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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2012
Applicants:
Ryan Hallum, Mountain View, CA (US);
Michael Gasda, Mountain View, CA (US);
Arne Ballantine, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ravi Oswal, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Hallum, Mountain View, CA (US);
Michael Gasda, Mountain View, CA (US);
Arne Ballantine, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ravi Oswal, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/10 (2006.01); H01M 8/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/1097 (2013.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01); H01M 8/124 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1293 (2013.01); Y02E 60/521 (2013.01); Y02E 60/525 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of heat treating at least one component of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system. The method includes heating the at least one component with a rapid thermal process, wherein the rapid thermal process heats at least a portion of the component at a rate of approximately 50° C./sec or more.