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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Bloom Energy Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Couse, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Tulin Akin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/12 (2006.01); G01N 29/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/12 (2013.01); G01N 29/4427 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0289 (2013.01); G01N 2291/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments provide systems and methods for detecting defects in components of a fuel cell. Embodiment methods and systems include directing acoustic energy into the component, detecting acoustic energy from the component, analyzing a characteristic of the detected acoustic energy, and based on the analyzing, determining the presence or absence of a defect in the component.