Abstract: A wiring substrate includes: a connection pad having a first surface; a protective insulation layer formed on the first surface of the connection pad and having an opening portion therein, wherein a portion of the first surface of the connection pad is exposed from the opening portion; a metal layer having a lower surface facing the first surface of the connection pad and an upper surface opposite to the lower surface and formed on the first surface of the connection pad which is exposed from the opening portion, the metal layer including a raised portion that extends upward from the upper surface of the metal layer in a peripheral portion thereof; and a bump electrode formed on the upper surface of the metal layer.

Abstract: To an internal vessel that houses cells of a solid oxide fuel cell, an external vessel is further disposed. In the internal vessel, a plurality of planar cells is disposed vertically with a gap between the cells, a mixed gas of a fuel and air is descended from top down through the gap having a predetermined width between the cells, and, at a bottom portion of the housing space, the mixed gas is burned to generate electricity.

Abstract: A wiring substrate includes: a connection pad having a first surface; a protective insulation layer formed on the first surface of the connection pad and having an opening portion therein, wherein a portion of the first surface of the connection pad is exposed from the opening portion; a metal layer having a lower surface facing the first surface of the connection pad and an upper surface opposite to the lower surface and formed on the first surface of the connection pad which is exposed from the opening portion, the metal layer including a raised portion that extends upward from the upper surface of the metal layer in a peripheral portion thereof; and a bump electrode formed on the upper surface of the metal layer.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte fuel cell comprising a cathode layer 12 formed on one side of a solid electrolyte layer 10 and an anode layer 18 formed on the other side of the solid electrolyte layer 10, wherein the cathode layer 16 comprises a first cathode layer 12 formed in contact with the solid electrolyte layer and a second cathode layer 14 formed covering the first cathode layer 12, the second cathode layer 14 is formed having a higher porosity than the first cathode layer 12 and the first cathode layer 12 is divided into a plurality of island-shaped portions 12a, 12a.

Abstract: A direct-flame fuel cell according to the invention has a cell in which a solid electrolyte 1 is sandwiched between an anode 2 and a cathode 3. The anode 2 contains one or more kinds of alkaline metal compounds or alkaline earth metal compounds which are effective in suppressing soot generation due to exposure to a flame. Where the anode 2 includes two or more layers 2a and 2b, the one or more kinds of alkaline metal compounds or alkaline earth metal compounds are contained in the outermost layer 2b.

Abstract: There is provided a multilayer wiring substrate on which at least one semiconductor element is mounted. The multilayer wiring substrate includes: a baseboard; a first wiring layer formed on the baseboard and having a plurality of first wiring portions; an insulating layer formed on the baseboard; a second wiring layer formed on the insulating layer and having a plurality of second wiring portions, the second wiring portions being electrically connected to each other via a conductor wire, the conductor wire being arranged within the insulating layer three-dimensionally in a curved manner; and conductor portions configured to pass through the insulating layer and connecting the first wiring portions and the second wiring portions.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte fuel cell including a cathode layer formed on one surface of a solid electrolyte layer and an anode layer formed on the other surface of the solid electrolyte layer, wherein the cathode layer is a multi-layer structure including at least two layers, the outermost layer constituting the multi-layer structure is a porous layer obtained by adding a pore-forming material which is gasified at the firing temperature for the formation of the cathode layer during the formation of the cathode layer by firing and has a mesh metal or wire metal for current collection embedded therein or fixed thereto and the innermost layer disposed in contact with the solid electrolyte layer is a dense layer obtained by firing free of pore-forming material during the formation of the cathode layer by firing.

Abstract: The solid oxide type fuel cell includes a cylindrical-shaped member S which includes an anode A on the inner surface of a cylindrical-shaped electrolyte E made of a solid oxide and a cathode on the outer surface thereof. The anode A contains an oxidation catalyst at least on the surface thereof. A fuel gas F is supplied from one end of the cylindrical-shaped member S, and a discharge gas, which is discharged from the other end of the cylindrical-shaped member S and includes uncombusted and/or incompletely combusted components, is combusted using flame combustion outside the cylindrical-shaped member S. Owing to the increased temperature of the cylindrical-shaped member S caused by the flame combustion B, the fuel gas F is combusted using catalyst combustion F within the cylindrical-shaped member S, thereby generating power.

Abstract: The fuel cell uses a solid oxide as an electrolyte and includes a cell main body. The cell main body, which includes an anode layer, an electrolyte layer and a cathode layer, is formed on a mesh conductor according to a plasma spraying method. Atmospheres respectively in contact with the anode and cathode layers are operated according a method in which they are isolated from each other. The method for manufacturing the solid type fuel cell is characterized in that an anode composition, an electrolyte composition and a cathode composition are plasma sprayed onto the mesh conductor sequentially in this order.

Abstract: A solid oxide type fuel cell has a solid electrolyte substrate with a flat plate shape, and a cathode electrode layer is formed in a flat plate shape on one surface of the substrate and an anode electrode layer is formed in a flat plate shape on the other surface. The cathode electrode layer and the anode electrode layer are formed by the same electrode formation material. One or both of the cathode electrode layer and the anode electrode layer contain the electrode formation material and a solid electrolyte, and a concentration of the solid electrolyte included in the cathode electrode layer or the anode electrode layer increases with approach to the solid electrolyte substrate. Also, the solid oxide type fuel cell is formed by simultaneously calcining the solid electrolyte substrate, the cathode electrode layer and the anode electrode layer.

Abstract: To an internal vessel that houses cells of a solid oxide fuel cell, an external vessel is further disposed. In the internal vessel, a plurality of planar cells is disposed vertically with a gap between the cells, a mixed gas of a fuel and air is descended from top down through the gap having a predetermined width between the cells, and, at a bottom portion of the housing space, the mixed gas is burned to generate electricity.

Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell power generator 10 according to the invention includes a plate-shaped solid oxide fuel cell C having a solid electrolytic substrate 1 on which a cathode electrode layer 2 and an anode electrode layer 3 are formed and a combustion portion 11 for supplying a flat flame F to the anode electrode layer 3, and the combustion portion 11 has a combustion burner surface 12 disposed in almost parallel with the anode electrode layer 3 apart therefrom by a predetermined distance, the flat flame F is generated by a combustion of a premixed fuel supplied to the combustion burner surface 12, and the combustion burner surface 12 has a plurality of fuel injection holes 16 formed in an opposed region P to the anode electrode layer 3.

Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell power generator according to the invention includes a plurality of solid oxide fuel cells C having a cathode electrode layer 2 and an anode electrode layer 3 formed on both sides of a solid electrolytic substrate 1, and the solid oxide fuel cells C are disposed in such a manner that the respective anode electrode layers 3 of the adjacent solid oxide fuel cells C are opposed to each other. A first electric conductor 4 having a gas permeability is interposed between the opposed anode electrode layers 3 in contact with the anode electrode layers 3. The first electric conductor 4 has a first extended portion 41 which is extended beyond each of the anode electrode layers 3, and serves as a collector of the anode electrode layer 3.

Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell power generator according to the invention includes a plurality of solid oxide fuel cells C having a cathode electrode layer 2 and an anode electrode layer 3 formed on both sides of a solid electrolytic substrate 1, the solid oxide fuel cell C is interposed between a first electric conductor 1 having gas permeability and disposed in contact with the cathode electrode layer 2 and a second electric conductor 42 having gas permeability and disposed in contact with the anode electrode layer 3 where the first electric conductor 41 and the second electric conductor 42 are assembled with an insulator 5, and the first electric conductor 41 and the second electric conductor 42 are functioning as collectors.

Abstract: A cell of a solid electrolyte direct-flame fuel cell generates power in a state that the cell is placed inside or in the vicinity of a flame (16). The cell is configured in such a manner that a cathode layer (14) is formed on one surface of a solid electrolyte layer (10) and an anode layer (12) is formed on the other surface. The cell is characterized by being curved so that the anode layer side has a concave shape and the cathode layer side has a convex shape.

Abstract: A direct-flame fuel cell according to the invention has a cell in which a solid electrolyte 1 is sandwiched between an anode 2 and a cathode 3. The anode 2 contains one or more kinds of alkaline metal compounds or alkaline earth metal compounds which are effective in suppressing soot generation due to exposure to a flame. Where the anode 2 includes two or more layers 2a and 2b, the one or more kinds of alkaline metal compounds or alkaline earth metal compounds are contained in the outermost layer 2b.

Abstract: A collector for a fuel-battery cell stack, which is formed by a mesh-like metallic material, has a basic grid structure with 100 to 500 meshes, and includes a surface concavo-convex pattern having a surface pattern pitch A from one peak p to a next peak p? which is greater than a basic pitch P0 forming the basic grid structure, where a size of direct flame type fuel battery module can be reduced by laminating a plurality of cells in a vertical direction with this collector interposed in-between.

Abstract: The electric power generation apparatus of the invention has a solid oxide fuel cell C3 comprising a cathode electrode layer 2 formed on the outer side of a hollow solid electrolyte substrate 1, an anode electrode layer 3 formed on the inner side of the substrate and an inner space defined by the anode electrode layer and a gas burner 4 for generating flame f provided at the lower end of the inner space. A metallic mesh 5 is disposed at the lower part of the inner space to retain a solid fuel F introduced. The solid fuel F is put into gas phase by flame F as a heat source to produce a fuel seed. The fuel seed is supplied directly into the anode electrode layer surrounding the inner space.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte fuel cell including a cathode layer formed on one surface of a solid electrolyte layer and an anode layer formed on the other surface of the solid electrolyte layer, wherein the cathode layer is a multi-layer structure including at least two layers, the outermost layer constituting the multi-layer structure is a porous layer obtained by adding a pore-forming material which is gasified at the firing temperature for the formation of the cathode layer during the formation of the cathode layer by firing and has a mesh metal or wire metal for current collection embedded therein or fixed thereto and the innermost layer disposed in contact with the solid electrolyte layer is a dense layer obtained by firing free of pore-forming material during the formation of the cathode layer by firing.

Abstract: The solid oxide fuel cell electric power generation apparatus comprises a fuel cell pair having solid oxide fuel cells C1 and C2 each comprising a flat solid electrolyte substrate 1 having a cathode electrode layer 2 and an anode electrode layer 3 formed thereon with a solid fuel F provided interposed between the anode electrode layer of the solid oxide fuel cell C1 and the anode electrode layer of the solid oxide fuel cell C2 and a heat supplying device for heating the fuel cell pair. When the fuel cell pair is heated, the solid fuel is directly put into gas phase as a fuel seed that is then supplied into the anode electrode layer to cause the solid oxide fuel cell to generate electricity.