• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.37 no.5
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• pp.479-490
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• 2000

The microstructure of Ni-YSZ composite as an anode of SOFC was investigated as a function of Ni content(10-70 vol%) in order to examine the correlation between microstructural-and electrical property. Image analysis based on quantitative microscopy theory was performed to quantify the microstructural property. We could get the informations about the size and distribution, contiguity and interfacial area of each phase or between the phases from the image analysis. According to the image analysis, contiguity between the same phae was mainly dependent on the amount of the phase while the contiguity between different phases was additionally influenced by the microstructural changes, especailly by the coarsening of the Ni phase. The whole length of pores perimeter was increased as Ni content increased, which indicated the overall microstructural evolution was mostly related with the coarsening of Ni phase. Ni-Ni interfacial area was also gradually increased as Ni content increased but controlled by pore phase at low Ni content region and by YSZ phase at intermediate Ni content region. These quantified microstructural properties were used to characterize the electrical properties of Ni-YSZ composite.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.89.1-89.1
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• 2010

본 연구는 세라믹 연결재로 사용되는 Perovskite 구조의 LSTO조성의 실제 SOFC stack 적용을 위한 소결온도를 낮출 수 있는 방법에 관해 연구하였다. SOFC 단전지에서 IC 소재는 $1300{\sim}1400^{\circ}C$에서 소결이 이루어져야만 하나 현재 사용하고 있는 LCO계 조성의 경우 $1500{\sim}1600^{\circ}C$의 높은 온도에서 소결이 이루어지며 고온에서 $Cr_2O_3$의 휘발로 인해 낮은 전기전도성을 갖는 문제점을 가지고 있다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 IC 소재에 소결조제를 첨가하여 소결특성을 평가하였고, SEM과 XRD분석을 통하여 perovskite 단일상이 합성된 것을 확인하였다. 또한 Archimedes법을 사용하여 흡수율 및 겉기공율을 측정하였고, DC analyzer를 사용하여 전기전도도를 측정한 결과 대기분위기 $750^{\circ}C$에서 높은 값을 나타냄을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2011.10a
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• pp.33.2-33.2
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• 2011

고온형 SOFC의 개발에 있어 스택의 신뢰성을 확보하는데 가장 중요한 핵심기술은 스택 구성요소 사이를 접합하는데 필요한 고온형 밀봉재의 개발이다. SOFC 스택에서의 밀봉재는 고체전해질과 접속자 사이에서 음극에 공급되는 연료가스와 양극에 공급되는 공기가 서로 혼합되는 것을 방지하는 역할은 물론 기계적으로 취약한 단전지의 보호 및 스택전체 구조물의 구조적 일체성(Structural integrity)을 부여하는데 주목적이 있다. 현재 기체 기밀성을 유지하기 위한 밀봉재는 크게 유리 및 결정화 유리계, mica및 mica/유리복합재료, 유리/충전재 복합재료 등이 사용되고 있으나 다수의 단위전지로 구성되는 스택 구성에서 스택의 열기계적 안정성 및 장기수명을 보장하기 위해서는 본 연구에서 개발하고자 하는 복합밀봉재가 가장 적합할 것으로 예상되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 $SiO_2-B_2O_3-RO$계에 BaO, SrO를 일정비율로 첨가하여 제작된 유리 frit을 열처리하여 물리화학적 물성변화를 검토하였으며, $700^{\circ}C$ 이하의 연화점을 갖는 유리를 기지상으로 하고 세라믹 보강재를 첨가한 고온형 복합밀봉재를 개발하고 그 물리화학적 안정성, 열기계적 안정성 및 밀봉 특성을 평가하였다.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.529-545
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• 2013

Strong restrictions on emissions from marine power plants (particularly $SO_x$, $NO_x$) will probably be adopted in the near future. In this paper, a combined solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and gas turbine fuelled by natural gas is proposed as an attractive option to limit the environmental impact of the marine sector. It includes a study of a heat-recovery system for 18 MW SOFC fuelled by natural gas, to provide the electric power demand onboard commercial vessels. Feasible heat-recovery systems are investigated, taking into account different operating conditions of the combined system. Two types of SOFC are considered, tubular and planar SOFCs, operated with either natural gas or hydrogen fuels. This paper includes a detailed thermodynamic analysis for the combined system. Mass and energy balances are performed, not only for the whole plant but also for each individual component, in order to evaluate the thermal efficiency of the combined cycle. In addition, the effect of using natural gas as a fuel on the fuel cell voltage and performance is investigated. It is found that a high overall efficiency approaching 70% may be achieved with an optimum configuration using SOFC system under pressure. The hybrid system would also reduce emissions, fuel consumption, and improve the total system efficiency.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.635-643
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• 2003

Parametric study for the analysis of performance characteristics of a planar -type solid oxide fuel cell(SOFC) using computational flow analysis is conducted. A planar -type SOFC, which is composed by two gas channels (fuel and ai.) and one set of anode-electrolyte-cathode assembly, is modeled as a two -dimensional isothermal case. Results of computational analysis of flow field including distributions of mass fractions in gas channels are used to the performance analysis of the fuel cell. Flow analysis makes it possible to consider current density distributions along the length of the cell in the process of performance analysis of the SOFC. As results of parametric study, it is found that the mole fraction of fuel at the inlet of fuel channel, operating pressure and temperature are closely related to the performance characteristics of SOFC.

• Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.663-668
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• 2017

SOFC anode fabricated core-shell using machano-fusion method using core with submicron size Ni, nano size YSZ for shell. Using prepared core-shell, depending on the thickness of the shell, we studied how the characteristics of sintering and SOFC cell change by sintering the anode. The Ni-YSZ core-shell has a Ni core of 0.5 to $1.2{\mu}m$ over 2 to 7 YSZ of 15 to 20 nm is, and as the high speed mixing time increases, the YSZ number increases and the shell thickness becomes uniform increased. When the fuel electrode is manufactured with core-shell, it has superior sintering property, has grain of uniform size compared with the one synthesized by general mixing, the falling path is short, the conductors (electrons and ions) connection is excellent, the electrical conductivity has become excellent. The thicker the shell, the lower the electrical conductivity. When the thickness of shell ranged from 46 to 139 nm and 61 to 81 nm, the performance was the highest and the ASR was the smallest.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.35-47
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• 2004

In this paper presents a new approach to the design and real-time implementation of fuzzy control system based-on digital signal processors(DSP:IMS320C80) in order to improve the precision and robustness for system of industrial robot(Dual-Arm with 8 joint Robot). The need to meet demanding control requirement in increasingly complex dynamical control systems under significant uncertainties, leads toward design of intelligent manipulation robots. The IMS320C80 is used in implementing real time fuzzy control to provide an enhanced motion control for robot manipulators. In this paper, a Self-Organizing Fuzzy Controller(SOFC) for the industrial robot manipulator with a actuator located at the base is studied. A fuzzy logic composed of linguistic conditional statements is employed by defining the relations of input-output variables of the controller. In the synthesis of a FLC(Fuzzy Logic Controller), one of the most difficult problems is the determination of linguistic control rules from the human operators. To overcome this difficult SOFC is proposed for a hierarchical control structure consisting of basic and high levels that modify control rules. The proposed SOFC scheme is simple in structure, Int in computation, and suitable for implementation of real-time control. Performance of the SOFC is illustrated by simulation and experimental results for a Dual-Arm robot with eight joints.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.242-243
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• 2005

In this study, (La,Sr)$MnO_{3+\delta}$ powder used cathode material for SOFC was synthesized with precursor by GNP and the properties of powder, crystal phase, electric properties and deoxidization properties with precursor were investigated. The synthesis powder was prepared when oxidant/fuel mole and pH were 1 and 1, respectively and the synthesis powder was synthesized by GNP method using nitrate solution or oxide solution as precursor. Deoxidization peak of the nitrate solution was appeared lower temperature than the oxide solution, at $450^{\circ}C$. In this result, synthesis (La,Sr)$MnO_{3+\delta}$ powder using nitrate solution with Mn excess was suitable cathode material for SOFC due to had higher deoxidization properties. Also synthesis (La,Sr)$MnO_{3+\delta}$ powder according to precursor had difference electrical conductivity according to influence sintering density and crystal phase with precursor. Specially, the synthesis method and starting material had effect on deoxidization properties for SOFC.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.91.1-91.1
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• 2011

고체산화물 연료전지(Solid Oxide Fuel Cell이하 SOFC)는 연료가 갖는 화학에너지를 연소과정 없이, 공기와 H2, CO, CH4와 같은 환원성 가스를 공급받아 $600{\sim}1000^{\circ}C$에서 전기화학적 반응을 통하여 직접 전기를 얻는 방식이다. SOFC는 $700^{\circ}C$ 이상의 고온에서 고체산화물이 연료와 공기가 반응하여 전기와 열을 동시에 생산하기 때문에 carnot cycle의 제한을 받지 않아 발전효율이 40% 이상으로 고효율이고, NOx 및 SOx를 배출하지 않아 무공해이며, moving parts가 없어 소음이 나지 않고, 건설과 증설이 지역이나 기후 조건에 제약 없이 용이하고, 다양한 용량이 가능하며, 고가의 백금 촉매를 사용하지 않으며, 수소, 석탄가스, 천연가스 등의 연료를 사용할 수 있는 장점이 있음, 또한 다향한 형태로 제작할 수 있으며 전해질이 고체에서 전해질 손실 및 보충에 문제가 없고 타 연료전지에 비해 개질기가 필요 없어 발전시스템이 간단하고 경량화가 가능하다. 전사법은 paste를 제작하여 전사용지에 Screen printing하여 건조 후 coating하는 방법으로 기존의 여러 coating 방법보다 제작이 용이하고 소재의 크기, 두께조절이 간편하며, 구성층의 표면조도나 굴곡에 대응이 용이한 방법이다. 본 실험에서는 paste 제조, 전사법을 이용하여 Anode, AFL, Electrolyte, CFL, Cathode전사지를 제작하고 이를 세라믹 평관형 지지체에 변수로 두께 조건별 Coating 한 후 $1400^{\circ}C$ 소결을 진행하여 SEM 분석으로 미세구조 관찰, 출력특성 및 Impedance을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.512-520
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• 2017

This paper is a numerical study of various methods of applying SOFC hot BOP insulation. The application methods are four cases from case 1 to case 4, and the performance difference between the result of applying powdered insulation and the result of zoning using composite multi-layer insulation was examined. Numerical results show that the thermal stability of composite multi-layer insulation is better than that of powder insulation when the thermal conductivity is 0.04 W/mK. In the future, we will increase the thermal conductivity of the composite multi-layer thermal insulation material and find the greatest value of thermal conductivity with a similar result to that of the powder insulation.