Generator configuration for solid oxide fuel cells
Abstract
Disclosed are improvements in a solid oxide fuel cell generator 1 having a multiplicity of electrically connected solid oxide fuel cells 2, where a fuel gas is passed over one side of said cells and an oxygen-containing gas is passed over the other side of said cells resulting in the generation of heat and electricity. The improvements comprise arranging the cells in the configuration of a circle, a spiral, or folded rows within a cylindrical generator, and modifying the flow rate, oxygen concentration, and/or temperature of the oxygen-containing gases that flow to those cells that are at the periphery of the generator relative to those cells that are at the center of the generator. In these ways, a more uniform temperature is obtained throughout the generator.
- Inventors:
-
- (Plum Boro, PA)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867153
- Patent Number(s):
- 4876163
- Assignee:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) NETL
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-80ET17089
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- generator; configuration; solid; oxide; fuel; cells; disclosed; improvements; cell; multiplicity; electrically; connected; gas; passed; oxygen-containing; resulting; generation; heat; electricity; comprise; arranging; circle; spiral; folded; rows; cylindrical; modifying; flow; rate; oxygen; concentration; temperature; gases; periphery; relative; center; uniform; obtained; throughout; fuel cell; containing gases; oxygen concentration; oxygen-containing gas; cell generator; fuel gas; fuel cells; flow rate; oxide fuel; solid oxide; electrically connected; containing gas; uniform temperature; connected solid; cells resulting; oxygen-containing gases; generator configuration; /429/
Citation Formats
Reichner, Philip. Generator configuration for solid oxide fuel cells. United States: N. p., 1989.
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Reichner, Philip. Generator configuration for solid oxide fuel cells. United States.
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"Generator configuration for solid oxide fuel cells". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867153.
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author = {Reichner, Philip},
abstractNote = {Disclosed are improvements in a solid oxide fuel cell generator 1 having a multiplicity of electrically connected solid oxide fuel cells 2, where a fuel gas is passed over one side of said cells and an oxygen-containing gas is passed over the other side of said cells resulting in the generation of heat and electricity. The improvements comprise arranging the cells in the configuration of a circle, a spiral, or folded rows within a cylindrical generator, and modifying the flow rate, oxygen concentration, and/or temperature of the oxygen-containing gases that flow to those cells that are at the periphery of the generator relative to those cells that are at the center of the generator. In these ways, a more uniform temperature is obtained throughout the generator.},
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