Patent ID: 9105917
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A solid oxide fuel cell system comprising a plurality of tubular fuel cells, each fuel cell including at least one inner electrode, an electrolyte surrounding at least a section of said inner electrode, and at least one outer electrode surrounding the electrolyte so that the electrolyte spatially separates the inner and outer electrodes from each other: at least a first tubular fuel cell and a second tubular fuel cell of said plurality of tubular fuel cells being connected to an electrically conducting carrier that includes a plate having electrically conductive surfaces, said first and second tubular fuel cells located adjacent each other within openings in said plate, an inner electrode of said first tubular fuel cell being in electrical contact with a conductive surface of said plate and an outer electrode of said second tubular fuel cell being in electrical contact with a conductive surface of said plate, such that the plate provides a direct electrical connection between the inner electrode of said first tubular fuel cell and the outer electrode of the second tubular fuel cell, said plurality of tubular fuel cells being electrically interconnected in parallel and/or in series with one another.