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Title: Serially connected solid oxide fuel cells having monolithic cores

Abstract

A solid oxide fuel cell for electrochemically combining fuel and oxidant for generating galvanic output, wherein the cell core has an array of cell segments electrically serially connected in the flow direction, each segment consisting of electrolyte walls and interconnect that are substantially devoid of any composite inert materials for support. Instead, the core is monolithic, where each electrolyte wall consists of thin layers of cathode and anode materials sandwiching a thin layer of electrolyte material therebetween. Means direct the fuel to the anode-exposed core passageways and means direct the oxidant to the cathode-exposed core passageways; and means also direct the galvanic output to an exterior circuit. Each layer of the electrolyte composite materials is of the order of 0.002-0.01 cm thick; and each layer of the cathode and anode materials is of the order of 0.002-0.05 cm thick. Between 2 and 50 cell segments may be connected in series.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Naperville, IL
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
866257
Patent Number(s):
4666798
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
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
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
serially; connected; solid; oxide; fuel; cells; monolithic; cores; cell; electrochemically; combining; oxidant; generating; galvanic; output; core; array; segments; electrically; flow; direction; segment; consisting; electrolyte; walls; interconnect; substantially; devoid; composite; inert; materials; support; wall; consists; layers; cathode; anode; sandwiching; layer; material; therebetween; means; direct; anode-exposed; passageways; cathode-exposed; exterior; circuit; 002-0; 01; cm; thick; 05; 50; series; materials sandwiching; cm thick; wall consists; material therebetween; monolithic core; fuel cell; electrolyte wall; core passageways; inert material; anode materials; serially connected; anode material; flow direction; composite materials; fuel cells; oxide fuel; solid oxide; composite material; electrolyte material; substantially devoid; composite inert; galvanic output; electrolyte composite; connected solid; inert materials; cell core; composite mat; combining fuel; monolithic cores; electrolyte walls; generating galvanic; core passageway; omposite materials; electrochemically combining; /429/

Citation Formats

Herceg, Joseph E. Serially connected solid oxide fuel cells having monolithic cores. United States: N. p., 1987. Web.
Herceg, Joseph E. Serially connected solid oxide fuel cells having monolithic cores. United States.
Herceg, Joseph E. Thu . "Serially connected solid oxide fuel cells having monolithic cores". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866257.
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abstractNote = {A solid oxide fuel cell for electrochemically combining fuel and oxidant for generating galvanic output, wherein the cell core has an array of cell segments electrically serially connected in the flow direction, each segment consisting of electrolyte walls and interconnect that are substantially devoid of any composite inert materials for support. Instead, the core is monolithic, where each electrolyte wall consists of thin layers of cathode and anode materials sandwiching a thin layer of electrolyte material therebetween. Means direct the fuel to the anode-exposed core passageways and means direct the oxidant to the cathode-exposed core passageways; and means also direct the galvanic output to an exterior circuit. Each layer of the electrolyte composite materials is of the order of 0.002-0.01 cm thick; and each layer of the cathode and anode materials is of the order of 0.002-0.05 cm thick. Between 2 and 50 cell segments may be connected in series.},
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987},
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