Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Components
SOFC generate electricity by combining Hydrogen and Oxygen in an electrochemical reaction process; differently from PEM, they operate at high temperature (650 – 950 °C), which implies constituent elements showing proper thermal and chemical stability.
The SOFC cell is made up of the following main components: Oxygen electrode, Electrolyte, Hydrogen electrode, Interconnects; a glass-based sealant is typically used to perform the sealing on cell layers.
![Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Components](https://www.marposs.com/media/15039/w-1100/solid-oxide-fuel-cells-components.jpg)
All these elements need to be controlled before assembly to avoid the failure of the final result (cell, stack). Dimension, integrity, absence of defects - as inclusion, scratches, etc. – and material properties must be verified.
Marposs proposes dedicated products and customized applications for quality check and process control of these components and their compliance with specification.
- Leak testing of SOFC layers (electrolyte, interconnects)
- Gauging and inspection of SOFC layers (electrolyte, electrodes, interconnects)