IP Library Granted Patent US 10,367,207
Granted Patent B2
US 10,367,207 · App. 14/865,284 · Granted Jul 30, 2019

Fuel cell stack including a plurality of fuel cells and method of manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 10,367,207
App. No.
14/865,284
Granted
Jul 30, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fuel cell stack 101 includes a plurality of fuel cells 105 in which a fuel electrode 109 , a solid oxide electrolyte 111 , and an air electrode 113 are sequentially laminated, an interconnector 107 that electrically connects the fuel cells 105 which are adjacent to each other, and an interconnector connecting layer 108 that is interposed directly between the air electrode 113 and the interconnector 107 . The interconnector connecting layer 108 is formed from a material, which is expressed by a composition formula of (La 1-x-y Sr x Ca y ) z MnO 3 -AppmSiO 2 -DppmMgO (provided that, 0<x≤0.4, 0<y≤0.4, 0.1≤x+y≤0.5, 0.95≤z<1, A: 10 to 300, D: 10 to 400), through firing.

Claims (13)

1. A fuel cell stack, comprising:

a plurality of fuel cells in which a fuel electrode, a solid oxide electrolyte, and an air electrode are sequentially laminated;

an interconnector that electrically connects the fuel cells which are adjacent to each other; and

an interconnector connecting layer that is interposed directly between the air electrode and the interconnector,

wherein the interconnector connecting layer is formed from a material, which is expressed by a composition formula of (La 1-x-y Sr x Ca y ) z MnO 3 -A ppm SiO 2 -D ppm MgO (provided that, 0<x≤0.4, 0<y≤0.4, 0.1≤x+y≤0.5, 0.95≤z<1, A: 10 to 300, D: 10 to 400), through firing.

2. The fuel cell stack according to claim 1 ,

wherein the interconnector connecting layer is formed from a material, which is expressed by a composition formula of (La 1-x-y Sr x Ca y ) z MnO 3 -A ppm SiO 2 -D ppm MgO (provided that, 0<x≤0.4, 0<y≤0.4, 0.1≤x+y≤0.5, 0.95≤z<1, A: 100 to 300, D: 100 to 400), through firing.

3. The fuel cell stack according to claim 1 ,

wherein a shrinkage ratio when the interconnector connecting layer is fired at 1200° C. for 2 hours is 8% to 25%.

4. The fuel cell stack according to claim 1 ,

wherein a film thickness of the interconnector connecting layer is set to 3 μm to 20 μm.

5. A fuel cell module, comprising:

the fuel cell stack according to any one of claims 1 to 4 .

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVING PATENT APPLICATION NUMBER 11921683 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 054975 FRAME: 0438. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 26, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063787/0867 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054975/0438 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2015
From: TSUKUDA, HIROSHI; TSURU, YASUHIKO; HIWATASHI, KENICHI; YOSHIDA, SHIN
To: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 036657/0939 →