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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2010
Richard Scott Bourgeois, Albany, NY (US);
Richard Louis Hart, Broadalbin, NY (US);
Sauri Gudlavalleti, Hyderabad, IN;
Shu Ching Quek, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Andrew Philip Shapiro, Schenectady, NY (US);
Rong Fan, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Dacong Weng, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Xiwang Qi, Torrance, CA (US);
Richard Scott Bourgeois, Albany, NY (US);
Richard Louis Hart, Broadalbin, NY (US);
Sauri Gudlavalleti, Hyderabad, IN;
Shu Ching Quek, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Andrew Philip Shapiro, Schenectady, NY (US);
Rong Fan, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Dacong Weng, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Xiwang Qi, Torrance, CA (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a fuel cell stack is provided. The method provides forming an inspectable preassembly of multiple fuel cell assemblies that may be termed a pseudostack. Each fuel cell in the pseudostack has permanent electrical interconnections and sealing connections on only one of the two electrodes, namely an anode layer or a cathode layer. For example, an anode interconnect may be firmly attached to the anode layer by means of a bonding agent and a sealing agent used to seal passages on the anode layer of the fuel cell. Alternatively, seals and permanent electrical connections may be made on the cathode layer of the fuel cell, and not on the anode layer.