SOLID STATE ENERGY CONVERSION ALLIANCE (SECA) SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL PROGRAM

Technical Report · Wed Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 2003

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/821428· OSTI ID:821428

Minh, Nguyen; Powers, Jim

This report summarizes the work performed for April 2003--September 2003 reporting period 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''. During this reporting period, the conceptual system design activity was completed. The system design, including strategies for startup, normal operation and shutdown, was defined. Sealant and stack materials for the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack were identified which are capable of meeting the thermal cycling and degradation requirements. A cell module was tested which achieved a stable performance of 0.238 W/cm{sup 2} at 95% fuel utilization. The external fuel processor design was completed and fabrication begun. Several other advances were made on various aspects of the SOFC system, which are detailed in this report.

• Research Organization: Hybrid Power Generation System (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: (US)
• DOE Contract Number: FC26-01NT41245
• OSTI ID: 821428
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
DESIGN
ENERGY CONVERSION
FABRICATION
PERFORMANCE
SHUTDOWN
SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS
THERMAL CYCLING