METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL HAVING HIGH OPERATION EFFICIENCY

• Main Authors: GIGLIOTTI JR. MICHAEL FRANCIS XAVIER, HART RICHARD LOUIS, JACKSON MELVIN ROBERT, BOURGEOIS RICHARD SCOTT, WEI CHANG, HARDWICKE CANAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 17.06.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION ORPROCESSING OF GOODS; ELECTRICITY; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY; REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGYGENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE

PURPOSE: Provided are a method and an apparatus for assembling a solid oxide fuel cell which has high operation efficiency in generating electric power. CONSTITUTION: The fuel cell(12) comprises: at least one hollow manifold(20) comprising a wall that includes at least one opening extending through the wall, extends between one end(38) and the other end(40) and defines an inside chamber(36), wherein the wall is communicated with the chamber through the opening; an anode disposed on the wall of the manifold; an electrolyte disposed on the anode; and a cathode disposed on the electrolyte.