• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.236-242
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• 2015

고분자전해질 연료전지 스택의 성능 및 주요 운전 변수를 예측하기 위해 부분최소자승법과 인공신경망의 두 가지 데이터 기반 모델링 기법을 제시한다. 30 kW급 고분자전해질 연료전지 스택 실험으로부터 확보한 데이터를 사용하여 부분최소자승 및 인공신경망 모델들을 구성한 후 각 모델의 예측 성능 및 계산 시간을 비교하였다. 모델의 복잡성을 줄이기 위해 부분최소자승법에 기초한 VIP(Variable Importance on PLS Projections) 선정기준을 모델링 절차에 포함하여, 초기 입력변수의 집합으로부터 모델링에 필요한 입력변수들을 선정하였다. 모델링 결과, 인공신경망이 스택의 평균 셀전압과 캐소드(cathode) 출구 온도를 예측하는데 있어서, 부분최소자승법 보다 우수한 성능을 보였다. 그러나 부분최소자승법 또한 입력변수와 출력변수 간에 선형적 상관관계만을 모델링 할 수 있음에도 불구하고 비교적 만족할 만한 예측 성능을 나타냈다. 모델의 정확도와 계산속도의 요구조건에 따라 두 모델링 기법은 고분자전해질 연료전지의 설계 및 운전 분야의 성능 예측, 온라인 및 오프라인 최적화, 제어 및 이상 진단을 위해 적용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제45권12호
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• pp.772-776
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• 2008

The Korea Electric Power Research Institute (KEPRI) has been developing planar solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and power systems for combined heat and power (CHP) units. The R&D work includes solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) materials investigation, design and fabrication of single cells and stacks, and kW class SOFC CHP system development. Anode supported cells composed of Ni-YSZ/FL/YSZ/LSCF were enlarged up to $15{\times}15\;cm^2$ and stacks were manufactured using $10{\times}10\;cm^2$ cells and metallic interconnects such as ferritic stainless steel. The first-generation system had a 37-cell stack and an autothermal reformer for use with city gas. The system showed maximum stack power of about $1.3\;kW_{e,DC}$ and was able to recover heat of $0.57{\sim}1.2\;kW_{th}$ depending on loaded current by making hot water. The second-generation system was composed of an improved 48-cell stack and a prereformer (or steam reformer). The thermal management subsystem design including heat exchangers and insulators was also improved. The second-generation system was successfully operated without any external heat source. Under self-sustainable operation conditions, the stack power was about $1.3\;kW_{e,DC}$ with hydrogen and $1.2\;kW_{e,DC}$ with city. The system also recuperated heat of about $1.1\;kW_{th}$ by making hot water. Recently KEPRI manufactured a 2kW class SOFC stack and a system by scaling up the second-generation 1kW system and will develop a 5kW class CHP system by 2010.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2009년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.140-140
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• 2009

The polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell(PEMFC) with the advantages of low-operating temperature, high current density, low cost and volume, fast start-up ability, and suitability for discontinuous operation becomes the most reasonable and attractive power system for transportation vehicle and micro-grid power plant in a household. 200W PEM-type FCs system was integrated by this study, then the electrical characteristics and diagnosis of the fuel cell were analyzed with variations on mass flow rate and stack temperature. The ranges of the variations are $20{\sim}70^{\circ}C$ on stack temperature and 1~8L/min on $H_2$ volume.

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기화학회 2004년도 수소연료전지공동심포지움 2004논문집
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• pp.37-42
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• 2004

To maintain proper operating conditions is important to get optimal output power of a PEMFC stack. The air cooled fuel cell stack is widely used in sub kW PEMFC systems. A 500W air cooled PEMFC stack was experimentally investigated to evaluate the design performance and to get optimal operating conditions for the portable application. The relationship between the operating conditions and the performance was analyzed. The results can be used as design criteria for portable PEMFC under various conditions.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.384-389
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• 2009

KEPRI (Korea Electric Power Research Institute) has studied planar type solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stacks using anode-supported cells and kW class co-generation systems for residential power generation. In this work, a 1 kW SOFC system consisted of a hot box part, a cold BOP (balance of plant) part, and a hot water reservoir. The hot box part contained a SOFC stack made up of 48 cells, a fuel reformer, a catalytic combustor, and heat exchangers. Thermal management and insulation system were especially designed for self-sustainable operation in that system. A cold BOP part was composed of blowers, pumps, a water trap, and system control units. When the 1 kW SOFC stack was tested using hydrogen at $750^{\circ}C$, the stack power was about $1.2\;kW_e$ at 30 A and $1.6\;kW_e$ at 50 A. Turning off an electric furnace, the SOFC system was operated using hydrogen and city gas without any external heat source. Under self-sustainable operation conditions, the stack power was about $1.3\;kW_e$ with hydrogen and $1.2\;kW_e$ with city gas respectively. The system also recuperated heat of about $1.1\;kW_{th}$ by making hot water.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.557-565
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• 2022

The effect of flow configuration in ammonia-fed solid oxide fuel cell are investigated by using a three-dimensional numerical model. Typical flow configurations including co-flow and counter-flow are considered. The ammonia is directly fed into the stack without any external reforming process, resulting in an internal decomposition of NH3 in the anode electrode of the stack. The result showed that temperature profile in the case of counter-flow is more uniform than the co-flow configuration. The counter-flow cell, the temperature is highest at the middle of the channel while in the case of co-flow, the temperature is continuously increased and reached maximum value at the outlet area. This leads to a higher averaged current density in counter-flow compared to that of co-flow, about 5%.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2008년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.21-24
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• 2008

We have developed a $kW_e$ class liquid fuel based solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system. Our final target is to develop the 1 $kW_e$ diesel based SOFC system for residential power generator(RPG). In this study, we present the conceptual design of SOFC system. System is composed of hot-box and cold-box. Planar typed SOFC stack, heat exchanger, combustor for stack tail gas, and fuel processor, such as fuel reformer and desulfurizer, are contained in the hot-box. And several balance of plants(BOP), such as fuel suppliers and controller, are contained in the cold-box. Before the SOFC system fabrication, we have already operated the selfsustaining fuel processor, and heat exchange of all heat-related components is simulated using ASPEN HYSYS, because heat maintenance and management in hot-box are important for stable operation of SOFC system. The self-sustained fuel processor was successfully operated for about 250 hours, and heat exchange is enough to operate the SOFC system.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2011년도 제36회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.219-221
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 소형 연료전지 무인기의 개발동향을 분석하고, 소형 무인기용 연료전지 추진체계의 개발방안으로써, 초경량 연료전지 스택의 개발, 액상연료기반의 수소저장/발생기술, 연료전지 무인기 체계기술에 대하여 논의하고자 한다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.6-10
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• 2016

최근까지 고분자전해질 연료전지(PEMFC)의 열화연구는 대부분 단위전지에서 연구되었다. 그런데 실제 PEMFC의 구동과 열화는 PEMFC 스택에서 이루어진다. 그래서 본 연구에서는 스택에서 열화가속 시험을 진행하여 단위전지의 결과와 비교하였다. 여러 종류의 열화 가속 시험 중에서 전기화학적 열화와 기계적 열화를 반복해 고분자전해질 막을 열화시키는 방법을 사용했다. 312시간 동안 전해질막을 열화시킨 후 0.6V에서 전류밀도는 스택과 단위전지에서 각각 28.4%, 27.8% 감소했다. 수소 투과 전류밀도는 스택은 16.8% 단위전지는 15.2% 증가했다. 스택과 단위전지에서의 열화 가속 시험 결과가 비슷해 단위전지의 가속 시험 방법을 스택에 적용해도 됨을 확인하였다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.419-424
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• 2014

Direct ethanol fuel cell has been fabricated with ceramic membrane. A porous silicon carbide (SiC) membrane having approximately 30% porosity has been applied for a direct ethanol proton exchange membrane (DE-PEM) fuel cell. A horizontal type cell having Pt ($18mg/cm^2$) catalyst layer on both side of the ceramic membrane was used for the demonstration test. The ethanol oxidation based-fuel cell stack showed very high voltage (1.289V) and measurable current level (68mA) even though at room temperature.