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High Temperature Fuel Cells - AM105029

Title:	High Temperature Fuel Cells
Guaranteed by:	Department of Inorganic Technology (105)
Faculty:	Faculty of Chemical Technology
Actual:	from 2023
Semester:	both
Points:	4
E-Credits:	4
Examination process:
Hours per week, examination:	2/1, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity:	winter:unknown / unknown (unknown) summer:unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students:	unlimited
State of the course:	not taught
Language:	English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Teaching methods:	full-time
Level:
Note:	course can be enrolled in outside the study plan enabled for web enrollment you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester

Guarantor:	Paidar Martin doc. Ing. Ph.D.

Examination dates Schedule

Annotation

The course on high temperature fuel cells focuses on the two main types – SOFC and MCFC. In each case the materials used make the cells are discussed in terms of their chemical properties, their function and performance. The thermodynamics and electrochemistry of the single cell and stacks are then described with examples of iV-performance characterisation, degradation phenomena and electrical efficiency. In the case of SOFC the reverse operation as SOEC is also discussed as this technology is emerging as a major source of hydrogen production. In SOEC mode particular attention is given to operation under thermo-neutral conditions – a feature that set this technology apart from conversional low temperature electrolytic cells.

Last update: Paidar Martin (01.11.2022)

Aim of the course

By the end of the module students should be able to

Present and criticise the potential, benefits, boundary conditions, and prospects of employing HT-FC technology today and in future markets;

Describe the theoretical basis of HT-FC with respect to the electrochemistry and thermodynamics and be able to apply this knowledge to moderately complex problems;

Be able to choose appropriate technology when faced with a moderately complex engineering design task;

Select appropriate materials for HT-FC designs and define crucial properties;

Communicate information, concepts, problems and solutions to specialists and non-specialists

Last update: Paidar Martin (01.11.2022)

Course completion requirements

Completing a course is an oral exam. The requirement for an oral exam is a graduation project defence.

Last update: Paidar Martin (01.11.2022)

Literature

Larminie/Dicks: Fuel Cells Systems Explained, 2000 (Wiley, 2000, ISBN 0-471-49026-1)

Sharifzadeh, Mahdi. Design and Operation of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells : The Systems Engineering Vision for Industrial Application, Elsevier Science & Technology, 2019. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/techlib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5971516.

Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry.John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Online ISBN: 9783527306732

Last update: Paidar Martin (01.11.2022)

Syllabus

1. HT FC Thermodynamics

2. Cell and stack design

3. Electrode polarisation

4. Fuels and fuel processing

5. Introduction in SOFC

6. Zirconia powders and their electrolytes

7. Anode materials

9. Cathode materials

10. Interconnects

11. Impedance Spectroscopy

12. Electrodes polarizations

13. SOFC testing

Last update: Paidar Martin (01.11.2022)