Patent ID: 7670703
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: B01J,C01B,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A reformer supported solid oxide fuse cell comprising: an electroconductive and porous reformer including a catalytically active material and shaped to constitute a slab having an unexposed first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and a plurality of adjacent grooves along the first surface, and flat regions adjacent the plurality of grooves; an anode layer having an unexposed first surface superposed to the first surface of the reformer slab and a second surface opposite the anode first surface, the anode layer covering the plurality of grooves of the reformer slab and having a corresponding grooved shape; an electrolyte layer having a first surface superposed to the second surface of the anode layer and a second surface opposite the electrolyte first surface, the electrolyte layer covering the anode layer over the plurality of grooves of said reformer slab and having a corresponding grooved shape, and extending over the flat regions; and a cathode layer having an unexposed first surface superposed to the second surface of the electrolyte layer, the cathode layer covering the electrolyte layer over the plurality of grooves of said reformer slab and having a corresponding grooved shape.