Molten carbonate fuel cell system verification and scale-up. Interim report

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6879345· OSTI ID:6879345

King, J. M.; Reiser, C. A.

The primary goal of this three year Project is to demonstrate the operability of a molten carbonate cell stack, an advanced fuel processor and critical system components in a subscale power plant context. The Project activities comprise three technical tasks: (1) Testing a nominal 2-kW stack of the configuration resulting from other EPRI sponsored work (RP114-2), (2) Testing a nominal 2-kW stack design at elevated pressures, drawing from the process development and design activities being carried out in complementary Niagara Mohawk Power Company and US Department of Energy Projects, and from the cell technology activity in Project RP1085-4, and (3) Testing a pressurized 20-kW breadboard power plant comprising advanced fuel processing (adiabatic reformer and gas clean-up systems resulting from Project RP1041-4), a stack of more than 100-cells and critical system ancillaries necessary for operation of dispersed generator power plants. The breadboard power plant will operate on distillate liquid fuels from petroleum and coal. The activities performed in Tasks 1 and 2 during the initial 16 months of the contract are described. (WHK)

• Research Organization: United Technologies Corp., South Windsor, CT (USA). Power Systems Div.
• OSTI ID: 6879345
• Report Number(s): EPRI-EM-1481
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
300501* -- Fuel Cells-- Design & Development
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Components
& Auxiliaries
ANODES
AUTOTHERMAL REFORMER PROCESSES
BATTERY SEPARATORS
CATHODES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DESIGN
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRODES
ELECTROLYTES
FABRICATION
FUEL CELL POWER PLANTS
FUEL CELLS
FUEL OILS
FUELS
HEATING OILS
HIGH-TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS
HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
LIQUID FUELS
MATERIALS
MATRIX MATERIALS
MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POWER PLANTS
POWER RANGE 1-10 KW
POWER RANGE 10-100 KW
REFORMER PROCESSES
SEALS
TESTING