The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Bloom Energy Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
K. R. Sridhar, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Swaminathan Venkataraman, Cupertino, CA (US);
William David Lyle, San Francisco, CA (US);
Arne Ballantine, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/24 (2016.01); H01M 8/06 (2016.01); H01M 8/249 (2016.01); H01M 8/04007 (2016.01); H01M 8/2475 (2016.01); H01M 8/2485 (2016.01); H01M 8/0662 (2016.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H01M 8/04082 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/249 (2013.01); B60L 11/1896 (2013.01); H01M 8/04007 (2013.01); H01M 8/0675 (2013.01); H01M 8/2475 (2013.01); H01M 8/2485 (2013.01); H01M 8/04201 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01); Y02T 90/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel cell stack module includes a base, a cover dome removably positioned on the base, and a plurality of fuel cell stacks removably positioned on the base below the cover dome. A modular fuel cell system includes a plurality of the fuel cell stack modules, where each fuel cell stack module may be electrically disconnected, removed from the fuel cell system, repaired or serviced without stopping an operation of the other fuel cell stack modules in the fuel cell system.