SOFC assembly joint spacing
    1.
    发明申请
    SOFC assembly joint spacing 有权
    SOFC组合接头间距

    公开(公告)号:US20060147782A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-06

    申请号:US11250678

    申请日:2005-10-14

    IPC分类号: H01M8/02 H01M8/12

    摘要: A textured surface is formed on at least one of a fuel cell mounting plate or fuel cell subassembly to define a joint spacing between these two components. In a preferred embodiment, the textured surface comprises a plurality of dimples coined or otherwise formed in the metal mounting plate. The joint spacing improves the manufacturing and assembly process of the fuel cell cassettes through precise application and control of the brazing process which improves the braze joint strength while reducing material cost.

    摘要翻译: 在燃料电池安装板或燃料电池子组件中的至少一个上形成纹理表面以限定这两个部件之间的接合间隔。 在优选实施例中,纹理表面包括在金属安装板中形成或以其他方式形成的多个凹坑。 接头间距通过钎焊工艺的精确应用和控制改善了燃料电池盒的制造和组装过程,从而提高了钎焊接头强度,同时降低了材料成本。

    Method and apparatus for gasketing a fuel cell

    公开(公告)号:US20070160891A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-12

    申请号:US11714450

    申请日:2007-03-06

    IPC分类号: H01M2/08 B05D5/12

    摘要: In a solid-oxide fuel cell assembly comprising a plurality of components having electrically-conductive mating surfaces therebetween, the surfaces are sealed by gasket elements that include first and second silver braze alloy layers and a dielectric layer, formed preferably of yttrium-stabilized zirconia (YSZ), disposed between the alloy layers. The alloy is capable of bonding to many ceramics, including YSZ, and is readily brazed to the oxide layer formed on many metals at elevated temperatures. Because the braze alloy is electrically conductive, a dielectric layer must be included to break conductivity in bonding applications where electrical insulation is required. YSZ functions as a reliable insulator and will not crystallize or fracture as do prior art glass insulators. The assembly is useful as an auxiliary power unit in a vehicle.

    Low melting temperature silver braze alloy
    4.
    发明申请
    Low melting temperature silver braze alloy 审中-公开
    低熔点银钎焊合金

    公开(公告)号:US20060045791A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-02

    申请号:US10929819

    申请日:2004-08-30

    IPC分类号: C22C5/06

    摘要: A brazing alloy comprising elemental silver alloyed with elemental silicon in a silver/silicon ratio between about 95/5 and 99/1, preferably about 97/3. Small amounts of silicon alloyed with silver depress the alloy liquidus curve significantly, the liquidus temperature of a silver and silicon eutectic alloy being about 837° C. Brazing alloys in accordance with the invention are useful in bonding ceramics to ceramics, ceramics to metals, and metals to metals. Copper, vanadium, or other oxygen-reactive surface bonding elements may also be included. Silver/silicon alloys are useful in applications such as assembly of components of solid oxide fuel cells. A variety of silver/silicon alloy brazes can be used within the same fuel cell so that subsequent brazing can be performed without reliquifying a previous braze. A brazing alloy comprising elemental silver and ruthenium in a silver/ruthenium ratio between 97/3 and 99/1 is also included.

    摘要翻译: 一种钎焊合金,其包含与银/硅比例在约95/5和99/1之间,优选约97/3的元素硅合金化的元素银。 与银合金化的少量硅显着降低合金液相线,银和硅共晶合金的液相线温度约为837℃。根据本发明的钎焊合金可用于将陶瓷与陶瓷,金属结合,以及 金属到金属。 也可以包括铜,钒或其它氧反应性表面结合元件。 银/硅合金可用于固体氧化物燃料电池组件的组装。 在相同的燃料电池中可以使用各种银/硅合金钎焊,从而可以进行后续的钎焊,而不需要先前的钎焊。 包含银/钌比率在97/3和99/1之间的元素银和钌的钎焊合金也包括在内。

    Ceramic coatings for insulating modular fuel cell cassettes in a solid-oxide fuel cell stack
    5.
    发明申请
    Ceramic coatings for insulating modular fuel cell cassettes in a solid-oxide fuel cell stack 有权
    用于在固体氧化物燃料电池堆中绝缘模块化燃料电池盒的陶瓷涂层

    公开(公告)号:US20070134537A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-14

    申请号:US11158369

    申请日:2005-06-22

    IPC分类号: H01M2/08 H01M8/12 F16J15/12

    摘要: In assembling an SOFC fuel cell stack from a plurality of cassettes, the mounting plate of one cassette is attached to, and insulated from, the separator plate of the next-adjacent cassette by a peripheral dielectric seal consisting of a ceramic coating and a metal braze. Materials suitable for the ceramic coating include yttrium stabilized zirconia (YSZ), zirconia toughened alumina, magnesium silicates such as the mineral forsterite, magnesium aluminates, magnesium aluminosilicates and lanthanum zirconate. The ceramic coating may be applied to the cassette's outer surface in known fashion as by physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, sputtering, and various methods of plasma spray. An underlayer of alumina may also be used to provide a redundant layer of electrical insulation.

    摘要翻译: 在从多个盒组装SOFC燃料电池堆时,一个盒的安装板通过由陶瓷涂层和金属钎焊组成的外围电介质密封件附接到下一相邻盒的隔板并与之隔绝 。 适用于陶瓷涂层的材料包括钇稳定氧化锆(YSZ),氧化锆增韧氧化铝,硅酸镁如矿物镁橄榄石,铝酸镁,硅铝酸镁和锆酸镧。 陶瓷涂层可以通过物理气相沉积,化学气相沉积,溅射和各种等离子体喷涂方法以已知的方式施加到盒的外表面。 也可以使用氧化铝的底层来提供冗余的电绝缘层。

    Method and apparatus for forming electrode interconnect contacts for a solid-oxide fuel cell stack
    6.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for forming electrode interconnect contacts for a solid-oxide fuel cell stack 有权
    用于形成固体氧化物燃料电池堆的电极互连触点的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060275649A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-12-07

    申请号:US11145647

    申请日:2005-06-06

    IPC分类号: H01M4/86 C04B35/64

    摘要: An electrical interconnect for a solid-oxide fuel cell stack assembly, including a novel sintering paste and an improved manufacturing process for an anode and cathode electrical contacts is disclosed. On the anode side, the paste contains a metallic oxide such as NiO, and an amount of sacrificial pore-forming particles, such as carbon particles or polymer spheres, which are vaporized during sintering of the paste, resulting in a very porous connection having good electrical conductivity and good adhesion. A preferred level of pore-former in the paste is about 40 volume percent. On the cathode side, the paste contains a noble metal such as for example, gold, platinum, palladium or rhodium, and an amount of the sacrificial pore-forming particles. The paste may be applied to the surfaces in a grid pattern or, because the resulting contact is porous after sintering, it may be applied as a continuous layer.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于固体氧化物燃料电池堆组件的电互连,其包括新颖的烧结膏和用于阳极和阴极电触点的改进的制造工艺。 在阳极侧,糊状物含有NiO等金属氧化物,以及在糊料烧结过程中蒸发的诸如碳颗粒或聚合物球的牺牲性成孔颗粒的量,导致非常多孔的连接具有良好的 导电性好,附着力好。 浆料中成孔剂的优选含量为约40体积%。 在阴极侧,糊状物含有贵金属,例如金,铂,钯或铑,以及一定量的牺牲性成孔颗粒。 糊状物可以以网格图案施加到表面,或者由于所得接触在烧结之后是多孔的,所以可以作为连续层施加。