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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Bloom Energy Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Avinash Verma, Cupertino, CA (US);
Chockkalingam Karuppaiah, Cupertino, CA (US);
Harald Herchen, Los Altos, CA (US);
Cheng-Yu Lin, Cupertino, CA (US);
Martin Perry, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 50/522 (2021.01); B22F 3/24 (2006.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/50 (2021.01); B22F 10/62 (2021.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); H01M 8/0208 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 50/522 (2021.01); B22F 10/28 (2021.01); B22F 10/50 (2021.01); B22F 10/62 (2021.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); H01M 8/0208 (2013.01); B22F 2003/242 (2013.01); B22F 2201/03 (2013.01); B22F 2201/11 (2013.01); B22F 2301/20 (2013.01); B22F 2301/35 (2013.01); B22F 2998/10 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A method of forming a fuel cell interconnect includes depositing a Cr alloy powder, sintering the Cr alloy powder, and repeating the depositing and the sintering to form the fuel cell interconnect. The Cr alloy powder may include a pre-alloyed powder containing from about 4 wt. % to about 6 wt. % Fe, and from about 94 wt. % to about 96 wt. % Cr.