Roll-to-Roll SOFC Manufacturing for Low Cost Energy Generation
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Redox Power Systems, LLC, College Park, MD (United States)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Redox Power Systems, LLC. collaborated on this project to develop an integrated, continuous roll-to-toll (R2R) manufacturing processes to produce solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). SOFCs are ceramic-based electrochemical devices that efficiently produce electricity from hydrogen-containing fuels, including natural gas. Standard processes for manufacturing SOFCs include tape casting of the anode and electrolyte, followed by stacking of the layers, and lamination using a uniaxial press or isostatic press. After high temperature firing, the cathode and electrical contact are screen printed and fired once again to complete the cell. This effort aimed to further develop R2R tape fabrication processes for green cell fabrication with the DOE Battery Manufacturing Facility (BMF) at ORNL as next generation improvements to current methods, focusing on R2R calendering and slot die coating for lower cost, high volume approaches for multilayer green cell fabrication. Two paths were investigated in parallel in this project. The first path was to optimize R2R processing using traditional tape cast materials from the Redox production chain on the BMF’s heated calender for compressing and laminating multilayer materials. The second path was to use BMF’s pilot-scale slot-die coater for R2R manufacturing as an alternative to tape casting of some or all of the layers in the green cell. Processes have been developed and and process conditions have been identified. Additionally, basic process economics were estimated for comparison to Redox current manufacturing approaches for the applicable process modules. The SBV program results will enable Redox to advance lower cost R2R manufacturing processes to produce millions of green cells per year on a single production line. As a result of this work, one invention disclosure has been submitted. In addition, one paper is under preparation for submission to a peer-reviewed journal.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); Redox Power Systems, LLC, College Park, MD (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1515410
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/TM-2019/1086; NFE-17-06781
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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