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US 8,409,763 B2Granted
Modified planar cell (MPC) and stack based on MPC
AssigneeSolid Cell, Inc.
InventorAnatoly Demin
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Abstract
A single cell for a solid oxide fuel cell having wave-like architecture and a stack composed of such single cells is described. The cell design provides high durability. The stack design provides uniform distribution of reagents along the surface of the electrodes and between the individual cells. In addition the stack design is non material intensive.
Claims8
A modified planar cell comprising:
- a wave-like plate of solid oxide consisting of an odd number of pi-shaped waves of equal height, said plate being bound by two opposing lateral walls of equal height, said walls being perpendicular to said waves and having a set of apertures into spaces between the pi-shaped waves and spaces within said pi-shaped waves;
- said spaces within the pi-shaped waves represent anode channels and the spaces between the pi-shaped waves represent cathode channels of the fuel cell;
- and a set of apertures in the tops of the pi-shaped waves adjacent one of the lateral walls for the input of fuel into said anode channel.
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