Rapid start-up, auxiliary power, and air preheating device of high temperature fuel cell systems
AssigneeNational Tsing Hua University
InventorsShu-Feng Lee, Che-Wun Hong, Chin-Hsien Cheng
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AssigneeNational Tsing Hua University
InventorsShu-Feng Lee, Che-Wun Hong, Chin-Hsien Cheng
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This invention relates to a rapid start-up, auxiliary power, and air preheating device of high temperature fuel cell systems, which comprise of a metal sheet, metal mesh plates, insulated ceramic rings and a direct flame SOFC (solid oxide fuel cell) positive electrolyte negative assembly (PEN). The metal mesh plates are used to substitute the electrode plates to collect the current. The ribs between the PEN and the metal mesh plates are also for collecting current, while the ceramic ring is an insulator. This device is able to pre-heat gas rapidly and generates power at the same time, it's costless, easy to assemble, rapid start-up, high electric conductivity, excellent sealing and etc. In addition, it can heat up the fuel cell stack rapidly and start up the system without lag.
A rapid start-up auxiliary power and air preheating device of high temperature fuel cell systems, being a direct combustion solid oxide fuel cell module formed by combining a metal sheet and a heat-resisting ceramic insulating material, and the rapid start-up auxiliary power and air preheating device comprising a peripheral area and a core area, and the core area including the direct combustion solid oxide fuel cell module, an upper metal plate serving as a cell cathode electrode electricity collecting plate, and a lower metal mesh plate serving as a cell anode electrode electricity collecting plate, wherein the lower metal mesh plate including a flash indentation with a size and a position matched with the direct combustion solid oxide fuel cell module disposed above;
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