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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2007
Applicant:
Timothy Labreche, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Timothy LaBreche, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Adaptive Materials, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/24 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2006.01); H01M 8/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one aspect there is disclosed a solid oxide fuel cell including an insulating housing. A plurality of interconnected cells defining a stack are disposed within the housing. Each of the fuel cells includes an anode and a cathode. A bypass circuit is positioned outside of the housing and is coupled between the anode and the cathode of at least a portion of the plurality of cells allowing modification of an interconnection between the cells.