High Temperature Fuel Cells (HT-FCs) represent a very promising technology since they can be directly fed with traditional fuels and offer the possibility of cogeneration. Furthermore, the low dependence of the efficiency on the system size, allows distributed micro-scale energy conversion. Nevertheless, such modules are nowadays in a development stage and a great research effort is still required for commercialization. From this point of view, on-site experiments are crucial to deeply understand HT-FCs based modules performance and applicability to residential power generation. Experimental activity should be accompanied by an uncertainties analysis even though metrological studies for HT-FCs based system are rarely available in the literature. In the present paper, recent experimental and numerical analysis conducted by the authors on a micro-cogenerative Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) based unit are described. Effective application of such systems to residential use has been deepened and some conclusions have been drawn on the basis of technical and economic considerations.
Experimental and numerical analysis of solid oxide fuel cell based cogenerative units
FRATTOLILLO, Andrea;ARPINO, Fausto;DELL'ISOLA, Marco;Vanoli L.
2013-01-01
Abstract
High Temperature Fuel Cells (HT-FCs) represent a very promising technology since they can be directly fed with traditional fuels and offer the possibility of cogeneration. Furthermore, the low dependence of the efficiency on the system size, allows distributed micro-scale energy conversion. Nevertheless, such modules are nowadays in a development stage and a great research effort is still required for commercialization. From this point of view, on-site experiments are crucial to deeply understand HT-FCs based modules performance and applicability to residential power generation. Experimental activity should be accompanied by an uncertainties analysis even though metrological studies for HT-FCs based system are rarely available in the literature. In the present paper, recent experimental and numerical analysis conducted by the authors on a micro-cogenerative Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) based unit are described. Effective application of such systems to residential use has been deepened and some conclusions have been drawn on the basis of technical and economic considerations.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
