CA3072729C - Solid oxide fuel cell unit - Google Patents

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CA3072729C
CA3072729C CA3072729A CA3072729A CA3072729C CA 3072729 C CA3072729 C CA 3072729C CA 3072729 A CA3072729 A CA 3072729A CA 3072729 A CA3072729 A CA 3072729A CA 3072729 C CA3072729 C CA 3072729C
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EP3669415A1 (en) 2020-06-24
KR102648073B1 (ko) 2024-03-18
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CN116344882A (zh) 2023-06-27
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RU2020110704A (ru) 2021-09-16
GB2566610B (en) 2020-01-22
TW201921793A (zh) 2019-06-01
CA3072729A1 (en) 2019-02-21
WO2019034856A1 (en) 2019-02-21
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CN110998944A (zh) 2020-04-10
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