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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
May. 06, 2014
Bloom Energy Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Edmonston, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Michael Petrucha, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Martin Perry, Mountain View, CA (US);
Matthias Gottmann, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Dien Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Emad El Batawi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
William David Lyle, San Francisco, CA (US);
BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A spring compression assembly is configured to apply a load to a stack of electrochemical cells. The assembly includes a ceramic leaf spring, a tensioner configured to apply pressure to a first side of the spring and a bottom plate located on a second side of the spring opposite the first side of the spring. The bottom plate is configured to transfer a load from the spring to the stack of electrochemical cells.