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Quantity system and method for manufacturing and optimizing solid oxide fuel battery material and parts

A solid oxide fuel cell technology, applied in power distribution and automotive applications, a system for manufacturing and optimizing solid oxide fuel cell electrodes and electrolyte materials, and large-scale power generation, can solve problems such as limiting the number of cathode compositions

Inactive Publication Date: 2004-09-22
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
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The costs associated with synthesizing these ceramic powders limit the number of cathode compositions that can be fabricated and evaluated

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[0026] As noted above, in various embodiments, the present invention provides high throughput systems and methods for fabricating and evaluating electrode and electrolyte materials for solid oxide fuel cells ("SOFCs"). The present invention includes systems and methods for the synthesis, analysis and optimization of the properties of these materials and components, including electrodes and electrode-electrolyte combinations, and the use of small-scale techniques to achieve such synthesis, analysis and optimization based on chemical composition and variable processes . Advantageously, the combination of fast device performance systems and methods with structural and surface systems and methods can accelerate the rate of discovery of new materials for solid oxide fuel cells.

[0027] In one embodiment, the systems and methods of the present invention are based on the use of osmosis techniques, which rely on capillary and / or vacuum forces to create small regions or "spots" of dif...

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The present invention provides high-throughput systems and methods for the fabrication and evaluation of electrode and electrolyte materials for solid oxide fuel cells. The present invention includes systems and methods for synthesizing and optimizing the performance of electrodes and electrode-electrolyte combinations and utilizes small-scale techniques to perform such optimization based on chemical composition and variable processing. Advantageously, rapid device performance systems and methods coupled with structural and surface systems and methods allow for an increased discovery rate of new materials for solid oxide fuel cells.

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technical field [0001] The present invention mainly relates to a solid oxide fuel cell, and related large-scale power generation, power distribution and vehicle applications. More specifically, the present invention relates to systems and methods for fabricating and optimizing solid oxide fuel cell electrode and electrolyte materials. Background of the invention [0002] A solid oxide fuel cell ("SOFC") is an electrochemical device that can be used in large-scale power generation, power distribution, and in vehicles. An important challenge in developing solid oxide fuel cells is to fabricate high-performance electrode and electrolyte materials that can meet the performance and cost requirements of solid oxide fuel cells. Although there are a range of potential electrode and electrolyte candidates, great efforts are still being made to optimize material combinations, chemical compositions, processing conditions, and so on. This is especially true when many of these potentia...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01M8/24H01M4/86H01M4/88H01M8/04H01M8/12
CPCY02E60/521Y10T29/49108H01M8/1253H01M4/8621Y02E60/525H01M8/1213Y10T29/53204Y10T29/49115H01M4/8885Y10T29/53135Y10T29/49117Y02E60/50Y02P70/50H01M8/02H01M8/12
Inventor J·莱蒙C·魏V·文卡塔拉马尼J·鲁德W·哈斯兹A·汤普森C·约翰逊O·西克罗范C·哈德维克S·鲁特科夫斯基M·杰克逊M·皮利奥德
Owner GENERAL ELECTRIC CO