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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2008
Dana Ray Swala, Schenectady, NY (US);
Richard Scott Bourgeois, Albany, NY (US);
Steven Paraszczak, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Donald Joseph Buckley, Schenectady, NY (US);
Dana Ray Swala, Schenectady, NY (US);
Richard Scott Bourgeois, Albany, NY (US);
Steven Paraszczak, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Donald Joseph Buckley, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The present techniques provide a novel electrolyzer and methods for welding components of such electrolyzers. The techniques may use conductors, such as resistance wires, placed in paths around the internal structural features and edges of the components. The conductors may be incorporated into the components during manufacture by injection molding, or other molding techniques, or may be tacked or otherwise applied to the surface of the components after manufacture. When current, a field or other excitation is applied to the conductors, the plastic surrounding the wire is melted. If this plastic is in direct contact with an adjoining component, a strong, hermetic seal may be formed between the two components, including the internal structural features.