• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.3-4
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• 2002

• Electrical & Electronic Materials
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• v.9 no.8
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• pp.851-858
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• 1996

이글에서는 다음의 내용을 다루었다. 1. MCFC발전시스템의 구성 2. MCFC발전 plant 3. MCFC의 개발상황 4. 용융탄산엽형 연료전지의 고성능화 과제

• Proceedings of the Korean Ceranic Society Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.25.2-25
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• 2003

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1999.04a
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• pp.36-36
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• 1999

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.34-39
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• 2010

This work investigated the effect of anode thickness on the anodic overpotential with $100\;cm^2$ class MCFC single cells. The hydrogen oxidation rate in the molten carbonate is sufficiently high, which may lead to weak relation of overpotential with anode geometrical area. The relation of anode surface area and overpotential was analysed in terms of anode thickness in this work. Steady state polarization, inert gas step addition (ISA), and reactant gas addition (RA) methods were employed to the two cells with 0.77 mm and 0.36 mm thickness of anode. The result represented that the anodic overpotential at the cells were identical. It implied that the anodic overpotential was independent on the electrode thickness within the tested range.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.04c
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• pp.231-233
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• 2007

본 논문은 신 발전방식 중 하나인 용융탄산염형 연료전지(Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell, 이하 MCFC) 발전시스템에서 생성된 전력을 계통에 안정적으로 변환, 주입하기 위한 계통연계형 전력변환기를 설계, 제작하고 성능 시험을 수행한 결과이다. 250kW급 MCFC 시스템의 정격 사양 및 스택의 운전 형태를 기반으로 250kW급 전력변환기 구조 및 단위기기를 설계하였고 전력변환기는 크게 DC/DC 컨버터부와 DC/AC 인버터부로 구성된다. 본 논문은 MCFC 발전 시스템에 적용되는 전력변환기(Power Conditioning System, 이하 PCS)를 제작하고 성능을 확인하는데 목적이 있다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.33 no.11
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• pp.834-839
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• 2009

A three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis is performed to investigate flow characteristics in the anode channels and manifold of the internal reforming type molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC). Considering the computational difficulties associated with the size and geometric complexity of the MCFC system, the polyhedral meshes that can reduce mesh connectivity problems at the intersection of the channel and the manifold are adopted and chemical reactions inside the MCFC system are not included. Through this study, the gas flow rate uniformity of the anode channels is mainly analyzed to provide basic insights into improved design parameters for anode flow channel design. Results indicate that the uniformity in flow-rate is in the range of ${\pm}$1% between the anode channels. Also, the mal-distributed inlet flow-rate conditions and the change in the size of the manifold depth have no significant effect on the flow-rate uniformity of the anode channels.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.298-304
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• 2012

The shielded slot plates for a molten carbonate fuel cell(MCFC) have a sheared corrugated trapezoidal pattern. In the FEM simulations for the production of the shielded slot plate, the user material subroutine VUMAT in the commercial FEM software ABAQUS was used to implement a ductile fracture criterion. The critical damage value for the ductile fracture criterion was determined by comparing the experimental results of the shearing process with the simulation results. Using the ductile fracture criterion, the FEM simulation of the three-dimensional forming process of the shielded slot plate was conducted. The effects of the shearing process on the forming process were examined through FEM simulation and experiments. The forming simulation of nine unit cells was conducted. Using the simulation results of the forming process, the deformed shape after springback was calculated. The experimental result shows good agreement with the simulation.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.127-130
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• 2009

The uniform gas distribution between anode channels of the indirect internal reforming type molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) is crucial design parameter because of the electric performance and the durability problems. A three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis is performed to investigate flow characteristics in the anode channels and manifold under different pressure drop and channel temperature conditions. The combined meshes consists of hexadral meshes in the channels and polyhedral meshes in the manifold are adopted and chemical reactions inside the MCFC system are not included because of computational difficulties associated with the size and geometric complexity of the system. Results indicate that the uniformity in flow-rate is in the range of $\pm$ 0.048 % between the anode channels when the pressure drop of anode channel is about 150 Pa. A gas flow-rate uniformity decreases as the pressure drop of anode channels decreases and as the temperature difference between indirect internal reforming (IIR) channels and anode channels increases.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.07b
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• pp.1145-1146
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• 2006

분산 형 전원 및 석탄 가스화와 연계한 복합 발전이 가능한 용융탄산염 연료전지(MCFC : Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell)는 천연가스, 석탄가스 등 다양한 연료를 사용할 수 있고, 공해요인이 적고, 높은 에너지 변환효율을 가지고 있어 전력사업 분야에 적용 가능성이 가장 큰 새로운 발전방식이다. 국내에서도 1993년부터 선도기술개발 사업의 하나로 시작하여 현재 250 kW급 발전시스템 개발 연구가 진행되고 있다. 250 kW개발 전 수행한 100 kW급 MCFC 발전 시스템 개발 연구에서는 6,000cm2 급 단위전지 90장으로 구성된 50 kW급 MCFC 스택 2기 로 구성된 100 kW MCFC 스택과 이를 운전 평가를 위한 시스템을 완성하였다. 2005년부터 스택운전에 필요한 시스템 내 단위기기들에 대한 시운전을 진행 한 후 장착된 100 kW MCFC 스택 운전에서는 시스템 단위 기기의 고장으로 전 부하운전을 실시하지 못했지만 상압 상태에서 AC 50 kW 전력을 계통과 연계 운전 시험을 진행하였다. 향후 100 kW MCFC 시스템 보완후 재 운전 시험을 진행할 예정이다. 한편 병행하여 진행되는 250 kW 열병합 발전 시스템 개발에서는 시스템 상세설계 및 신형 분리판을 이용한 새로운 형태의 스택을 개발 운전시험을 진행하고 있다. 여기에서는 MCFC 발전 시스템의 개요와 시스템의 운전을 위한 운전 모드 그리고 스택 운전 내용을 요약하여 소개하고자 한다.