Patent ID: 11971169
Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H  Y | IPC F  H

Claim 0:
1. A glow plug for a solid oxide fuel cell system, the glow plug comprising:
a housing having a first end portion and a second end portion;
a heating element longitudinally disposed in the housing, extending from the second end portion of the housing towards the first end portion and extending outwardly from the housing for igniting fuel;
a pair of coiled wires electrically connected to the heating element, the pair of coiled wires extending from the second end portion of the housing;
a potting compound disposed within the second end portion of the housing for securing electrical coupling of the pair of coiled wires with the heating element;
a sealing element configured to form an air-tight connection between the housing and the heating element, wherein the sealing element is positioned on a surface of the potting compound; and
an insulator ring positioned in the potting compound.