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| 20110008712 | Fuel Cell Having Single Body Support - Disclosed is a fuel cell having a single body support, which includes a single body support including a plurality of unit supports and a connector for connecting the plurality of unit supports in parallel, an air electrode layer formed on an outer surface of the single body support, an electrolyte layer formed on an outer surface of the air electrode layer, and a fuel electrode layer formed on an outer surface of the electrolyte layer, so that the fuel cell is stably supported thus increasing durability and reliability. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110008716 | FUEL CELL INCLUDING SUPPORT HAVING MESH STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell, which includes a support having a mesh structure, an anode layer formed on an outer surface of the support, an electrolyte layer formed on an outer surface of the anode layer, and a cathode layer formed on an outer surface of the electrolyte layer and also which is lightweight and enables current collection. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110014539 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Disclosed herein is a solid oxide fuel cell comprising a support including hollow porous bodies. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110027682 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING FUEL CELL POWER SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a portable electronic device including a fuel cell power system, including: a fuel storage tank for supplying fuel; a flat stack for generating electric energy using the fuel supplied from the fuel storage tank; a pressure control unit for controlling the pressure of the fuel supplied to the flat stack; a converter for converting the voltage of the electric energy generated from the flat stack; and a connector for transferring the electric energy converted through the converter to power terminals of the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device has optimal efficiency and is compatible with conventional portable electronic devices. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110027685 | FUEL CELL COMPRISING MULTI-TUBULAR SUPPORT - Disclosed herein is a fuel cell including a multi-tubular support, including: a multi-tubular support consisting of a plurality of tubular supports which are concentrically arranged and have different diameters; a connection support extending from the innermost tubular support to the outermost tubular support of the plurality of tubular supports; and a membrane electrode assembly formed on the multi-tubular support or the connection support. The fuel cell is advantageous in that, since it includes the multi-tubular support, a reaction area is enlarged, so that the efficiency of a fuel cell is increased, thereby to decreasing power generation costs. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110033770 | FUEL CELL STACK HAVING SINGLE BODY SUPPORT - Disclosed is a fuel cell stack having a single body support. The fuel cell stack includes a plurality of single body fuel cells each including a single body support having a plurality of cylindrical supports and a connector for connecting the cylindrical supports in parallel, a unit cell having a cathode layer, an electrolyte layer and an anode layer sequentially formed on an outer surface of the single body support and a connection member protruding outward from the cathode layer on one side of an outer surface of the cathode layer and spaced apart from the anode layer, and a plurality of connection plates which are alternately stacked with the single body fuel cells and in which one surface of the connection plates is in contact with the anode layer and the other surface thereof is in contact with the connection member, wherein the connection plates are made of metal to thus obviate a need for an additional current collector and are used to collect current. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110033780 | FUEL CELL HAVING CURRENT - COLLECTABLE MANIFOLD - A fuel cell includes a cell unit and a manifold capable of collecting electric current. The cell unit includes a tube support composed of a conductive material, a unit cell laminated on an outer surface of the tube support, and a current collection layer laminated on an outer surface of the unit cell. The manifold includes an inner tube supplying gas into and electrically connected with the tube support, and an outer tube provided outside the inner tube and electrically connected with the current collection layer. By the provision of a current-collectable manifold, a separate metal form or metal wire for current collection is not | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110053032 | MANIFOLD FOR SERIES CONNECTION ON FUEL CELL - Disclosed is a manifold of a fuel cell, including a conductive support having an upper support member and a lower support member between which two or more anode-supported tubular unit fuel cells each comprising an anode layer, an electrolyte layer and a cathode layer formed in sequential order are disposed and which include an inner connector and an outer connector formed to be tightly fitted into an inner surface and around an outer surface of the unit fuel cells so as to electrically conduct the unit fuel cells, such that the unit fuel cells are alternately connected with the inner connector and the outer connector at an upper end and a lower end thereof thus forming an electrical series circuit. The manifold which is essentially manufactured to supply fuel to a solid oxide fuel cell is used to simply collect current from the fuel cell even without an additional current collector being used, and is configured such that unit fuel cells disposed in the manifold are connected in series. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110053045 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell, including a polygonal tubular support an outer surface of which has a plurality of planes, a plurality of unit cells respectively formed on the plurality of planes of the tubular support, inner connectors for connecting the plurality of unit cells in series, and a pair of outer connectors for connecting the plurality of unit cells connected in series to a current collector, so that respective unit cells are connected in series on the planes of the tubular support, thus exhibiting excellent cell performance and high power density per unit volume, and maintaining high voltage upon collection of current to thereby reduce power loss due to electrical resistance. A method of manufacturing the solid oxide fuel cell is also provided. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110053046 | STRUCTURE OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Disclosed is a structure of a solid oxide fuel cell, including a porous tubular anode support having a plurality of through holes, and an electrolyte layer and a cathode layer sequentially formed on the inner surface of the tubular anode support, so that fuel flows via the plurality of through holes and air flows through the inside of the cathode layer, thus increasing a diffusion rate of fuel and air to thereby increase the reaction rate, resulting in excellent cell performance. This structure eliminates the flow of fuel and air around the outside of the fuel cell, thus preventing the formation of an oxidizing atmosphere at the inside and outside of the tubular cell, thereby increasing lifespan of the cell and ensuring cell reliability. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110059388 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL BUNDLE - Disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell bundle, including a plurality of fuel cells each having a polygonal tubular support an outer surface of which has a plurality of planes, an outer connector formed on one plane among the plurality of planes of the tubular support, a plurality of unit cells respectively formed on two or more remaining planes of the tubular support except for the one plane, and inner connectors for connecting the unit cells and the outer connector in series, wherein the fuel cells is connected in series in such a manner that the outer connector of a fuel cell is bonded to the unit cell of an additional fuel cell, and the unit cells are connected in series, thus exhibiting excellent cell performance and high power density per unit volume, and maintaining high voltage upon collection of current to thereby reduce power loss due to electrical resistance. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110065022 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Disclosed herein is a solid oxide fuel cell, including: one or more unit cells, each being provided with a ceramic tubular support; a metal layer which is formed on an outer circumference of one end of each of the unit cells and collects a first electric current; a metal foam which is formed in each of the unit cells and collects a second electric current; and a manifold which is connected with one end of each of the unit cells to receive the first current collected in the metal layer and which is connected with the other end of each of the unit cells to receive the second current collected in the metal foam. The solid oxide fuel cell is advantageous in that since the metal foam and metal tube are employed, an additional current collector is not required, and the electric current generated from an internal electrode can be easily collected through a manifold by connecting the metal foam and metal tube with the manifold. | 03-17-2011 |
