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Electrical insulation and sealing surround for water electrolysis reactor (SOEC) or fuel cell (SOFC)

US9917311B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES · FR

Inventors

Michel Planque · Seyssinet-Pariset, FR
Stéphane DI IORIO · Le Pont-de-Claix, FR
Magali Reytier · Le Pont-de-Claix, FR
Philippe SZYNAL · Chambéry, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2013
Grant date	Mar 13, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 7, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/50
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates essentially to an electrical insulation and sealing surround for distributing gases in a high temperature steam electrolyzer of SOEC type or in a fuel cell of SOFC type. According to the invention, some of the functions of sealing, distributing gases and providing electrical insulation between interconnectors are grouped together within one and same component in the form of a surround made of electrically insulating material, the recessed zones of which serve to support the actual sealing gaskets, making them easier to use and to maintain.

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