公开(公告)号：US11664521B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-30

申请号：US17174923

申请日：2021-02-12

Applicant: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION

Inventor： Tad Armstrong ,  Harald Herchen ,  David Weingaertner ,  Rajan Surve ,  Matthias Gottmann ,  Prasad Pmsvvsv ,  Ranganathan Gurunathan ,  Arne Ballantine ,  Michael Gasda ,  Tyler Dawson ,  Chockkalingam Karuppaiah

IPC: H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/249 ,  H01M8/2483 ,  H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/04858

CPC classification number: H01M8/249 ,  H01M8/0267 ,  H01M8/0488 ,  H01M8/0491 ,  H01M8/2483

Abstract: A fuel cell system column includes a first terminal plate connected to a first electrical output of the column, a second terminal plate connected to a second electrical output of the column, at least one first fuel cell stack located in a middle portion of the column between the first terminal plate and the second terminal plate, and at least one electrical connection which is electrically connected to the middle portion of the column and which is configured to provide a more uniform fuel utilization across the first column.