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A flexible, high temperature, solid oxide electrolyte electrochemical cell stack configuration is made, comprising a plurality of flattened, elongated, connected cell combinations 1, each cell combination containing an interior electrode 2 having a top surface and a plurality of interior gas feed co

A flexible, high temperature, solid oxide electrolyte electrochemical cell stack configuration is made, comprising a plurality of flattened, elongated, connected cell combinations 1, each cell combination containing an interior electrode 2 having a top surface and a plurality of interior gas feed conduits 3, through its axial length, electrolyte 5 contacting the interior electrode and exterior electrode 8 contacting electrolyte, where a major portion of the air electrode top surface 7 is covered by interconnection material 6, and where each cell has at least one axially elongated, electronically conductive, flexible, porous, metal fiber felt material 9 in electronic connection with the air electrode 2 through contact with a major portion of the interconnection material 6, the metal fiber felt being effective as a shock absorbent body between the cells.

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A high-temperature solid electrolyte, flat, axially elongated, electrochemical cell combination, having a large cushion area of flexible, current collector material, comprising: a wide, porous, inner electrode having a top surface and a plurality of axial, interior gas feed chamber, where the cross-

A high-temperature solid electrolyte, flat, axially elongated, electrochemical cell combination, having a large cushion area of flexible, current collector material, comprising: a wide, porous, inner electrode having a top surface and a plurality of axial, interior gas feed chamber, where the cross-sectional width of the inner electrode is transverse to the axial, interior gas feed chambers; solid electrolyte contacting the inner electrode except for a major portion of the inner electrode top surface; outer electrode contacting the electrolyte; non-porous; ceramic, electronically conducting interconnection material contacting the inner electrode and covering the portion of the inner electrode top surface not covered by electrolyte, where the interconnection material covers from 60% to 100% of the cross-sectional width of the inner electrode; and at least one axially elongated, electronically conductive, flexible, porous, metal fiber, current collector-cushioning strip material in electronic connection with the inner electrode through contact with from about 20% to 100% of the interconnection material width.