The anode supported internal cathode tubular solid oxide fuel cell: Novel production of a cell geometry for combined heat and power applications

Alexander R. Hartwell, Thomas S. Welles, Jeongmin Ahn

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Abstract

An effective strategy for generating combined heat and power (CHP) systems is to use the combustion of hydrocarbons to provide fuel reforming and heat production for solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) operation. Though tubular SOFCs (tSOFCs) are well suited to the thermal cycling associated with combustion systems, they have a geometric limitation which requires significant alteration to the combustion chamber. These alterations can be eliminated by producing an anode supported internal cathode-tSOFC (IC-tSOFC) which can be directly integrated into the chamber with minimal alterations. Novel methods used to produce IC-tSOFCs are discussed in this work. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and performance characterization are used to analyze fabricated cells. With a peak power density of 369 mW∙cm−2, and an open circuit voltage (OCV) of 0.98 V, it is confirmed that novel production methods for IC-tSOFCs have been successful.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)37429-37439
Number of pages11
JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume46
Issue number75
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 29 2021

Keywords

  • Ceramic thin film deposition
  • Combined heat and power (CHP) systems
  • Creep stress relaxation
  • Flame-assisted fuel cell (FFC)
  • Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Fuel Technology
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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