• Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.53-63
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• 1995

A 100kW class stack consisting of 10 molten carbonate fuel cells has been fabricated. Internally manifold stack has been tested for endurance. Each cell in the stack had an electrode area of $100cm^2$ and reactant gases were distributed in each cells in a cross-flow configuration. Initial and long term operation performance of the stack was investgated as a function of gas utilization using a specially designed small scale stack test facility. It was possible to have a stack with an output of more than 100W using an anode gas of 72% $H_2/18%$ $CO_2/10%H_2O$ and cathode gas of 33% $O_2/67%$ $CO_2$ and 70% Air 30% $CO_2$. The output and voltage of the stack at a current 15A($150mA/cm^2$) and gas utilization of 0.4 showed 125.8W and 8.39V respectively by elapsed time of 310 hours operation. In long term operation characteristics, the voltage drop of 52.4mV/1000hour was observed after more than 1,840 hours operation. Among the voltage drop, the OCV loss was highest than other voltage loss such as internal resistance and electrode polarization. Non uniformity of 2voltages and degradation of cell voltage in the stack was observed in according to changing the utilization rate after a long term operation. Further work for increasing the performance prolonging the life of the stack are required.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.65 no.5
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• pp.711-717
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• 2016

Recently, fuel cell generation system with high energy efficiency and low CO2 emission is energetically interconnected with distribution power system. Especially, MCFC(molten carbonate fuel cell) operating at high temperature conditions is commercialized and installed as a form of large scale power generation system. However, it is reported that power system disturbances such as harmonic distortion, surge phenomenon, unbalance current, EMI(Electromagnetic Interference), EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) and so on, have caused several problems including malfunction of protection device and damage of control devices in the large scale FCGS(Fuel Cell Generation System). Under these circumstances, this paper proposes countermeasure algorithms to prevent power system disturbances based on the modelling of PSCAD/EMTDC and P-SIM software. From the simulation results, it is confirmed that proposed algorithms are useful method for the stable operation of a large scale FCGS.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.62-67
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• 2002

The corrosion of the metallic cell components is blown to be one of the major reason f3r the performance degradation and subsequently the life-time limitation of the MCFC. To elucidate the corrosion phenomena, a corrosion study with the AISI-type 316L stainless steel, the most widely used separator material, in 621Li/38K carbonate eutectic melt was carried out. Corrosion phenomena in an MCFC were observed to differ from one location to another due to different environmental condition. The stability of passive film was found to be responsible fur the variations in corrosion phenomena. According to the potentiodynamic analysis, the passive film formed in anode-gas environment was less stable than in cathode-gas environment. The potentiostatic method combined with XRD analysis in addition to the cyclicvoltammetry was conducted to get an insight on variety corrosion reaction of AISI-type 316L stainless steel in a carbonate melt.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.126-132
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• 2003

In order to evaluate the corrosion resistance at the anode side separator for molten carbonate fuel cell, STS316 and SACC-STS316 (chromium and aluminum were simultaneously deposited by diffusion into STS316 authentic stainless steel substrate by pack-cementation process) were applied as the separator material. In case of STS316, corrosion proceeded via three steps ; a formation step of corrosion product until stable corrosion product, a protection step against corrosion until breakaway occurs, a advance step of corrosion after breakaway. Especially, STS316 would be impossible to use the separator without suitable surface modification because of rapid corrosion rate after formation of corrosion product, occurs the severe problem on stability of cell during long-time operation. Whereas, SACC-STS316 was showed more effective corrosion resistance than the present separator, STS316 due to the intermetallic compound layer such as NiAl, Ni3Al formed on the surface of STS316 specimen. And it is anticipated that, in order to use SACC-STS316 alternative separator at the anode side, coating process, which can lead to dense coating layer, has to be developed, and by suitable pre-treatment before using it, very effective corrosion resistance will be achieved.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 1998.05a
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• pp.243-251
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• 1998

내부개질형 용융탄산염 연료전지는 일반적인 연료전지가 갖는 고효율, 저공해, 모듈화 가능성 등의 장점 이외에도, 스택의 반응열을 열교환 없이 직접 개질반응에 이용하는 내부개질 특성 때문에 발전 설비의 단순화에 따른 추가 열효율의 상승이라는 장점을 갖는다. 또한 외부개질 용융탄산염 연료전지가 중앙집중식 대형 발전에 적합한 것과는 달리 내부개질형은 수십 MW 이하의 분산배치형 혹은 현장설치형에 더욱 적합하다는 특징이 있다. (중략)

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.7-13
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• 1999

원형 용융탄산염 단위 연료전지의 성능 및 온도분포가 수치모사를 통해 얻어졌다. 원형 단위전지내에서는 사각형 단위전지에 비해 비교적 균일한 온도분포가 얻어졌다. 전지의 바깥쪽으로 갈수록 가스전환율이 커졌고 전류밀도도 크게 증가하였다. 운전전압이 감소할수록 각 가스들의 전환율은 커지고 전류밀도도 커졌다. 원형 전지에서의 평균전류밀도나 출력은 전압이 높을 때는 사각형 전지보다 작았고, 전압이 낮을 때는 더 컸다. 음극 및 양극 가스의 전환율도 마찬가지였다. 전압이 낮을 때 가스의 전환율이 커서 원형 전지의 효용성이 크게 나타났다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.74-75
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• 2011

EBOP(Electrical Balance of Plant)는 연료전지 출력인 DC 전원을 전력변환기술을 이용하여 계통 전원에 연계하는 계통 연계 인버터 시스템이다. 포스코파워에서 개발한 3MW급 EBOP 시스템은 국제 규격(IEEE std.1547, UL1741)에 의한 성능 검증 시험을 거치고 국내 2개 현장에 5기를 적용하여 운전 중이다.

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2001.06a
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• pp.225-230
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• 2001

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.639-642
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• 2003

용융탄산염형 연료전지(MCFC)는 고효율의 환경친화성 발전시스템으로서, 더욱이 석탄가스를 연료로 사용할 수 있다는 점에서 전력사업용 발전시스템으로서 우리나라를 포함 각국에서 개발이 진행 중에 있다. 그러나 장래 이 MCFC는 하나의 발전시스템으로서 마이크로가스터빈 등의 소형 분산전원과의 경쟁관계에 놓이게 될 것이며, 따라서 적정규모의 경제성 및 신뢰성을 요구받게 될 것이다.(중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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• 2007.10a
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• pp.296-299
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• 2007

The focus of this study is to estimate the stiffness factor of the separator plate of MCFC (Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell) at the elevated temperature. The process factors affecting the stiffness of the separator plate were chosen to determine the most important factor using the finite element analysis with the Taguchi method. The most influential factor, picked out by the ANOYA, turned out the pitch in the separator plate.