Presentation of the state of the art for reversible solid oxide cells:
- overview of hydrogen economy
- reversible operations
- parallel with low temperature electrolysis
- materials and degradation
- possible applications
7. ELECTROLYTE
RSOC COMPONENTS & MATERIALS
State of art Research
Electrolyte
• YSZ
• ScSZ
• MIEC: CYSZ
• Proton conductive
Virkar A.V., 2015
Gómez S.Y., 2016 7
8. OXYGEN ELECTRODE
RSOC COMPONENTS & MATERIALS
State of art Research
Electrolyte
• YSZ
• ScSZ
• MIEC: CYSZ
• Proton conductive
Oxygen
electrode
• LSM-YSZ
• LSCF-YSZ
• LSCN-GDC
Tan Y., 2017
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9. FUEL ELECTRODE
State of art Research
Electrolyte
• YSZ
• ScSZ
• MIEC: CYSZ
• Proton conductive
Oxygen
electrode
• LSM-YSZ
• LSCF-YSZ
• LSCN-GDC
Fuel electrode • NI-YSZ • LSCF
RSOC COMPONENTS & MATERIALS
Papazisi K.M., 2016
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10. DEGRADATION
• Conducted by European Institute for
Energy Research
• 23000 h SOEC operation (2013-2016)
• 6Sc1CeSZ
• 0.6%/1000h or 7.4 mV/kh degradation
Longest durability test ever:
B. A. Schefold J., 2017
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11. DEGRADATION
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• Si poisoning (in both modes) of the H2-electrode;
• Delamination;
• Poisoning by chromium (in both modes), strontium or
silica at oxygen electrode.
Principal degradation mechanisms:
Hughes G.A., 2013
14. Integrated SOEC with steel production for Salzgitter
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Green Industrial Hydrogen
(2016-19)
𝜂 𝑒𝑙 SOEC 84% H2 SOFC 47% NG SOFC 50%
𝑅𝑇𝐸 ≅ 42%
APPLICATIONS
15. 57%
63%
36%
Conceptual plant for grid storage
20 kW
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Straniero D., 2017
Evaporation heat from:
• Thermal storage
• Fresnel solar collector
• Hydrogen combustor
Ideal RTE
Considering heat losses
RTE drops of 20% !
APPLICATIONS
16. Conceptual plant for grid storage
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Straniero D., 2017
Thermal storage solution
SOFC operates at 65% of nominal power
0.9
0.67
APPLICATIONS
65%
17. HELMETH CO2 + 4H2 ↔ CH4 + 2H2O ΔHR = -165 kJ/mol
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(Integrated High-Temperature
Electrolysis and Methanation)
Recycle of CO2
Coupling electricity
and gas sectors
𝜂 ≥80% from
electricity to CH4
APPLICATIONS