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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2007
Monika Backhaus-ricoult, Horseheads, NY (US);
Michael Edward Badding, Campbell, NY (US);
James Micheal Harris, Elmira, NY (US);
Paul Marx, Corning, NY (US);
Monika Backhaus-Ricoult, Horseheads, NY (US);
Michael Edward Badding, Campbell, NY (US);
James Micheal Harris, Elmira, NY (US);
Paul Marx, Corning, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a segmented modular solid oxide fuel cell device having a plurality of independently controllable electrical power producing segments disposed within a common thermal environment. Also disclosed are methods for selectively operating one or more segments of the disclosed segmented modular solid oxide fuel cell device. Also disclosed are methods for performing a maintenance process on one or more segments of a segmented modular fuel cell device during fuel cell operation.