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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1999
Paolo R. Zafred, Murrysville, PA (US);
Jeffrey T. Dederer, Valencia, PA (US);
Gregory W. Tomlins, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
James M. Toms, Irwin, PA (US);
George R. Folser, Lower Burrell, PA (US);
Douglas S. Schmidt, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Prabhakar Singh, Export, PA (US);
Charles A. Hager, Zelienople, PA (US);
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation, Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
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 (,).