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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2004
Solid oxide fuel cell with internal reforming, catalyzed interconnect for use therewith, and methods
Di-jia Liu, Naperville, IL (US);
Jie Guan, Torrance, IL (US);
Nguyen Minh, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Di-Jia Liu, Naperville, IL (US);
Jie Guan, Torrance, IL (US);
Nguyen Minh, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A catalyzed interconnect for an SOFC electrically connects an anode and an anodic current collector and comprises a metallic substrate, which provides space between the anode and anodic current collector for fuel gas flow over at least a portion of the anode, and a catalytic coating on the metallic substrate comprising a catalyst for catalyzing hydrocarbon fuel in the fuel gas to hydrogen rich reformate. An SOFC including the catalyzed anodic inter-connect, a method for operating an SOFC, and a method for making a catalyzed anodic interconnect are also disclosed.