Operating Characteristics of Advanced 500W class Anode-supported Flat Tubular SOFC stack in KIER

500W 급 연료극 지지체 평관형 고체산화물연료전지 스택의 운전 특성

  • Lim, Tak-Hyoung (Advanced Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
  • Kim, Gwan-Yeong (Advanced Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
  • Park, Jae-Layng (Advanced Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
  • Song, Rak-Hyun (Advanced Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Bok (Advanced Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
  • Shin, Dong-Ryul (Advanced Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
  • 임탁형 (한국에너지기술연구원 분산발전연료전지연구센터) ;
  • 김관영 (한국에너지기술연구원 분산발전연료전지연구센터) ;
  • 박재량 (한국에너지기술연구원 분산발전연료전지연구센터) ;
  • 송락현 (한국에너지기술연구원 분산발전연료전지연구센터) ;
  • 이승복 (한국에너지기술연구원 분산발전연료전지연구센터) ;
  • 신동열 (한국에너지기술연구원 분산발전연료전지연구센터)
  • Published : 2007.11.09

Abstract

KIER has been developing the anode supported flat tubular SOFC stack for the intermediate temperature $(700{\sim}800^{\circ}C)$ operation. for this purpose, we have first fabricated anode supported flat tubular cells by the optimization between the current collecting method and the induction brazing process. After that we designed the compact fuel & air manifold by adopting the simulation technique to uniformly supply fuel & air gas and the unique seal & insulation method to make the more compact stack. For making stack, the prepared anode-supported flat tubular cells with effective electrode area of $90cm^2$ of connected in series with 12 modules, in which one module consists of two cells connected in parallel. The performance of stack in 3 % humidified $H_2$ and air at $800^{\circ}C$ shows maximum power of 507 W. Through these experiments, we obtained basic & advanced technology of the anode-supported flat tubular cell and established the proprietary concept of the anode-supported flat tubular SOFC stack in KIER.

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