces.
- Inventors:
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- Forest Hills, PA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864881
- Patent Number(s):
- 4431715
- Assignee:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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
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
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-80ET17089
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- electrical; contact; structures; solid; oxide; electrolyte; fuel; cell; improved; output; connection; means; provided; temperature; type; generator; electrodes; bus; brought; housing; connected; load; line; maintains; highly; uniform; distribution; electrode; spaced; parallel; plurality; symmetrically; transversely; extending; conductors; thermal; insulation; transverse; apart; buses; single; plural; stages; insulated; temperatures; regions; provide; homogeneous; contacting; surfaces; spaced parallel; highly uniform; fuel cell; electrolyte fuel; temperature solid; thermal insulation; cell generator; electrical contact; solid oxide; spaced apart; oxide electrolyte; electrical connection; electrical output; improved electrical; contacting surfaces; electrical load; cell electrodes; uniform temperature; temperature distribution; cell electrode; means provided; connection means; contacting surface; conductors extending; contact structure; electrolyte type; type fuel; conductors extend; contact structures; /429/
Citation Formats
Isenberg, Arnold O. Electrical contact structures for solid oxide electrolyte fuel cell. United States: N. p., 1984.
Web.
Isenberg, Arnold O. Electrical contact structures for solid oxide electrolyte fuel cell. United States.
Isenberg, Arnold O. Sun .
"Electrical contact structures for solid oxide electrolyte fuel cell". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864881.
@article{osti_864881,
title = {Electrical contact structures for solid oxide electrolyte fuel cell},
author = {Isenberg, Arnold O},
abstractNote = {An improved electrical output connection means is provided for a high temperature solid oxide electrolyte type fuel cell generator. The electrical connection of the fuel cell electrodes to the electrical output bus, which is brought through the generator housing to be connected to an electrical load line maintains a highly uniform temperature distribution. The electrical connection means includes an electrode bus which is spaced parallel to the output bus with a plurality of symmetrically spaced transversely extending conductors extending between the electrode bus and the output bus, with thermal insulation means provided about the transverse conductors between the spaced apart buses. Single or plural stages of the insulated transversely extending conductors can be provided within the high temperatures regions of the fuel cell generator to provide highly homogeneous temperature distribution over the contacting surfaces.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984}
}