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Fuel cells

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GB2298955B
GB2298955B GB9606004A GB9606004A GB2298955B GB 2298955 B GB2298955 B GB 2298955B GB 9606004 A GB9606004 A GB 9606004A GB 9606004 A GB9606004 A GB 9606004A GB 2298955 B GB2298955 B GB 2298955B
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Prior art keywords
fuel cells
fuel
cells
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GB9606004A
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GB2298955A (en
GB9606004D0 (en
Inventor
Stephen Vernon Barnett
Robert Glyn Lewin
Geoffrey Alan Wood
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Sellafield Ltd
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British Nuclear Fuels PLC
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Priority claimed from GBGB9505301.3A external-priority patent/GB9505301D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB9602284.3A external-priority patent/GB9602284D0/en
Application filed by British Nuclear Fuels PLC filed Critical British Nuclear Fuels PLC
Priority to GB9606004A priority Critical patent/GB2298955B/en
Publication of GB9606004D0 publication Critical patent/GB9606004D0/en
Publication of GB2298955A publication Critical patent/GB2298955A/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/10—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M8/12—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes operating at high temperature, e.g. with stabilised ZrO2 electrolyte
    • H01M8/1213—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes operating at high temperature, e.g. with stabilised ZrO2 electrolyte characterised by the electrode/electrolyte combination or the supporting material
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/2404—Processes or apparatus for grouping fuel cells
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/241—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells with solid or matrix-supported electrolytes
    • H01M8/2425—High-temperature cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M8/2432—Grouping of unit cells of planar configuration
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/10—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M8/12—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes operating at high temperature, e.g. with stabilised ZrO2 electrolyte
    • H01M2008/1293—Fuel cells with solid oxide electrolytes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M2300/00—Electrolytes
    • H01M2300/0017—Non-aqueous electrolytes
    • H01M2300/0065—Solid electrolytes
    • H01M2300/0068—Solid electrolytes inorganic
    • H01M2300/0071—Oxides
    • H01M2300/0074—Ion conductive at high temperature
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M4/00—Electrodes
    • H01M4/86—Inert electrodes with catalytic activity, e.g. for fuel cells
    • H01M4/90—Selection of catalytic material
    • H01M4/9016—Oxides, hydroxides or oxygenated metallic salts
    • H01M4/9025—Oxides specially used in fuel cell operating at high temperature, e.g. SOFC
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M4/00—Electrodes
    • H01M4/86—Inert electrodes with catalytic activity, e.g. for fuel cells
    • H01M4/90—Selection of catalytic material
    • H01M4/9016—Oxides, hydroxides or oxygenated metallic salts
    • H01M4/9025—Oxides specially used in fuel cell operating at high temperature, e.g. SOFC
    • H01M4/9033—Complex oxides, optionally doped, of the type M1MeO3, M1 being an alkaline earth metal or a rare earth, Me being a metal, e.g. perovskites
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/0204—Non-porous and characterised by the material
    • H01M8/0206—Metals or alloys
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/50—Fuel cells
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P70/00—Climate change mitigation technologies in the production process for final industrial or consumer products
    • Y02P70/50—Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
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  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)
  • Inert Electrodes (AREA)
GB9606004A 1995-03-16 1996-03-18 Fuel cells Expired - Fee Related GB2298955B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9606004A GB2298955B (en) 1995-03-16 1996-03-18 Fuel cells

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9505301.3A GB9505301D0 (en) 1995-03-16 1995-03-16 Fuel cells
GBGB9602284.3A GB9602284D0 (en) 1996-02-05 1996-02-05 Fuel cell
GB9606004A GB2298955B (en) 1995-03-16 1996-03-18 Fuel cells

Publications (3)

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GB9606004D0 GB9606004D0 (en) 1996-05-22
GB2298955A GB2298955A (en) 1996-09-18
GB2298955B true GB2298955B (en) 1999-04-07

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JP2008282710A (en) * 2007-05-11 2008-11-20 Toyota Motor Corp Manufacturing method of fuel cell
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JPS5062688A (en) * 1973-10-03 1975-05-28
US4052532A (en) * 1974-11-19 1977-10-04 Compagnie Francaise De Raffinage Electrolyte-electrode assembly for a combustible battery
US4142024A (en) * 1976-05-28 1979-02-27 Den Berghe Paul Van Electrolyte-cathode assembly for a fuel cell
US4354912A (en) * 1979-02-03 1982-10-19 Robert Bosch Gmbh Solid electrochemical sensor
US4692274A (en) * 1984-10-05 1987-09-08 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Protective interlayer for high temperature solid electrolyte electrochemical cells
DE3922673A1 (en) * 1989-07-10 1991-01-24 Siemens Ag HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL
US5064733A (en) * 1989-09-27 1991-11-12 Gas Research Institute Electrochemical conversion of CO2 and CH4 to C2 hydrocarbons in a single cell
EP0524013A1 (en) * 1991-07-19 1993-01-20 Ngk Insulators, Ltd. Solid electrolyte type fuel cell and method for producing the same
WO1993002481A1 (en) * 1991-07-17 1993-02-04 MERCK Patent Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung Composite system
WO1993026055A1 (en) * 1992-06-05 1993-12-23 British Nuclear Fuels Plc Fuel cells
GB2272328A (en) * 1992-11-06 1994-05-11 Dornier Gmbh Electrochemical convertor having A1(2)O(3) containing zirconium oxide solid electrolyte

Patent Citations (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1379277A (en) * 1971-06-18 1975-01-02 Raffinage Cie Francaise Electrolyte-electrode unit for solid-electrolyte fuel cell and process for the manufacture thereof
JPS5062688A (en) * 1973-10-03 1975-05-28
US4052532A (en) * 1974-11-19 1977-10-04 Compagnie Francaise De Raffinage Electrolyte-electrode assembly for a combustible battery
GB1500558A (en) * 1974-11-19 1978-02-08 Raffinage Cie Francaise Electrolyte-electrode assembly
US4142024A (en) * 1976-05-28 1979-02-27 Den Berghe Paul Van Electrolyte-cathode assembly for a fuel cell
US4354912A (en) * 1979-02-03 1982-10-19 Robert Bosch Gmbh Solid electrochemical sensor
US4692274A (en) * 1984-10-05 1987-09-08 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Protective interlayer for high temperature solid electrolyte electrochemical cells
DE3922673A1 (en) * 1989-07-10 1991-01-24 Siemens Ag HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL
US5064733A (en) * 1989-09-27 1991-11-12 Gas Research Institute Electrochemical conversion of CO2 and CH4 to C2 hydrocarbons in a single cell
WO1993002481A1 (en) * 1991-07-17 1993-02-04 MERCK Patent Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung Composite system
EP0524013A1 (en) * 1991-07-19 1993-01-20 Ngk Insulators, Ltd. Solid electrolyte type fuel cell and method for producing the same
WO1993026055A1 (en) * 1992-06-05 1993-12-23 British Nuclear Fuels Plc Fuel cells
GB2272328A (en) * 1992-11-06 1994-05-11 Dornier Gmbh Electrochemical convertor having A1(2)O(3) containing zirconium oxide solid electrolyte

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
J.Electrochemical Society,vol139,no.10,1Oct 92,pL89-L91 *

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