Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Program

Minh, Nguyen

Hybrid Power Generation System

关键词: Power Generation;    30 Direct Energy Conversion;    Processing;    Management;    Energy Conversion;   

DOI  :  10.2172/915745
RP-ID  :  None
RP-ID  :  FC26-01NT41245
RP-ID  :  915745

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report summarizes the work performed for Phase I (October 2001 - August 2006) under Cooperative Agreement DE-FC26-01NT41245 for the U. S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory (DOE/NETL) entitled 'Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Program'. The program focuses on the development of a low-cost, high-performance 3-to-10-kW solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system suitable for a broad spectrum of power-generation applications. During Phase I of the program significant progress has been made in the area of SOFC technology. A high-efficiency low-cost system was designed and supporting technology developed such as fuel processing, controls, thermal management, and power electronics. Phase I culminated in the successful demonstration of a prototype system that achieved a peak efficiency of 41%, a high-volume cost of $724/kW, a peak power of 5.4 kW, and a degradation rate of 1.8% per 500 hours. . An improved prototype system was designed, assembled, and delivered to DOE/NETL at the end of the program. This prototype achieved an extraordinary peak efficiency of 49.6%.