POWER GENERATOR BY SOLID ELECTROLYTIC FUEL CELL

The present invention is directed to a power generating apparatus that uses, as a power supply means, a flat plate-like solid electrolyte fuel cell of the type that directly utilizes a flame produced by burning a solid fuel. The solid electrolyte fuel cell comprises a cathode layer formed on one surface of a flat plate-like solid electrolyte substrate and an anode layer formed on the opposite surface thereof. The flame produced by burning wood pieces as the solid fuel is applied over the entire surface of the anode layer. Air is supplied to the cathode layer which is disposed facing the atmosphere side, i.e., the opposite side from the flame. Radical components in the flame react with oxygen in the air, thus generating an electromotive force.