• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.731-740
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• 2006

The solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is expected to be a candidate for distributed power sources in the next generation, due to its high efficiency and high-temperature waste heat utilization. In this study, the 5-cell SOFC stack was operated with pure hydrogen or reformed gas at anode side and air at cathode side. When stack was operated with diesel and methane ATR reformer, the influence of the $H_2O/C,\;O_2/C$ and GHSV on performance of stacks have been investigated. The result shows that the cell voltage was decreased with the increase of $H_2O/C$ and $O_2/C$ due to the partial pressure of fuel and water, and cell voltage was more sensitive to $O_2/C$ than $H_2O/C$. Next, the dynamic model of SOFC system included with ATR reformer was established and compared with experimental data. Based on dynamic model, the operation strategy to optimize SOFC-Reformer system was suggested and simulated.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2004년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.1740-1745
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• 2004

A simplified resistor network model for electrical and mass transport in anode-supported planar solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) was constructed in order to investigate the effect of interconnect rib geometry on the cell performance. For accurate potential calculation, activation and concentration over-potentials at the electrode/electrolyte interfaces were fully considered in this calculation. When contact resistance was not considered, the optimum interconnect rib length were calculated to be $0.1{\sim}0.2$ mm for 2 mm half unit cell for given operation conditions and properties. However, with realistic contact resistance, the interconnect rib length should be increased to provide larger contact area and thus to obtain better performance.

• 에너지공학
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2018

SOFC (Solid Oxide Fuel Cell) stack 안전성능 평가항목 및 평가절차 도출을 위하여 국내 외 연료전지 관련 규격들을 분석하였으며, 분석을 통해 도출된 시험항목으로 SOFC stack 안전성능 시험을 실시하였다. 시험에 사용된 SOFC stack은 (주)미코사(社)에서 제작된 음극 지지형 2 cell stack(활성면적: $110.25cm^2/cell$)이고, 평가장치는 자체 제작한 SOFC stack 안전성능 평가 장치를 사용하였다. 기밀성능 시험, 전류전압특성 시험, 정격출력 시험 및 부하변동 시험을 실시하였으며, 그 결과 해당 stack의 최대출력은 65.6 W(1.41 V, 46.5 A, $422mA/cm^2$), 정격출력은 62.3 W(1.57 V, 40 A, $363mA/cm^2$)로 나타났으며 가스누출이 없음을 확인하였다. 또한, 부하변동에 대하여 2초 이내에 안정적으로 출력이 유지되는 것을 확인하였다. 이때 운전 온도 $750^{\circ}C$에서 최대부하(40 A) 및 최소부하(8 A)에서의 출력은 각 62 W와 16 W로 측정되었다. 본 연구를 통하여 고체산화물연료전지의 보급화와 안전한 사용 환경을 제공하는데 기여하고자 한다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.214-219
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• 2010

In this study, we fabricated tubular ceramic support for segmented-in-series solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) by using CSZ(CaO-stabilized $ZrO_2$) as main material and activated carbon as pore former. Thermal expansion properties of ceramic support with different amounts of activated carbon were analyzed by using dilatometer to decide a suitable sintering temperature. The tubular ceramic supports with different amounts of activated carbon (5, 10, 15wt.%) were fabricated by the extrusion technique. After sintering at $1100^{\circ}C$ and $1400^{\circ}C$ for 5h., cross section and surface morphology of tubular ceramic support were analyzed by using SEM image. Also, the porosity, mechanical property, gas permeability of tubular ceramic supports was measured. Based on these results, we established the suitable fabrication technique of tubular ceramic support for segmented-in-series SOFC.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.5-8
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• 2008

SOFC (Solid oxide fuel cell) has an advantage in the term of fuel flexibility, comparing with other kinds of fuel cells. In SOFC and fuel reformer cooperation system, the reformate gas with the various $H_2$/CO ratios is delivered into the anode of SOFC. In this situation, electrochemical oxidation reactions of the reformate gas in the anode are complex and competitive. In this paper, the effects of the composition of $H_2$ and CO on the overall electrochemical oxidation at Ni-YSZ anode are studied by testing the open circuit voltage (OCV) and current-voltage characteristics of single cells.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.379-381
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• 2009

The simulation model for metal-supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cell(SOFC) is developed in this study. Open circuit voltage is calculated using Nernst equation and Gibbs free energy is required by thermodynamic. The exchange current densities are compared with experimental results since exchange current density is most effective factor for the activation loss. Liu's study is used for the exchange current density of cathode, BSCF, and Koide's result is applied for the exchange current density of anode, Ni/YSZ. For the ohmic loss, ionic conductivity of YSZ is described from Kilner's mode and the data are compared with Wanzenberg's experimental data. Diffusivity is an important factor for the mass transfer through the porous medium. Both binary diffusion and Knudsen diffusion are considered as the diffusion mechanism. For validation, simulation results at this work are compared with our experimental results.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.110-115
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• 2007

고온형 연료전지인 고체산화물 연료전지(solid oxide fuel cell, SOFC)는 연료에 대한 유연성(fuel flexibility)이 높다. 따라서 높은 에너지 밀도를 가진 디젤을 개질하여 SOFC를 운전하는 것은 효과적인 방법이다. 하지만 디젤이 가지는 특성으로 인해 디젤 자열개질기(autothermal refromer)는 운전 시간에 따라 탄소 침적(carbon deposition) 현상이 발생하여 개질기의 성능이 쉽게 저감된다. 개질기 성능 저감 현상 때문에 개질 가스들 중에 탄화수소 생성량이 많아지며, 이는 SOFC 성능도 저감시킨다. 이러한 현상은 연료극에 공급되는 탄화수소가 야기하는 탄소 침적으로 사료된다. 본 연구에서는 탄화수소가 SOFC에 주는 성능 저감을 확인하였으며, 연료전지 성능 저감을 줄이기 위한 디젤 자열개질기 반응물들의 조건 선정($H_2O/C$와 $O_2/C$의 몰 비)을 통해 디젤 자열 개질기 특성을 살펴보았다. 특히 $H_2O/C=0.8$과 $O_2/C=3$인 디젤 자열개질 반응 조건에서 좋은 개질 성능을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제4권7호
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• pp.741-749
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• 1994

The planar solid oxide fuel cell(SOFC) contains several ceramic materials depending on its structure and has rdfractory metal parts for manifolds, shrouds and current leads. Among ceramic materials for planar SOFC, joining of lanthanum chromite separator and yttria stabilized zirconia(YSZ) electoyte in planar SOFC stack to give strong gas tight seals is necessary for satisfactory operation and high performance. Nevertheless, for planar SOFC/sub s/, how to seal the cell stack and gas manifold remains as one of the unsolved problems. Therefore, in this study. we investigated the joining of sintered lanthanum chromite and YSZ pellets using unsintered lanthanum chromite green films as sealent. Scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray analysis(EDX) revealed that Ca in the sealing material diffused and dissolved into YSZ and sintered lanthanum chromite, and unsintered lanthanum chromite green films reacted with YSZ to from a new phase at the interface. Also, the densification of unsintered lanthanum chromite green films was inpeded by the Ca migration.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2010년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.601-602
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• 2010

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.273-276
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• 2005

Performance analysis of a solid oxide fuel cell/micro gas turbine hybrid system is conducted at design-point and part-load conditions and its results are discussed in this study. With detailed considerations of the heat and mass transfer phenomena along various flow streams of the SOFC, the analysis based on a quasi-2D model reasonably predicts its performance at the design-point operating conditions. In case of part-load operations, performance of the hybrid system to three different operation modes(fuel only control, speed control, and VIGV control) is compared. It is found that the simultaneous control of both supplied fuel and air to the system with a variable MGT rotational speed mode is the optimum choice for the high performance operation. And then, the dynamic characteristics of a solid oxide fuel cell are briefly introduced.