scholarly journals Electrochemical Modeling and Techno -Economic Analysis of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell for Residential Applications

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadegh Safari ◽  
Hassan Ali Ozgoli
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ◽  
Power Efficiency ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Oxide Fuel ◽  
System Efficiency ◽  
Purchasing Cost ◽  
Cogeneration System ◽  
Legal Constraints

In this paper, an electrochemical model was developed to investigate the performance analysis of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC). The curves of voltage, power, efficiency, and the generated heat of cell have been analyzed to accomplish a set of optimal operating conditions. Further, a sensitivity analysis of major parameters that have a remarkable impact on the economy of the SOFC and its residential applications has been conducted. The results illustrate that the current density and cell performance temperature have vital effects on the system efficiency, output power and heat generation of cell of the SOFC. The best system efficiency is approached up to 53.34 % while implementing combined heat and power generation might be further improved up to 86 %. The economic evaluation results indicate that parameters such as overall efficiency, natural gas price and additional produced electricity that has prone to be sold to the national power grid, have a significant impact on the SOFC economy. The results indicate the strong reduction in the purchasing cost of the SOFC, i.e. not more than $2500, and improving the electrical efficiency of SOFC, i.e. not less than 42 %, can be the breakeven points of investment on such systems in residential applications. Also, it is found that the target of this SOFC cogeneration system for residential applications in Iran is relying on considerable technological enhancement of the SOFC, as well as life cycle improvement; improvement in governmental policies; and profound development in infrastructures to mitigate legal constraints.

scholarly journals Feasibility of CaO/CuO/NiO sorption-enhanced steam methane reforming integrated with solid-oxide fuel cell for near-zero-CO2 emissions cogeneration system

2018 ◽  
Vol 230 ◽  
pp. 241-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Diglio ◽  
Piero Bareschino ◽  
Erasmo Mancusi ◽  
Francesco Pepe ◽  
Fabio Montagnaro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Methane Reforming ◽  
Oxide Fuel ◽  
Steam Methane Reforming ◽  
Steam Methane ◽  
Cogeneration System

A Simulation of the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Electrochemical Light Off Phenomenon

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Comas L. Haynes ◽  
J. Chris Ford
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Thermal Cycling ◽  
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ◽  
Heat Generation ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Oxide Fuel ◽  
Cell Potential ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Electrochemical Transport

During latter-stage, “start-up” heating of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack to a desired operating temperature, heat may be generated in an accelerating manner during the establishment of electrochemical reactions. This is because a temperature rise in the stack causes an acceleration of electrochemical transport given the typical Arrhenius nature of the electrolyte conductivity. Considering a potentiostatic condition (i.e., prescribed cell potential), symbiosis thus occurs because greater current prevalently leads to greater by-product heat generation, and vice versa. This interplay of the increasing heat generation and electrochemistry is termed “light off”, and an initial model has been developed to characterize this important thermal cycling phenomenon. The results of the simulation begin elucidating the prospect of using cell potential as well as other electrochemical operating conditions (e.g., reactants utilization) as dynamic controls in managing light off transients and possibly mitigating thermal cycling issues.

Internal Reforming Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Gas Turbine Combined Cycles (IRSOFC-GT): Part B — Exergy and Thermoeconomic Analyses

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aristide F. Massardo ◽  
Loredana Magistri
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Specific Work ◽  
Oxide Fuel ◽  
Internal Reforming ◽  
System Pressure ◽  
Combined Cycles

The aim of this work is to investigate the performance of Internal Reforming Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (IRSOFC) and Gas Turbine (GT) combined cycles. A mathematical model of the IRSOFC steady-state operation was presented in Part A of this work (Massardo and Lubelli, 1998), coupled to the thermodynamic analysis of a number of proposed IRSOFC-GT combined cycles, taking into account the influence of several technological constraints. In the second part of this work, both an exergy and a thermoeconomic analysis of the proposed cycles have been carried out using the TEMP code developed by the Author (Agazzani and Massardo, 1997). A suitable equation for IRSOFC cost evaluation based on cell geometry and performance has been proposed and employed to evaluate the electricity generation cost of the proposed combined systems. The results are presented and the influence of several parameters is discussed: external reformer operating conditions, fuel to air ratio, cell current density, compressor pressure ratio, etc. Diagrams proposed by the Author (Massardo and Scialo’, 2000) for cost vs. efficiency, cost vs. specific work, and cost vs. system pressure are also presented and discussed.

Performance Study of Hybrid Solid Oxide Fuel Cell–Gas Turbine Power System

2010 ◽  
Vol 171-172 ◽  
pp. 319-322
Author(s):  
Hong Bin Zhao ◽  
Xu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Hybrid System ◽  
Cell Model ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Atmospheric Condition ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Oxide Fuel

The simulation and analyses of a “bottoming cycle” solid oxide fuel cell–gas turbine (SOFC–GT) hybrid system at the standard atmospheric condition is presented in this paper. The fuel cell model used in this research work is based on a tubular Siemens–Westinghouse–type SOFC with 1.8MW capacity. Energy and exergy analyses of the whole system at fixed conditions are carried out. Then, comparisons of the exergy destruction and exergy efficiency of each component are also conducted to determine the potential capability of the hybrid system to generate power. Moreover, the effects of operating conditions including fuel flow rate and SOFC operating temperature on performances of the hybrid system are analyzed.

Silicon Volatility From Alumina and Aluminosilicates Under Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Operating Conditions

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1035-1048 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul S. Gentile ◽  
Stephen W. Sofie ◽  
Camas F. Key ◽  
Richard J. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Oxide Fuel

A Novel Direct Carbon Fuel Cell Concept

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 280-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sneh L. Jain ◽  
J. Barry Lakeman ◽  
Kevin D. Pointon ◽  
John T. S. Irvine
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Tape Casting ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Oxide Fuel ◽  
Direct Carbon Fuel Cell ◽  
Fuel Material

This paper describes a direct carbon fuel cell (DCFC) based on a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system which has been used to assess the performance of a high surface area carbon fuel material. The cell, consisting of a co-fired anode, electrolyte, and cathode, has been produced by standard tape casting methods and is of tubular geometry. The operating conditions of the cell require a 62mol%Li2CO3 and 38mol%K2CO3 eutectic secondary electrolyte and the operation of the cell is described over the temperature range 525–700°C. The cell performance has been examined by standard electrochemical methods.

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