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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2009
Applicant:
Kerry D. Meinhardt, Richland, WA (US);
Inventor:
Kerry D. Meinhardt, Richland, WA (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/00 (2006.01); H01M 2/08 (2006.01); H01M 2/14 (2006.01); G01R 33/485 (2006.01); G01R 33/48 (2006.01); G01R 33/56 (2006.01); G01R 33/565 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/485 (2013.01); G01R 33/5605 (2013.01); G01R 33/4828 (2013.01); G01R 33/5607 (2013.01); G01R 33/56527 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cassette less SOFC assembly and a method for creating such an assembly. The SOFC stack is characterized by an electrically isolated stack current path which allows welded interconnection between frame portions of the stack. In one embodiment electrically isolating a current path comprises the step of sealing a interconnect plate to a interconnect plate frame with an insulating seal. This enables the current path portion to be isolated from the structural frame an enables the cell frame to be welded together.