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Title: Nano-hybrids; the effect of turbine efficiency on fuel cell-turbine hybrid performance

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OSTI ID:1461192

A systems analysis was conducted to evaluate the effects of hybrid scale on overall performance. The benchmark was the highly efficient turbine in a 550 MW hybrid power system. This was compared to a nano-hybrid system of 20 kW with reduced isentropic efficiencies for the smaller scale turbomachinery. Electrical efficiency was remarkably high even with the small inefficient turbomachinery. The SOFC share of the power was a low 68% for a fixed SOFC fuel utilization (Uf) of 0.7.

Research Organization:
National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, and Morgantown, WV (United States). In-house Research
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
OSTI ID:
1461192
Report Number(s):
NETL-PUB-21208
Resource Relation:
Conference: 7th European Fuel Cell Technology & Applications Piero Lunghi Conference - EFC17, EFC17097, Naples, Italy, December 12-15, 2017
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English