Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140023946 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - To provide a fuel cell device capable of extending the years of service life of a reformer by suppressing thermal runaways. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell device, including a fuel cell module having fuel cell units; a reformer disposed above the fuel cell units, for producing hydrogen by a partial oxidation reforming reaction and a steam reforming reaction; a vaporizing chamber disposed adjacent to the reformer; a combustion chamber for heating the vaporization chamber; a water supply device; an electrical generation oxidant gas supply device; and a controller for raising the fuel cell units to a temperature at which electrical generation is possible; whereby over the entire period of the startup step, the reforming oxidant gas supply device and water supply device are controlled so that partial oxidation reforming reactions do not occur independently in the reformer. | 01-23-2014 |
20140295317 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a solid oxide fuel cell which includes a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an air electrode, each being sequentially laminated on the surface of a porous support. The porous support comprises forsterite and a nickel element. Ni and/or NiO fine particles are exposed on a surface of a sintered compact of the forsterite constituting the porous support. | 10-02-2014 |
20140295318 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell which includes an inner electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an outer electrode, each being sequentially laminated on the surface of a porous support. The porous support contains forsterite, and further has a strontium element concentration of 0.02 mass % to 1 mass % both inclusive in terms of SrO based on the mass of the forsterite. | 10-02-2014 |
20150093661 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME - To provide a method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell apparatus. The present invention is a method for manufacturing a fuel cell apparatus, including an adhesive application step for adhering ceramic adhesive to joining portions so as to constitute an airtight flow path for guiding fuel, and a drying and hardening step for drying and hardening ceramic adhesive, whereby the drying and hardening step has: a workable hardening step for drying the ceramic adhesive at a predetermined first temperature to a state whereby the next manufacturing step can be implemented, and a solvent elimination and hardening step further hardens ceramic adhesive hardened in each of the workable hardening steps by raising it to a second temperature higher than the first temperature and approximately equal to the temperature of the fuel cells during an electrical generation operation. | 04-02-2015 |
20150093677 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL STACK - Provided is a solid oxide fuel cell stack including: a porous insulating support having a gas permeability and provided with a gas flow path therein; and a plurality of power generating elements which are provided on the insulating support and each of which includes an inner electrode, an electrolyte. An outer electrode, the inner electrode, the electrolyte and the outer electrode are sequentially laminated one another, and the inner electrode of one of adjacent two of the plurality of power generating elements is electrically connected to the outer electrode of the other of the adjacent two of the plurality of power generating elements via an interconnector, so that the plurality of power generating elements are connected in series, wherein the insulating support comprises forsterite, the insulating support contains a Mg element and a Si element with a concentration of 90 mass % or more in total in terms of MgO and SiO | 04-02-2015 |
20150255805 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - To provide SOFC and method for manufacturing same, capable of preventing breakage of fuel cell electrodes, and of securing an electrical connection between fuel cells and a current collector. SOFC | 09-10-2015 |
20150255825 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - To provide a method for manufacturing SOFC, capable of preventing breakage of fuel cell electrodes, and of securing an electrical connection between fuel cells and a current collector. Step for forming electrode protective layers | 09-10-2015 |
20160133977 | INDIVIDUAL SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR SAME - To provide a solid oxide fuel cell with improved durability while obtaining sufficient electricity generating performance. The present invention is a method for manufacturing solid oxide fuel cells ( | 05-12-2016 |
20160133980 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD AND DISPENSER APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - To provide a method of manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell, capable of obtaining a uniform film thickness. The present invention is a method of manufacturing fuel cells ( | 05-12-2016 |