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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
May. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Bloom Energy Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Matthias Gottmann, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Nathan Ben Erlin, San Jose, CA (US);
Kurt Risic, Mountain View, CA (US);
Stephen Couse, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Edmonston, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/00 (2016.01); H01M 8/02 (2016.01); H01M 8/04 (2016.01); H01M 8/24 (2016.01); H01M 8/0271 (2016.01); H01M 8/2465 (2016.01); H01M 8/04537 (2016.01); H01M 8/2425 (2016.01); H01M 8/2475 (2016.01); H01M 8/2485 (2016.01); H01M 8/124 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/0271 (2013.01); H01M 8/04559 (2013.01); H01M 8/04589 (2013.01); H01M 8/2425 (2013.01); H01M 8/2465 (2013.01); H01M 8/2475 (2013.01); H01M 8/2485 (2013.01); H01M 8/006 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1293 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01); Y02E 60/525 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for sintering and conditioning fuel cell stacks utilizing channel guides, baffles, and internal compression systems are provided. Sintering and conditioning may be performed utilizing a fuel cell column cartridge assembly and fuel cell stacks may be sintered and conditioned at the system level during the same annealing cycle on the same support.