Design, manufacturing, and operation of movable 2 × 10 kW size rSOC system

V. Saarinen; J. Pennanen; M. Kotisaari; O. Thomann; O. Himanen; S. Di Iorio; P. Hanoux; J. Aicart; K. Couturier; X. Sun; M. Chen; B. R. Sudireddy

doi:10.1002/fuce.202100021

Design, manufacturing, and operation of movable 2 × 10 kW size rSOC system

V. Saarinen^*, J. Pennanen, M. Kotisaari, O. Thomann, O. Himanen, S. Di Iorio, P. Hanoux, J. Aicart, K. Couturier, X. Sun, M. Chen, B. R. Sudireddy

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Reversible solid oxide cell (rSOC) technology enables both electricity generation for local demands and electricity conversion into hydrogen with high power-to-gas (AC to H₂) efficiency. This work describes modeling and implementation of movable “10-feet container” size rSOC system in a pilot demonstration scale (10 kW SOEC/2 kW SOFC). The selected two-stack two-module system layout is the simplest option to investigate multi-module rSOC systems in various operation modes and conditions. Special attention is also paid to heat integration: heat losses are minimized with optimized BoP component design, placement, and insulation. Reversibility, dynamic operation, and methods for efficient transitions between SOFC and SOEC modes are investigated at a system level. The developed system is highly instrumented enabling detailed system analysis, for example, the calculation of enthalpy flows and efficiencies of all BoP components. Analyses of key parameters on the performance and efficiency are presented. To explore upscaling of rSOC systems, the effects of size and structure of stack modules on the reliability and maintenance of the entire system are investigated, and as a conclusion, the construction of multi-MW scale rSOC systems are recommended to be implemented with approximately 100 kW size stack modules.

Original language	English
Journal	Fuel Cells
Volume	21
Issue number	5
Pages (from-to)	477-487
Number of pages	11
ISSN	1615-6846
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/fuce.202100021
Publication status	Published - 2021
Event	24th European Fuel Cell Forum - KKL Lucerne, Virtual event, Switzerland Duration: 20 Oct 2020 → 23 Oct 2020 Conference number: 24

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Conference	24th European Fuel Cell Forum
Number	24
Location	KKL Lucerne
Country/Territory	Switzerland
City	Virtual event
Period	20/10/2020 → 23/10/2020

Keywords

Electrolyzer
Fuel cell
Hydrogen production
Power-to-gas
Power-to-X
Reversible high temperature solid oxide cell system
rSOC
SOEC
SOFC
Solid oxide electrolyzer cell system
Solid oxide fuel cell system

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