Failure Modes, Mechanisms, Effects, and Criticality Analysis of Ceramic Anodes of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Patel, Nripendra; Bishop, Sean; Utter, Robert; Das, Diganta; Pecht, Michael

doi:10.3390/electronics7110323

Title: Failure Modes, Mechanisms, Effects, and Criticality Analysis of Ceramic Anodes of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Journal Article · 15 November 2018 · Electronics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics7110323 · OSTI ID:1482273

Patel, Nripendra ^[1]; Bishop, Sean ^[2]; Utter, Robert ^[1]; Das, Diganta ^[1]; Pecht, Michael ^[1]

Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
Redox Power Systems, College Park, MD (United States)

Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are a highly efficient chemical to electrical energy conversion devices that have potential in a global energy strategy. The wide adoption of SOFCs is currently limited by cost and concerns about cell durability. Improved understanding of their degradation modes and mechanisms combined with reduction–oxidation stable anodes via all-ceramic-anode cell technology are expected to lead to durability improvements, while economies of scale for production will mitigate cost of commercialization. This paper presents an Ishikawa analysis and a failure modes, mechanisms, effects, and criticality analysis (FMMECA) for all-ceramic anode based SOFCs. FMMECA takes into account the life cycle conditions, multiple failure mechanisms, and their potential effects on fuel-cell health and safety.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0009084

OSTI ID:: 1482273

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1614151

Journal Information:: Electronics, Vol. 7, Issue 11; ISSN 2079-9292

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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