Catalytic bipolar interconnection plate for use in a fuel cell
Abstract
A bipolar interconnection plate for use between adjacent fuel cell units in a stacked fuel cell assembly. Each plate is manufactured from an intermetallic composition, examples of which include NiAl or Ni.sub.3 Al which can catalyze steam reforming of hydrocarbons. Distributed within the intermetallic structure of the plate is a ceramic filler composition. The plate includes a first side with gas flow channels therein and a second side with fuel flow channels therein. A protective coating is applied to the first side, with exemplary coatings including strontium-doped or calcium-doped lanthanum chromite. To produce the plate, Ni and Al powders are combined with the filler composition, compressed at a pressure of about 10,000-30,000 psi, and heated to about 600.degree.-1000.degree. C. The coating is then applied to the first side of the completed plate using liquid injection plasma deposition or other deposition techniques.
- Inventors:
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- Idaho Falls, ID
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870328
- Patent Number(s):
- 5496655
- Assignee:
- Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company (Idaho Falls, ID)
- 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:
- AC07-76ID01570; AC07-94ID13223
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- catalytic; bipolar; interconnection; plate; fuel; cell; adjacent; units; stacked; assembly; manufactured; intermetallic; composition; examples; nial; catalyze; steam; reforming; hydrocarbons; distributed; structure; ceramic; filler; gas; flow; channels; therein; protective; coating; applied; exemplary; coatings; including; strontium-doped; calcium-doped; lanthanum; chromite; produce; powders; combined; compressed; pressure; 10; 000-30; 000; psi; heated; 600; degree; -1000; completed; liquid; injection; plasma; deposition; techniques; channels therein; fuel cell; protective coating; adjacent fuel; flow channels; flow channel; gas flow; steam reforming; cell assembly; deposition techniques; doped lanthanum; plasma deposition; lanthanum chromite; fuel flow; liquid injection; cell unit; deposition technique; ceramic filler; cell units; intermetallic composition; injection plasma; interconnection plate; bipolar interconnection; /429/
Citation Formats
Lessing, Paul A. Catalytic bipolar interconnection plate for use in a fuel cell. United States: N. p., 1996.
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@article{osti_870328,
title = {Catalytic bipolar interconnection plate for use in a fuel cell},
author = {Lessing, Paul A},
abstractNote = {A bipolar interconnection plate for use between adjacent fuel cell units in a stacked fuel cell assembly. Each plate is manufactured from an intermetallic composition, examples of which include NiAl or Ni.sub.3 Al which can catalyze steam reforming of hydrocarbons. Distributed within the intermetallic structure of the plate is a ceramic filler composition. The plate includes a first side with gas flow channels therein and a second side with fuel flow channels therein. A protective coating is applied to the first side, with exemplary coatings including strontium-doped or calcium-doped lanthanum chromite. To produce the plate, Ni and Al powders are combined with the filler composition, compressed at a pressure of about 10,000-30,000 psi, and heated to about 600.degree.-1000.degree. C. The coating is then applied to the first side of the completed plate using liquid injection plasma deposition or other deposition techniques.},
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year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996}
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