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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2015
Bloom Energy Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Swaminathan Venkataraman, Cupertino, CA (US);
Emad El Batawi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Matthias Gottmann, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Tad Armstrong, Burlingame, CA (US);
Manoj Pillai, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Padiadpu Shankara Anantha, Mumbai, IN;
Vijay Radhakrishnan, Mumbai, IN;
Mohamed Sharif, Mumbai, IN;
Pradhiba Mohan, Mumbai, IN;
Rakesh Kandiboina, Mumbai, IN;
BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system which contains a plurality of SOFCs having cermet anode electrodes includes operating the SOFC system above 760° C. to generate electricity and intentionally oxidizing the cermet anode electrodes at a temperature of at least 760° C. when the SOFC system stops operating to generate electricity.