• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.358-368
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• 2023

The fuel cell market is expected to grow rapidly. Therefore, it is necessary to scale up fuel cells for buildings, power generation, and ships. A multi-stack system can be an effective way to expand the capacity of a fuel cell. Multi-stack fuel cell systems are better than single-stack systems in terms of efficiency, reliability, durability and maintenance. In this research, we developed a residential fuel cell stack and system model that generates electricity using the fuel cell-photovoltaic hybrid system. The efficiency and hydrogen consumption of the fuel cell system were calculated according to the three proposed power distribution methods (equivalent, Daisy-chain, and optimal method). As a result, the optimal power distribution method increases the efficiency of the fuel cell system and reduces hydrogen consumption. The more frequently the multi-stack fuel cell system is exposed to lower power levels, the greater the effectiveness of the optimal power distribution method.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2022

The most prevalent cause of solar cell efficiency loss is reduced recombination at the metal electrode and silicon junction. To boost efficiency, a a SiO_X/poly-Si passivating interface is being developed. Poly-Si for passivating contact is formed by various deposition methods (sputtering, PECVD, LPCVD, HWCVD) where the ploy-Si characterization depends on the deposition method. The sputtering process forms a dense Si film at a low deposition rate of 2.6 nm/min and develops a low passivation characteristic of 690 mV. The PECVD process offers a deposition rate of 28 nm/min with satisfactory passivation characteristics. The LPCVD process is the slowest with a deposition rate of 1.4 nm/min, and can prevent blistering if deposited at high temperatures. The HWCVD process has the fastest deposition rate at 150 nm/min with excellent passivation characteristics. However, the uniformity of the deposited film decreases as the area increases. Also, the best passivation characteristics are obtained at high doping. Thus, it is necessary to optimize the doping process depending on the deposition method.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.63-70
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• 2023

In this study, crystallization was effectively suppressed in Al-based metallic glasses (Al-MGs) during pulverization by cryo-milling by applying an extremely low processing temperature and using a surfactant. Before Al-MGs can be used as an additive in Ag paste for solar cells, the particle sizes of the Al-MGs must be reduced by milling. However, during the ball milling process crystallization of the Al-MG is a problem. Once the Al-MG is crystallized, they no longer exhibit glass-like behavior, such as thermoplastic deformation, which is critical to decrease the electrical resistance of the Ag electrode. The main reason for crystallization during the ball milling process is the heat generated by collisions between the particles and the balls, or between the particles. Once the heat reaches the crystallization temperature of the Al-MGs, they start crystallization. Another reason for the crystallization is agglomeration of the particles. If the initially fed particles become severely agglomerated, they coalesce instead of being pulverized during the milling. The coalesced particles experience more collisions and finally crystallize. In this study, the heat generated during milling was suppressed by using cryo-milling with liquid-nitrogen, which was regularly fed into the milling jar. Also, the MG powders were dispersed using a surfactant before milling, so that the problem of agglomeration was resolved. Cryo-milling with the surfactant led to D50 = 10 um after 6 h milling, and we finally achieved a specific contact resistance of 0.22 mΩcm² and electrical resistivity of 2.81 μΩcm using the milled MG particles.

• 폴리머
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.71-77
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 전자가 풍부한 구조단위(dithienosilole 및 benzodithiophene)와 전자가 부족한 구조단위(difluorobenzothiadiazole)를 주사슬에 교대로 갖는 작은 밴드갭 공중합체를 Stille 짝지움 반응을 이용하여 합성하였다. $^1H$ NMR을 통하여 각 단계별 화합물과 고분자의 구조를 확인하였다. GPC, TGA, UV-vis 분광분석기 및 cyclic voltammetry를 이용하여 합성한 고분자의 특성을 조사하였다. 합성한 공액고분자와 $PC_{70}BM$을 1:1.5, 1:2, 1:3, 1:3.5 및 1:4의 중량비로 혼합하여 ITO/PEDOT:PSS/polymer:$PC_{70}BM/Al$의 구조로 유기태양전지 소자를 제작하여 그 광전특성을 조사하였다. 고분자:$PC_{70}BM$의 혼합비율이 1:3에서 최고 1.0%의 광전변환효율이 달성되었다. TEM 실험을 통하여 1:3 혼합비율에서 유기태양전지에 가장 적합한 나노규모로 상분리가 일어났으며, 다른 혼합비율에서는 고분자와 $PC_{70}BM$의 뭉침현상에 기인하여 태양전지 특성이 낮아졌다.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.456-464
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 새로운 연료전지용 3상 전류형 능동클램프 DC-DC 컨버터를 제안한다. 전류형 컨버터 구조에 능동클램프 회로를 채용하여 과도기에 발생하는 서지전압을 저감하였고 모든 스위치에서 영전압 스위칭을 하며, 그 장점으로 : 연속적인 입력전류, 전압 오버슈트 제거, 영전압 턴 온 스위칭, 고주파 변압기 1차/2차 측에 부가적인 스너버 회로의 필요성 제거, 소프트 스위칭에 의한 저속 다이오드 적용 등이 있다. 더구나 대용량 발전 시스템에 적합하도록 전류형 컨버터 구조와 3상 전력변환 회로를 결합하였다. 3상 전력변환 적용의 장점은 : 입력전류 및 출력전압 주파수의 3배 증가, 스위치에 흐르는 RMS 전류 저감, 필터소자 용량 및 부피 감소, 고주파 변압기 이용률 증가, 단순화된 전력회로에 따른 전체 크기 축소 및 신뢰성 향상 등이 있다. 제안하는 3상 전류형 능동 클램프 DC-DC 컨버터는 이러한 장점들 때문에 발전용 연료전지 시스템의 승압형 DC-DC 컨버터에 적합하며 대용량 태양전지 발전 시스템 및 배터리 충전기 등에도 적용할 수 있다. 새로운 3상 DC-DC 컨버터와 3상 PWM 알고리즘을 제안하며, 시뮬레이션과 프로토타입의 제작 및 실험을 통하여 그 성능을 평가 및 확인하였다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.963-968
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• 2009

Liquid crystal (LC; E7 and/or ML-0249)-embedded, poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVdF-co-HFP)-based, polymer electrolytes were prepared for use in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The electrolytes contained 1-methyl-3-propylimidazolium iodide (PMII), tetrabutylammonium iodide (TBAI), and iodine ($I_2$), which participate in the $I_3^-/I^-$ redox couple. The incorporation of photochemically stable PVdF-co-HFP in the DSSCs created a stable polymer electrolyte that resisted leakage and volatilization. DSSCs, with liquid crystal(LC)-embedded PVdF-co-HFP-based polymer electrolytes between the amphiphilic ruthenium dye N719 absorbed to the nanocrystalline $TiO_2$ photoanode and the Pt counter electrode, were fabricated. These DSSCs displayed enhanced redox couple reduction and reduced charge recombination in comparison to that fabricated from the conventional PVdF-co-HFP-based polymer electrolyte. The behavior of the polymer electrolyte was improved by the addition of optimized amounts of plasticizers, such as ethylene carbonate (EC) and propylene carbonate (PC). The significantly increased short-circuit current density ($J_{sc}$, $14.60\;mA/cm^2$) and open-circuit voltage ($V_{oc}$, 0.68 V) of these DSSCs led to a high power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 6.42% and a fill factor of 0.65 under a standard light intensity of $100\;mW/cm^2$ irradiation of AM 1.5 sunlight. A DSSC fabricated by using E7-embedded PVdF-co-HFP-based polymer electrolyte exhibited a maximum incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE) of 50%.

• 공업화학
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.396-401
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• 2013

Benzo[1,2,5]thiadiazole, carbazole 및 phenanthrene을 기본 골격으로 한 교대공중합체인 poly[9-(2-octyl-dodecyl)-9H-carbazole-alt-4,7-di-thiophen-2-yl-benzo[1,2,5]thiadiazole] (PCD20TBT)와 poly[9,10-bis-(2-octyl-dodecyloxy)-phenanthrene-alt-4,7-di-thiophen-2-yl-benzo[1,2,5]thiadiazole] (PN40TBT)을 Suzuki coupling reaction을 이용하여 중합하였다. 합성한 고분자들은 chloroform, chlorobenzene, 1,2-dichlorobenzene, tetrahydrofuran, toluene과 같은 유기용매에 대한 용해도가 우수하였다. PCD20TBT의 최대흡수 파장과 밴드갭은 각각 535 nm와 1.75 eV이고, PN40TBT의 최대흡수 파장과 밴드갭은 각각 560 nm과 1.97 eV이었다. PCD20TBT의 HOMO 및 LUMO 에너지준위는 각각 - 5.11 eV와 - 3.36 eV이고, PN40TBT의 HOMO 및 LUMO 에너지준위는 각각 -5.31 eV와 -3.34 eV이었다. 합성한 고분자와 (6)-1-(3-(methoxycarbonyl)-{5}-1-phenyl[5,6]-fullerene(PCBM)을 1:2의 중량비로 블랜딩하여 제작한 이종접합형태(bulk heterojunction) 태양전지를 제작하였다. PCD20TBT의 광전변환효율은 0.52%, PN40TBT의 광전변환효율은 0.60%이었다. 그리고 소자의 단락 전류밀도, 충진 인자와 개방전압은 PCD20TBT가 각각 $-1.97mA/cm^2$, 38.2%, 0.69 V이며, PN40TBT의 경우 각각 $-1.77mA/cm^2$, 42.9%, 0.79 V이었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.417-423
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• 2011

A series of new quinoxaline-based thiophene copolymers (PQx2T, PQx4T, and PQx6T) was synthesized via Yamamoto and Stille coupling reactions. The $M_ws$ of PQx2T, PQx4T, and PQx6T were found to be 20,000, 12,000, and 29,000, with polydispersity indices of 2.0, 1.2, and 1.1, respectively. The UV-visible absorption spectra of the polymers showed two distinct absorption peaks in the ranges 350 - 460 nm and 560 - 600 nm, which arose from the ${\pi}-{\pi}^*$ transition of oligothiophene units and intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) between a quinoxaline acceptor and thiophene donor. The HOMO levels of the polymer ranged from -5.37 to -5.17 eV and the LUMO levels ranged from -3.67 to -3.45 eV. The electrochemical bandgaps of PQx2T, PQx4T, and PQx6T were 1.70, 1.71, and 1.72 eV, respectively, thus yielding low bandgap behavior. PQx2T, PQx4T, and PQx6T had open circuit voltages of 0.58, 0.42, and 0.47 V, and short circuit current densities of 2.9, 5.29 and 9.05 mA/$cm^2$, respectively, when $PC_{71}BM$ was used as an acceptor. For the solar cells with PQx2T-PQx6T:$PC_{71}BM$ (1:3) blends, an increase in performance was observed in going from PQx2T to PQx6T. The power conversion efficiencies of PQx2T, PQx4T, and PQx6T devices were found to be 0.69%, 0.73%, and 1.80% under AM 1.5 G (100 mW/$cm^2$) illumination.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제41회 하계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.71-71
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• 2011

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) have drawn great academic attention due to their potential as low-cost renewable energy sources. DSCs contain a nanostructured TiO2 photoanode, which is a key-component for high conversion efficiency. Particularly, one-dimensional (1-D) nanostructured photoanodes can enhance the electron transport for the efficient collection to the conducting substrate in competition with the recombination processes. This is because photoelectron colletion is determined by trapping/detrapping events along the site of the electron traps (defects, surface states, grain boundaries, and self-trapping). Therefore, 1-D nanostructured photoanodes are advantageous for the fast electron transport due to their desirable features of greatly reduced intercrystalline contacts with specified directionality. In particular, anodic TiO2 nanotube (NT) electrodes recently have been intensively explored owing to their ideal structure for application in DSCs. Besides the enhanced electron transport properties resulted from the 1-D structure, highly ordered and vertically oriented nanostructure of anodic TiO2 NT can contribute additional merits, such as enhanced electrolyte diffusion, better interfacial contact with viscous electrolytes. First, to confirm the advantages of 1-D nanostructured material for the photoelectron collection, we compared the electron transport and charge recombination characteristics between nanoparticle (NP)- and nanorod (NR)-based photoanodes in DSCs by the stepped light-induced transient measurements of photocurrent and voltage (SLIM-PCV). We confirmed that the electron lifetime of the NR-based photoanode was much longer than that of the NP-based photoanode. In addition, highly ordered and vertically oriented TiO2 NT photoanodes were prepared by electrochemical anodization method. We compared the photovoltaic properties of DSCs utilizing TiO2 NT photoanodes prepared by one-step anodization and two-step anodization. And, to reduce the charge recombination rate, energy barrier layer (ZnO, Al2O3)-coated TiO2 NTs also applied in DSC. Furthermore, we applied the TiO2 NT photoanode in DSCs using a viscous electrolyte, i.e., cobalt bipyridyl redox electrolyte, and confirmed that the pore structure of NT array can enhance the performances of this viscous electrolyte.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.1081-1088
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• 2013

Two new metal-free organic dyes bridged by anthracene-mediated ${\pi}$-conjugated moieties were successfully synthesized for use in a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). A N,N-diphenylthiophen-2-amine unit in these dyes acts as an electron donor, while a (E)-2-cyano-3-(thiophen-2-yl)acrylic acid group acts as an electron acceptor and an anchoring group to the $TiO_2$ electrode. The photovoltaic properties of (E)-2-cyano-3-(5-((10-(5-(diphenylamino)thiophen-2-yl)anthracen-9-yl)ethynyl)thiophen-2-yl)acrylic acid (DPATAT) and (E)-2-cyano-3-(5'-((10-(5-(diphenylamino)thiophen-2-yl)anthracen-9-yl)ethynyl)-2,2'-bithiophen-5-yl)acrylic acid (DPATABT) were investigated to identify the effect of conjugation length between electron donor and acceptor on the DSSC performance. By introducing an anthracene moiety into the dye structure, together with a triple bond and thiophene moieties for fine-tuning of molecular configurations and for broadening the absorption spectra, the short-circuit photocurrent densities ($J_{sc}$), and open-circuit photovoltages ($V_{oc}$) of DSSCs were improved. The improvement of $J_{sc}$ in DSSC made of DPATABT might be attributed to much broader absorption spectrum and higher molecular extinction coefficient (${\varepsilon}$) in the visible wavelength range. The DPATABT-based DSSC showed the highest power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 3.34% (${\eta}_{max}$ = 3.70%) under AM 1.5 illumination ($100mWcm^{-2}$) in a photoactive area of $0.41cm^2$, with the $J_{sc}$ of $7.89mAcm^{-2}$, the $V_{oc}$ of 0.59 V, and the fill factor (FF) of 72%. In brief, the solar cell performance with DPATABT was found to be better than that of DPATAT-based DSSC.