ASSEMBLED PORTION OF A SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHODS FOR INSPECTING THE SAME

• Main Authors: STRIKER TODD MICHAEL, ALINGER MATTHEW JOSEPH, GONYEAU NICOLE VIRGINIA, LEBLANC LUC STEPHANE
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 19.10.2021
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRICITY; MEASURING; PHYSICS; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY; TESTING; TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES ORSTRUCTURES; TESTING STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

An intermediate solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stage and methods for inspecting an assembled portion of an SOFC are presented. One method for inspecting an assembled portion of an SOFC includes applying a pneumatic constraint to a fluid, where the fluid is in communication with the assembled portion of the SOFC, determining a quality control parameter of the assembled portion of the SOFC in response to the pneumatic constraint, and ascertaining health of the assembled portion of the SOFC based on the quality control parameter. The assembled portion of the SOFC includes a metallic interconnect, where the metallic interconnect includes a flow field. 提出了一种中间固体氧化物燃料电池（SOFC）阶段和用于检查SOFC的组装部分的方法。一种检查SOFC的组装部分的方法包括：向流体施加气动约束，其中，所述流体与所述SOFC的所述组装部分连通；响应于所述气动约束确定所述SOFC的所述组装部分的质量控制参数；以及基于所述质量控制参数判断所述SOFC的所述组装部分的健康。所述SOFC的所述组装部分包括金属互连件，其中，所述金属互连件包括流场。