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Article: Parametric study of solid oxide fuel cell performance

TitleParametric study of solid oxide fuel cell performance
Authors
KeywordsActivation overpotential
Concentration overpotential
Electrochemical model
Ohmic overpotential
SOFC
Issue Date2007
PublisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/enconman
Citation
Energy Conversion and Management, 2007, v. 48 n. 5, p. 1525-1535 How to Cite?
AbstractAn electrochemical model was developed to study the current-voltage (J-V) characteristics of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). The Butler-Volmer equation, Fick's model and Ohm's law were used to determine the activation, concentration and ohmic overpotentials, respectively. One important feature of this model is that both the exchange current density and gas diffusion coefficients were dependent on the cell microstructures (porosity and pore size) and operational parameters (temperature, pressure and gas composition). The simulation results were compared with experimental data from the literature, and good agreement was obtained. The subsequent parametric modeling analyses determined how individual overpotentials were related to the geometric and operational parameters. It was found that there existed optimal values of electrode pore size and porosity for maximum cell performance. Both the activation and ohmic overpotentials decreased significantly with increasing temperature. However, the concentration overpotential was found to increase with increasing temperature. This unexpected phenomenon was caused by the reduced gas density at elevated temperature despite the increase in diffusion coefficient with increasing temperature. Besides, increasing the hydrogen content in the fuel stream and increasing the operating pressure were possible ways to enhance the SOFC power output. The parametric analyses provided insights in the operation of SOFCs and clarified some ambiguous understanding of SOFC overpotentials. The present model could also serve as a valuable tool for SOFC optimization design. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/75586
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2023 Impact Factor: 9.9
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.553
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dc.contributor.authorLeung, DYCen_HK
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dc.date.issued2007en_HK
dc.identifier.citationEnergy Conversion and Management, 2007, v. 48 n. 5, p. 1525-1535en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0196-8904en_HK
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dc.description.abstractAn electrochemical model was developed to study the current-voltage (J-V) characteristics of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). The Butler-Volmer equation, Fick's model and Ohm's law were used to determine the activation, concentration and ohmic overpotentials, respectively. One important feature of this model is that both the exchange current density and gas diffusion coefficients were dependent on the cell microstructures (porosity and pore size) and operational parameters (temperature, pressure and gas composition). The simulation results were compared with experimental data from the literature, and good agreement was obtained. The subsequent parametric modeling analyses determined how individual overpotentials were related to the geometric and operational parameters. It was found that there existed optimal values of electrode pore size and porosity for maximum cell performance. Both the activation and ohmic overpotentials decreased significantly with increasing temperature. However, the concentration overpotential was found to increase with increasing temperature. This unexpected phenomenon was caused by the reduced gas density at elevated temperature despite the increase in diffusion coefficient with increasing temperature. Besides, increasing the hydrogen content in the fuel stream and increasing the operating pressure were possible ways to enhance the SOFC power output. The parametric analyses provided insights in the operation of SOFCs and clarified some ambiguous understanding of SOFC overpotentials. The present model could also serve as a valuable tool for SOFC optimization design. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/enconmanen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofEnergy Conversion and Managementen_HK
dc.subjectActivation overpotentialen_HK
dc.subjectConcentration overpotentialen_HK
dc.subjectElectrochemical modelen_HK
dc.subjectOhmic overpotentialen_HK
dc.subjectSOFCen_HK
dc.titleParametric study of solid oxide fuel cell performanceen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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