Influence of stack arrangement on performance of multiple-stack solid oxide fuel cells with non-uniform potential operation

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รายชื่อผู้แต่ง: Assabumrungrat S., Ruangrassamee N., Vivanpatarakij S., Laosiripojana N., Arpornwichanop A.

ผู้เผยแพร่: Elsevier

ปีที่เผยแพร่ (ค.ศ.): 2009

วารสาร: Journal of Power Sources (0378-7753)

Volume number: 187

Issue number: 1

หน้าแรก: 1

หน้าสุดท้าย: 7

จำนวนหน้า: 7

นอก: 0378-7753

eISSN: 1873-2755

URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-58149171789&doi=10.1016%2fj.jpowsour.2008.10.114&partnerID=40&md5=8510a57d5bcf962121d656f39105b488

ภาษา: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

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บทคัดย่อ

The performance of multiple-stack solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) with different stack arrangements is compared with respect to the presence of an in-stack pressure drop. It was demonstrated in our previous work that when a multiple-stack SOFC is arranged in series and the operating voltages are allowed to vary among the different stacks, an improved performance over a conventional SOFC (stacks arranged in parallel and operated under the same operating voltage) can be realized. Nevertheless, the differences in pressure drop and the required power for compression among the different operations were not taken into account. In the study reported here, it is demonstrated that the pressure drop in the stack depends not only on the feed rate and operating voltage, but also on the stack arrangement. The pressure drop in the anode channels is about half that in the cathode channels. The configuration of stacks in series with compressors installed only at the inlets of the first stack is the best option as it shows the highest electrical power generation. The pressure drops in the anode and cathode channels are about 4.7 and 3.75 times those in the corresponding channels of the conventional case with the stacks arranged in parallel. In addition, when considering the net obtained electrical power, it appears that multiple-stack SOFCs with stacks arranged in series are not as attractive as the conventional SOFC because they require much higher compression power. Therefore, it is suggested that a new stack design with a low pressure drop is required for the concept of multiple-stack SOFC with non-uniform potential operation to become practical. ฉ 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

คำสำคัญ

Multi-stack, Non-uniform potential, Series/parallel