• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.101-104
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• 2007

700 $^{\circ}C$이상의 온도에서 실시되는 고온수전해는 다가오는 수소경제시대의 주요한 수소제조기 술로 주목되고 있다. 이 연구에서는 Ni보다 전기전도도가 우수하고 가격이 저렴한 Cu를 사용하여 고온수 전해 수소극용 Cu/YSZ 복합체를 기계적합금법에 의해 제조하여 미세구조를 관찰하였고 Cu/YSZ를 수소전극으로 한 반전지를 제조하여 수조제조 실험을 실시하였다. Cu/YSZ 복합체는 Cu와 YSZ를 6:4(vol%)의 조성비로 유성밀을 사용하여 400 rpm으로 24시간 동안 실시하여 제조하였다. 고에너지 볼밀 후 500 nm이하의 나노크기의 복합체가 제조되었으며 Cu입자에 YSZ가 고르게 분포되어 있었다. 수은압입법으로 측정한 기공률은 70%이고 기공크기는 평균 0.5 ${\mu}m$으로 미세한 기공으로 이루어져 있었다. 제조된 Cu/YSZ 복합체를 수소전극으로 한 반전지를 제조하여 수소제조 실험을 실시한 결과 Ni/YSZ 전극보다 수소제조 성능이 우수한 것으로 나타났다. Cu의 높은 열팽창계수와 낮은 녹는점을 보완하면 우수한 고온수전해용 전극재료로 사용될 것으로 판단된다.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.150-158
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• 2005

Added ratio of 8YSZ powder and organic compounds (solvent, plasticizer, dispersant, binder) properly. It manufactured electrolysis membrane by wet process that make slurry and dry process that do not use organic compounds. In the case of wet process, harmony combination and method of organic compound are an importance element in slurry manufacture. This slurry did calcine at temperature of 140$^{\circ}C$ in Furnace and manufactured electrolyte disk by Dry pressing method. Like this, manufacturing disk sintered at temperature of $1300^{\circ}C,\;1400^{\circ},\;1500^{\circ}C$ in Furnace and completed electrolysis membrane. Confirmed change of crystal structure and decision form through analysis of density, SEM, XRD according to change of sintering temperature, and considered relation with ion conductivity.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.335-347
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• 2003

High temperature electrolysis (HTE) can become a key target technology for fulfilling the hydrogen requirement for the future hydrogen economy. This technology is based upon the partial replacement of electricity with heat energy for the electrolysis. Although the current research status of high temperature electrolysis in many countries remains at the small laboratory scale, the technology has great potential for producing hydrogen at a higher efficiency than low-temperature electrolysis (LTE). The efficiency of LTE is not expected to rise above 40%, whereas the efficiency of HTE has been reported to be above 50%. The higher efficiency of HTE would reduce costs by more than 30% compared to LTE. In this study, the technical data regarding the HTE of water and the resulting hydrogen production are reviewed, with an emphasis on the application of high temperature solid electrolyte and oxide electrodes for the HTE process.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.141-148
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• 2006

This study was carried out to analyze the microstructure characteristics of electrolyte membrane through XRD, SEM and AC impedance measurement for using in high temperature steam electrolysis(HTE). It was investigated that thermal stability and electric characteristics by sintering condition using dry and wet process, and confirmed growth of particle and density change by sintering temperature. The sintering temperature and behavior had an effect on the relative density of the ceramic and the average grain size. The more amount of dispersant in organic compound increase, the more the density increased. But the binder was shown opposite phenomenon. It was analyzed that electrolyte resistance and electrical characteristics using AC impedance. The electrical properties of YSZ grain boundary changed with the sintering temperature.

• Electrical & Electronic Materials
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.8-15
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• 2018

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.330-336
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• 2022

In order to evaluate the possibility as a separator in alkaline water electrolysis, the high temperature characteristics were evaluated by measuring the membrane resistance and durability of 5 types of commercial anion exchange membranes in 7 M KOH solution and at 80℃. The membrane resistance of AEM membrane measured in 7 M KOH solution and at 80℃ had a lower value of about 8-24 times compared to the other membranes. The durability of AEM membrane tested with the soaking time in 7 M KOH solution and at 80℃ showed a very good stability and that of FAAM40 and FAAM75-PK showed secondly a good stability. The thermal stability with the soaking time in 7 M KOH solution and at 80℃ of FAAM40 and FAAM75-PK membrane analyzed by thermo-gravimetric analysis showed a good stability compared to the other membranes.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.56-63
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• 2023

The development of renewable energy technologies, such as solar, wave, and wind power, has led to the diversification of water electrolysis technologies, which can be easily coupled with renewable energy sources in terms of economics and scale. Water electrolysis technologies can be classified into three types based on operating temperature: low-temperature (<100 ℃), medium-temperature (300-700 ℃), and high-temperature (>700 ℃). It can also be classified by the type of electrolyte membrane used in the system. However, the concepts of thermodynamic and thermo-neutral voltages calculations and are very important factors in the evaluation of energy consumption and efficiency of water electrolysis technologies, are often confused. This review aims to contribute to a better understanding of the calculation of operating voltage and efficiency of PEM water electrolysis technologies and to clarify the differences between thermodynamic voltage and thermo-neutral voltage.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.7 no.6
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• pp.201-207
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• 2017

Failure of the power apparatus causes many inconveniences and problems due to power outage in all places using power such as industry and home. The main causes of faults in the Power Apparatus are aging, natural disasters such as typhoons and earthquakes, and animals. At present, the long high temperature status is monitored only by the assumption that a fault occurs when the temperature of the power apparatus becomes higher. Therefore, it is difficult to cope with the failure of the power apparatus at the right time. In this paper, we propose a power apparatus monitoring system as an efficient countermeasure against general faults except for faults caused by sudden natural disasters. The proposed monitoring system monitors the power apparatus in real time by attaching a thermal sensor, collects the monitored data, and predicts the failure using the accumulated information through learning using the artificial neural network. Through the learning and experimentation of artificial neural network, it is shown that the proposed method is efficient.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.61-64
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• 2007

Ni/YSZ ($Y_{2}O_{3}-stabilized$ $ZrO_{2}$), Cu/YSZ and CuO/YSZ composite powder for a cathode material in high temperature electrolysis (HTE) was synthesized by a mechanical alloying method with Ni (or Cu, CuO, Co) and YSZ powder. Microstructure of the composite for HTE reaction has been analyzed with various techniques of XRD, SEM to investigate effects of fabrication conditions. And conductivity of electrode was measured, Cu/YSZ cermet showed the higher electrical conductivity value than Ni/YSZ.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.238-243
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• 2007

The composite powder of Cu and YSZ was synthesized for a high temperature electrolysis cathode by mechanical milling. The average Cu particle size was reduced to 5 micro-meter from 48 micro-meter after the mechanical ball milling. The composite powder showed that Cu particles were uniformly covered with finer YSZ particles. Sub-micron sized pores were uniformly dispersed in the Cu/YSZ composit. Homogeneously-dispersed fine YSZ in the composite is expected to the increase in triple phase boundaries, thereby leading the enhanced performance of cathode.