CURRENT BUS AND POWER LEAD ASSEMBLIES FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL GENERATORS

摘要

A solid oxide fuel cell generator (10) is made which contains bundles (14) of solid oxide fuel cells (36), a bus bar unit (128) in adjacent contact with the fuel cell bundles, where the bus bar unit (128) can pass electrical current, the bus bar unit (128) containing flat inner plate sections (130) adjacent the fuel cell bundles, outer solid nickel bar (134) and with solid, U-shaped nickel strap take-off connections (136) between the plates and bar; and a power lead (140) electrically connected to the outer solid nickel bar, where the flat inner plate sections (130) and solid U-shaped nickel strap take-off connections (136) pass electrical current generated in the fuel cell bundles through the bus bar units (128).