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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2006
Applicants:
Aaron Crumm, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Quinlan Y. Shuck, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Jonathan R. Rice, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Inventors:
Aaron Crumm, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Quinlan Y. Shuck, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Jonathan R. Rice, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
Adaptive Materials, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A solid oxide fuel cell includes a plurality of tubes, with each tube including an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte, A mechanically compliant anode current collector is associated with each tube. An interconnect portion may be attached to the anode current collector. A cathode current collector is also associated with each tube. The interconnect portion provides an oxygen barrier between the anode current collector and the cathode current collector.