The effect of overpotentials on the transient response of the 300W SOFC cell stack voltage

Applied Energy

Volumn 115, Issue , 2014, Pages 352-359

  Komatsu, Y ^a   Brus, G ^b   Kimijima, S ^a   Szmyd, J S ^b  

^a SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cell stack; Current based fuel control; Fuel utilization factor; Solid oxide fuel cells; Transient characterization

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CHARACTERIZATION; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FUELS; NITROGEN; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); TEMPERATURE; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

CELL PERFORMANCE; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FUEL CONTROL; FUEL UTILIZATION; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; RESIDENTIAL TIME; THERMAL CONDITION;

POWER QUALITY;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRIC FIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CELL; HYDROGEN; POLARIZATION;

EID: 84888800324     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.11.017     Document Type: Article

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