Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation

Douglas S Schmidt

George R Folser

Paolo R Zafred

Jeffrey T Dederer

Prabhakar Singh

Charles A Hager

Gregory W Tomlins

James M Toms

A plasma sprayed ceria-containing interlayer is provided. The interlayer has particular application in connection with a solid oxide fuel cell used within a power generation system. The fuel cell advantageously comprises an air electrode, a plasma sprayed interlayer disposed on at least a portion of the air electrode, a plasma sprayed electrolyte disposed on at least a portion of the interlayer, and a fuel electrode applied on at least a portion of the electrolyte.

Plasma sprayed ceria-containing interlayer

A solid oxide fuel cell (,) having a closed end (,) and an open end (,) operates in a fuel cell generator (,) where the fuel cell open end (,) of each fuel cell contains a sleeve (,) fitted over the open end (,), where the sleeve (,) extends beyond the open end (,) of the fuel cell (,) to prevent degradation of the interior air electrode of the fuel cell by fuel gas during operation of the generator (,).

Open end protection for solid oxide fuel cells

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North Attleboro, MA, United States of America

Douglas S Schmidt