Abstract
To establish environmentally friendly small-scale CHP
units, a concept with serial connection of two SOFC
stacks and an electrical efficiency of up to 50 % was
developed. The underlying idea of the STAGE-SOFC concept
is to couple a small exothermal CPOX stage with a larger
endothermal steam reforming stage. This complete new
system layout was validated by system modelling, CFD
simulations of single components, experimental
investigation of reformer performance and testing of a
complete 5 kW prototype system for more than 600 hours
under various parameters and loads. On basis of these
results an improved second prototype was designed for
long-term tests under real operating conditions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 133-144 |
Journal | ECS Transactions |
Volume | 78 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Event | 15th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, SOFC XV - Hollywood, United States Duration: 23 Jul 2017 → 28 Jul 2017 |