Patent ID: 11916263
Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 1:
2. The fuel cell stack of claim 1, wherein each fuel cell comprises:
an electrolyte disposed between adjacent first and second interconnects;
a cathode covering a first surface of the electrolyte and facing the air flow field of the first interconnect; and
an anode covering an opposing second surface of the electrolyte and facing the fuel flow field of the second interconnect, wherein,
adjacent manifold seals contact portions of the first surface of the electrolyte that are not covered by the cathode, and
each fuel cell further comprises an electrolyte reinforcement layer that extends from the anode and overlaps with the manifold seals in a stacking direction of the interconnects.