Manufacturing costs for planar solid oxide fuel cells
- Gas Research Inst., Chicago, IL (United States)
- TDA Research, Wheat Ridge, CO (United States)
In this paper the authors calculate how much one can afford to pay for a fuel cell, and set quantitative performance and cost targets that if met, will result in SOFC technology where the performance is high enough and the cost is low enough to generate commercial interest. To do this, the authors first calculate how much one can afford to pay for a fuel cell stack in two important applications: small scale cogeneration (200 kW{sub e}) and large scale power generation (50 MW{sub e}). They then compare the cost of the materials needed to fabricate the fuel cell with the allowable cost. Finally, they use a mathematical model of fuel cell performance to quantify some of the improvements that will be needed if planar fuel cells are to operate efficiently at 800 C or below.
- OSTI ID:
- 242452
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950683-; ISBN 1-56677-095-5; TRN: IM9626%%280
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 4. international symposium on solid oxide fuel cells, Yokohama (Japan), 18-23 Jun 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the fourth international symposium on solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC-IV). Proceedings Volume 95-1; Dokiya, M. [ed.] [National Inst. of Materials and Chemical Research, Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan)]; Yamamoto, O. [ed.] [Mie Univ., Tsu, Mie (Japan)]; Tagawa, H. [ed.] [Yokohama National Univ., Yokohama, Kanagawa (Japan)]; Singhal, S.C. [ed.] [Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)]; PB: 1188 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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