Cummins Power Generation SECA Phase 1

Charles Vesely

关键词: COMMERCIALIZATION;    EFFICIENCY;    ENERGY CONVERSION;    NATURAL GAS;    PEAK LOAD;    PERFORMANCE;    PERFORMANCE TESTING;    POWER GENERATION;    SIMULATORS;    SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS;    START-UP;    STEAM;    TESTING;    TUNING;   

DOI  :  10.2172/928840
RP-ID  :  None
PID  :  OSTI ID: 928840
Others  :  TRN: US200812%%555

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The following report documents the progress of the Cummins Power Generation (CPG) SECA Phase 1 SOFC development and final testing under the U.S. Department of Energy Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) contract DE-FC26-01NT41244. This report overviews and summarizes CPG and partner research development leading to successful demonstration of the SECA Phase 1 objectives and significant progress towards SOFC commercialization. Significant Phase 1 Milestones: (1) Demonstrated: (a) Operation meeting Phase 1 requirements on commercial natural gas. (b) LPG and Natural Gas CPOX fuel reformers. (c) SOFC systems on dry CPOX reformate. (c) Steam reformed Natural Gas operation. (d) Successful start-up and shut-down of SOFC system without inert gas purge. (e) Utility of stack simulators as a tool for developing balance of plant systems. (2) Developed: (a) Low cost balance of plant concepts and compatible systems designs. (b) Identified low cost, high volume components for balance of plant systems. (c) Demonstrated high efficiency SOFC output power conditioning. (d) Demonstrated SOFC control strategies and tuning methods. The Phase 1 performance test was carried out at the Cummins Power Generation facility in Minneapolis, Minnesota starting on October 2, 2006. Performance testing was successfully completed on January 4, 2007 including the necessary steady-state, transient, efficiency, and peak power operation tests.