COMPRESSION ASSEMBLY FOR DISTRIBUTION OF EXTERNAL COMPRESSION FORCE TO PILE OF SOLID-OXIDE FUEL ELEMENTS, AND PILE OF SOLID-OXIDE FUEL ELEMENTS Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC H01M8/02 H01M8/24 

FIELD: power industry.

SUBSTANCE: compression assembly includes force distribution plate and force distribution layer so that when the above compression assembly is installed together with pile of solid-oxide fuel elements external compression force acts on the above force distribution plate, and the above force distribution layer is provided near the surface at least of one end plate, which is opposite to the surface facing solid-oxide fuel elements; at that, the above force distribution layer has stiff frame continued near zone of sealing area of pile of solid-oxide fuel elements, one or more elastic elements located inside the space enveloped with the above stiff frame of pile of solid-oxide fuel elements located near the area with electrochemical activity so that when the above compression assembly installed with solid-oxide fuel element is being used, the above force distribution layer provides non-uniform pressure distribution in zone of sealing area and area with electrochemical activity.

EFFECT: increasing electric power output and reducing the cost of the system.

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