Solid-oxide fuel-cell power generating apparatus
OwnerMichio Horiuchi, Shigeaki Suganuma +2inventors
InventorsMichio Horiuchi, Shigeaki Suganuma, Yasue Tokutake, Misa Watanabe
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a power generating apparatus that generates electric power, using a solid oxide fuel cell, by directly exposing the fuel cell to a premixed gas combustion flame formed in a gas-fired kichen range. The solid oxide fuel cell is supported by lead wires fixed to a mounting base so that the fuel cell faces a burner located in the center of the gas-fired stove. An anode electrode layer is directly exposed to the flame produced by the burner, and is thus kept in a fuel-rich condition, while a cathode electrode layer is kept in an air-rich condition. An output of the fuel cell is taken out through the lead wires.
Claims12
A solid-oxide fuel-cell power generating apparatus comprising:
- a solid oxide fuel cell unit having a solid oxide substrate, a cathode electrode layer formed on one surface of said substrate, and an anode electrode layer formed on a surface of said substrate opposite from said one surface;
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- a fuel cell mounting base which supports said solid oxide fuel cell unit in such a manner that said anode electrode layer is directly exposed to a premixed gas combustion flame produced by a burner of a gas-fired heater, wherein
- power is generated by supplying components of said premixed gas combustion flame to said anode electrode layer and air to said cathode electrode layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.