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20130130152 | Fuel Cell Interconnects and Methods of Fabrication - An interconnect for a fuel cell stack includes a first plurality of ribs extending from a first major surface of the interconnect and defining a first plurality of gas flow channels between the ribs, the ribs extending between a first rib end and a second rib end and having a tapered profile in a vertical dimension, perpendicular to the first major surface of the interconnect, proximate at least one of the first rib end and the second rib end, wherein the ribs comprise a flat upper surface and rounded edges between the flat upper surface and the adjacent gas flow channels, the rounded edges having a first radius of curvature, and wherein the gas flow channels comprise a rounded surface having a second radius of curvature, different from the first radius of curvature. | 05-23-2013 |
20130130154 | Fuel Cell Interconnect Heat Treatment Method - Methods for fabricating an interconnect for a fuel cell stack include placing a compressed metal powder interconnect on a porous support, and sintering the interconnect in the presence of a non-oxidizing gas. The method may further include placing the sintered interconnect on a porous support, and oxidizing the interconnect in the presence of flowing air, or placing the sintered interconnect on a dense, non-porous support, and oxidizing the interconnect in the presence of a gas comprising pure oxygen or an oxygen/inert gas mixture that is substantially nitrogen-free. | 05-23-2013 |
20130230644 | Coatings for SOFC Metallic Interconnects - Various methods of treating a chromium iron interconnect for a solid oxide fuel cell stack and coating the interconnect with a ceramic layer are provided. | 09-05-2013 |
20140065508 | INTERCONNECT FOR FUEL CELL STACK - Various embodiments include fuel cell interconnects having a fuel distribution portion having an inlet opening, a fuel collection portion having an outlet opening, and a primary fuel flow field containing channels, wherein the fuel distribution portion comprises at least one raised feature defining a fuel distribution flow path, and the fuel distribution flow path is not continuous with the channels in the primary fuel flow field. The at least one raised feature may include, for example, a network of ribs and/or dots. Further embodiments include interconnects having a fuel distribution portion with a variable surface depth to provide variable flow restriction and/or a plenum with variable surface depth and raised a raised relief feature on the cathode side, and/or varying flow channel depths and/or rib heights adjacent a fuel hole. | 03-06-2014 |
20140127602 | INTERCONNECT AND END PLATE DESIGN FOR FUEL CELL STACK - Various embodiments include interconnects and/or end plates having features for reducing stress in a fuel cell stack. In embodiments, an interconnect/end plate may have a window seal area that is recessed relative to the flow field to indirectly reduce stress induced by an interface seal. Other features may include a thicker protective coating and/or larger uncoated area of an end plate, providing a recessed portion on an end plate for an interface seal, and/or recessing the fuel hole region of an interconnect relative to the flow field to reduce stress on the fuel cell. Further embodiments include providing intermittent seal support to minimize asymmetric seal loading and/or a non-circular seal configuration to reduce stress around the fuel hole of a fuel cell. | 05-08-2014 |
20140127603 | INTERCONNECT AND END PLATE DESIGN FOR FUEL CELL STACK - Various embodiments include interconnects and/or end plates having features for reducing stress in a fuel cell stack. In embodiments, an interconnect/end plate may have a window seal area that is recessed relative to the flow field to indirectly reduce stress induced by an interface seal. Other features may include a thicker protective coating and/or larger uncoated area of an end plate, providing a recessed portion on an end plate for an interface seal, and/or recessing the fuel hole region of an interconnect relative to the flow field to reduce stress on the fuel cell. Further embodiments include providing intermittent seal support to minimize asymmetric seal loading and/or a non-circular seal configuration to reduce stress around the fuel hole of a fuel cell. | 05-08-2014 |
20140127604 | INTERCONNECT AND END PLATE DESIGN FOR FUEL CELL STACK - Various embodiments include interconnects and/or end plates having features for reducing stress in a fuel cell stack. In embodiments, an interconnect/end plate may have a window seal area that is recessed relative to the flow field to indirectly reduce stress induced by an interface seal. Other features may include a thicker protective coating and/or larger uncoated area of an end plate, providing a recessed portion on an end plate for an interface seal, and/or recessing the fuel hole region of an interconnect relative to the flow field to reduce stress on the fuel cell. Further embodiments include providing intermittent seal support to minimize asymmetric seal loading and/or a non-circular seal configuration to reduce stress around the fuel hole of a fuel cell. | 05-08-2014 |
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20100274596 | PERFORMANCE DASHBOARD MONITORING FOR THE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system, computer program product, or a combination of the foregoing for creating a knowledge management system including a performance dashboard monitoring system that is standardized and centralized across the channels and sub-channels in an organization. The performance dashboard monitoring system is used to track, measure, and resolve incidents that occur throughout the channels, sub-channels, systems, and applications of an organization. The system receives information related to two or more incidents, where each incident is associated with one or more of a business channel, sub-channel, or application. The system stores the information on a memory device. The system tracks the status of at least one incident between the occurrence and the resolution of the incident. The system displays on a user interface the information related to the incident on a channel, sub-channel, application, or individual incident level. | 10-28-2010 |
20100274616 | INCIDENT COMMUNICATION INTERFACE FOR THE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention include a method, system, computer program product, or a combination of the foregoing for creating a knowledge management system with an incident communication interface for production support incidents that is standardized and centralized across the channels and sub-channels in an organization. The incident communication interface system is used to track, identify, and resolve the incidents that occur throughout the organization. The incident communication interface allows business associates to initiate an incident ticket associated with an incident. The incident communication interface also communicates information related to an incident to business associates. The incident communication interface provides the business associates knowledge management system access. The incident communication interface receives user input including details related to resolving the incident and the incident details are stored in the incident report database. | 10-28-2010 |
20100274789 | OPERATIONAL RELIABILITY INDEX FOR THE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer program products for an operational reliability index (“ORI”) scoring system in the knowledge management system that is standardized and centralized across the channels and sub-channels in an organization. The ORI system scores the reliability or confidence of the channels, sub-channels, and applications in an organization. The ORI receives reliability data associated with one or more predictability factors related to a business application. The ORI determines predictability factor reliability scores for each of the one or more predictability factors based on the reliability data and weighted values assigned to the predictability factors. Weighted values are also assigned to the categories, applications, sub-channels, and channels. The ORI determines at least one of a category reliability score, application reliability score, business sub-channel reliability score, or business channel score based on the determined predictability factor reliability scores and the weighted values. | 10-28-2010 |
20100274814 | ACADEMY FOR THE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system, computer program product, or a combination of the foregoing for creating a knowledge management system including an academy system for training and tracking training results of employees in a standardized and centralized location across the channels and sub-channels in an organization. The academy system stores a plurality of training modules, associated with one or more certification programs. The academy system further provides a user training selection interface configured to provide for user selection of one or more of the plurality of training modules. The academy system further provides the user access to the selected training module through an interactive display module interface. The academy system further provides for a user training results interface configured to provide a display of the user training results and stores the user training results of the selected training module in a user training database. | 10-28-2010 |
20100275054 | KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention address the above needs and/or achieve other advantages by providing a method, system, computer program product, or a combination of the foregoing for creating a knowledge management system for production support that is standardized and centralized across the channels and sub-channels in an organization. The knowledge management system receives information relating to incidents from databases in the organization. The knowledge management system displays via a user interface at least the following information related to at least one incident, the current status of the incident, the recovery guidelines for effecting resolution of the incident, and scoring values associated with the incident. The knowledge management system also stores and displays historical information, contact information, incident reports, and outstanding incident tickets associated with the incident, as well as process maps or flowcharts for systems, applications, and customer views, and an academy for training associates. | 10-28-2010 |
20110296243 | Recommendation of Relevant Information to Support Problem Diagnosis - The disclosure generally relates to knowledge retrieval using a knowledgebase storing general and/or expert knowledge. In particular, the disclosure relates to using complex retrieval techniques to implement an enhanced troubleshooting system that provides relevant information. Aspects of the disclosure retrieve relevant documents to assist in troubleshooting by reasoning with stored representations about the faulty system and its operating environment. After receiving a description of the symptoms and/or other information related to the problem, the system may recommend textual and/or non-textual documents with relevant information for identifying the cause of the problem and restoring operation. | 12-01-2011 |