This can be implied that the charge-transfer resistance is not the rate-limiting step of the transport processes of the fuel cell. The increase of the Warburg impedance concurrently with the resistance to fit mass-transport loss (R3) suggests that the rate-limiting step for the LTA-ICFC in voltage recovery mode is the diffusion of the oxide ions through SnO2 layer. The increment of mass transport lost, R3, of the cell causes the slowly increase of the cell’s voltage over the voltage from 0.7-0.8 V at 700, 750, and 800 °C.
IRJET- Performance Analysis and Simulation of Fuel Cell SystemIRJET Journal
This document presents a performance analysis and simulation of a fuel cell system. It analyzes how operating parameters like temperature, hydrogen and oxygen pressure, and active cell area affect fuel cell performance. A mathematical model of the fuel cell is described. The model is simulated using MATLAB/SIMULINK to analyze the fuel cell's voltage-current characteristics and maximum power output of approximately 8KW. Simulation results verify that increasing temperature and gas pressures improves performance while a larger active cell area reduces voltage at constant current.
Experimental study with different cathode and anode humidification temperatur...IJMER
This document summarizes an experimental study on the effects of humidification temperature on the performance of a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell. The study found that increasing the humidification temperature from 40°C to 80°C resulted in increased voltage and power output from the fuel cell. Specifically, increasing the humidification temperature led to a 38% increase in voltage at a current density of 1.2 A/cm2. The highest performance was achieved with a humidification temperature of 80°C and hydrogen and oxygen flow rates of 3.0 ml/s and 6.0 ml/s respectively. The results indicate that providing sufficient humidification, including at higher operating temperatures, can improve PEM fuel cell performance.
This document compares the hydrogen gas production of copper, gold/vanadium oxide, and gold/cerium oxide catalysts for the water-gas shift reaction. Testing with gas chromatography showed that the gold catalysts produced more hydrogen per gram of metal than the copper catalyst. Specifically, the gold/vanadium oxide catalyst had the highest hydrogen production rate and activation energy, while the gold/cerium oxide catalyst had the lowest activation energy but a lower production rate than gold/vanadium oxide. This provides evidence that nanoparticle gold can be an effective catalyst for the water-gas shift reaction.
Analysis of Electric Circuit Model on Atmospheric Pressure Dielectric Barrier...AM Publications
Analysis of Electric Circuit Model on Atmospheric Pressure Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) Plasma has been simulated using the Simulink-Matlab R2010a software. Plasma reactor being used as the basis to determine the parameters in the circuit is in the coaxial form made of pyrex glass with an iron rod as the active electrode and spiral copper wire as passive electrode. The reactor was filled with argon gas with the flow rate of 2 L/s. Simulation circuit model which was prepared based on a DBD equivalent circuit, operated in a voltage range of 1.0 kV to 6.0 kV for frequency of 10 kHz to 66 kHz. Electrical characterization was performed to describe the plasma discharge that occurs in the reactor. The datas of supply voltage and current, as well as voltage and current discharge, was used to determine the average power during one period. From the simulation was obtained an increase in supply and discharge currents with increasing of frequency at the same operating voltage. Discharge power has increased in a specific voltage and increased frequency. It is obtained the average discharge power for 5.5 kV of 11.28 W and 10.90 W at a frequency of 21 kHz and 24 kHz, respectively. The highest efficiency obtained from the simulation that achieved at voltage of 1 kV and frequency of 45.7 kHz is equal to 56.59%.
The document summarizes arc reactor technology. It discusses how an arc reactor works by fusing isotopes of hydrogen to produce energy. It can generate the same amount of energy as larger fusion reactor designs but is smaller and cheaper. The document then describes how a miniature arc reactor uses different palladium isotopes to produce electricity through radioactive decay processes. It outlines the startup process and operating mechanism of the arc reactor.
The industry of ultrafine and nanopowder materials requires new methods for their production and hardware equipment for engineering processes. Among them there is plasmachemical synthesis of powder materials with the use of electric arc generators of low-temperature plasma. Plasma heating of initial inputs allows evaporation of almost any material and performance of the required chemical reactions in the gas phase with following vapor condensation to the nanodisperse solid phase. Considering the capacities of plasma generators and plasmachemical reactors achieved for today (many hundreds of kilowatts), we can expect that productivity by the desired product can be hundreds of kilograms per hour. Moreover, the plasma equipment demonstrates high universality relative to the initial materials, possible synthesis of complex powders and continuous conditions of operatingprocedure. The developed electric-arc plasmatrons and reactors allow different high-temperature processes, including powder processing in plasma flows . Now the most common constructions ofplasma reactors are the direct-flow ones with co-axial plasmatron and the three-jet ones with three plasmatrons tilted at 30–45° relative to the reactor axis and located in 120° intervals on the water-cooled upper lid. The plasmatron with sectioned inter-electrode insertion and shaped outlet nozzle-electrode ensure diffuse glow of the anode region of the arc discharge, what leads to the uniform temperature field and flow velocity at the nozzle edge. These parameters of the plasma jet have a good impact on reproducibility of powder processing, high coefficient of initial material use and production of powder with the given physical-chemical properties. Application of the three-jet plasmachemical reactor ensures the uniform temperature field along the reaction zone, allows easy control of productivity due
The effect of reduced pressure acetylene plasma treatment on physical charact...inventy
The capacitors are increasingly being used as energy storage devicesin various power systems. The scientists of the world are tryingto maximize the electrical capacity of the supercapacitors. To achieve this purpose, numerous method sare used: the surface activation of electrodes, the surface etching using the electronbeam, the electrode etching with variousgasplasma, etc. The purpose of this work is toresearch how the properties of carbon electrodes depend on the plasma parameters at whichtheywere formed. The largest surface area ofcarbonelectrodeof47.25m2 /gis obtainedat 15 ofAr/C2H2gasratio. Meanwhile, theSEMimages show that the disruption of structures with low bond energies and the formation of new onesare taking place when the carbon electrodes are etched at acetylene plasma and placed on carbon electrode. The measurements of capacitance showthat capacitors with affectedelectrodes have about10-15% highercapacity than those not treated with acetyleneplasma.
IRJET- Performance Analysis and Simulation of Fuel Cell SystemIRJET Journal
This document presents a performance analysis and simulation of a fuel cell system. It analyzes how operating parameters like temperature, hydrogen and oxygen pressure, and active cell area affect fuel cell performance. A mathematical model of the fuel cell is described. The model is simulated using MATLAB/SIMULINK to analyze the fuel cell's voltage-current characteristics and maximum power output of approximately 8KW. Simulation results verify that increasing temperature and gas pressures improves performance while a larger active cell area reduces voltage at constant current.
Experimental study with different cathode and anode humidification temperatur...IJMER
This document summarizes an experimental study on the effects of humidification temperature on the performance of a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell. The study found that increasing the humidification temperature from 40°C to 80°C resulted in increased voltage and power output from the fuel cell. Specifically, increasing the humidification temperature led to a 38% increase in voltage at a current density of 1.2 A/cm2. The highest performance was achieved with a humidification temperature of 80°C and hydrogen and oxygen flow rates of 3.0 ml/s and 6.0 ml/s respectively. The results indicate that providing sufficient humidification, including at higher operating temperatures, can improve PEM fuel cell performance.
This document compares the hydrogen gas production of copper, gold/vanadium oxide, and gold/cerium oxide catalysts for the water-gas shift reaction. Testing with gas chromatography showed that the gold catalysts produced more hydrogen per gram of metal than the copper catalyst. Specifically, the gold/vanadium oxide catalyst had the highest hydrogen production rate and activation energy, while the gold/cerium oxide catalyst had the lowest activation energy but a lower production rate than gold/vanadium oxide. This provides evidence that nanoparticle gold can be an effective catalyst for the water-gas shift reaction.
Analysis of Electric Circuit Model on Atmospheric Pressure Dielectric Barrier...AM Publications
Analysis of Electric Circuit Model on Atmospheric Pressure Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) Plasma has been simulated using the Simulink-Matlab R2010a software. Plasma reactor being used as the basis to determine the parameters in the circuit is in the coaxial form made of pyrex glass with an iron rod as the active electrode and spiral copper wire as passive electrode. The reactor was filled with argon gas with the flow rate of 2 L/s. Simulation circuit model which was prepared based on a DBD equivalent circuit, operated in a voltage range of 1.0 kV to 6.0 kV for frequency of 10 kHz to 66 kHz. Electrical characterization was performed to describe the plasma discharge that occurs in the reactor. The datas of supply voltage and current, as well as voltage and current discharge, was used to determine the average power during one period. From the simulation was obtained an increase in supply and discharge currents with increasing of frequency at the same operating voltage. Discharge power has increased in a specific voltage and increased frequency. It is obtained the average discharge power for 5.5 kV of 11.28 W and 10.90 W at a frequency of 21 kHz and 24 kHz, respectively. The highest efficiency obtained from the simulation that achieved at voltage of 1 kV and frequency of 45.7 kHz is equal to 56.59%.
The document summarizes arc reactor technology. It discusses how an arc reactor works by fusing isotopes of hydrogen to produce energy. It can generate the same amount of energy as larger fusion reactor designs but is smaller and cheaper. The document then describes how a miniature arc reactor uses different palladium isotopes to produce electricity through radioactive decay processes. It outlines the startup process and operating mechanism of the arc reactor.
The industry of ultrafine and nanopowder materials requires new methods for their production and hardware equipment for engineering processes. Among them there is plasmachemical synthesis of powder materials with the use of electric arc generators of low-temperature plasma. Plasma heating of initial inputs allows evaporation of almost any material and performance of the required chemical reactions in the gas phase with following vapor condensation to the nanodisperse solid phase. Considering the capacities of plasma generators and plasmachemical reactors achieved for today (many hundreds of kilowatts), we can expect that productivity by the desired product can be hundreds of kilograms per hour. Moreover, the plasma equipment demonstrates high universality relative to the initial materials, possible synthesis of complex powders and continuous conditions of operatingprocedure. The developed electric-arc plasmatrons and reactors allow different high-temperature processes, including powder processing in plasma flows . Now the most common constructions ofplasma reactors are the direct-flow ones with co-axial plasmatron and the three-jet ones with three plasmatrons tilted at 30–45° relative to the reactor axis and located in 120° intervals on the water-cooled upper lid. The plasmatron with sectioned inter-electrode insertion and shaped outlet nozzle-electrode ensure diffuse glow of the anode region of the arc discharge, what leads to the uniform temperature field and flow velocity at the nozzle edge. These parameters of the plasma jet have a good impact on reproducibility of powder processing, high coefficient of initial material use and production of powder with the given physical-chemical properties. Application of the three-jet plasmachemical reactor ensures the uniform temperature field along the reaction zone, allows easy control of productivity due
The effect of reduced pressure acetylene plasma treatment on physical charact...inventy
The capacitors are increasingly being used as energy storage devicesin various power systems. The scientists of the world are tryingto maximize the electrical capacity of the supercapacitors. To achieve this purpose, numerous method sare used: the surface activation of electrodes, the surface etching using the electronbeam, the electrode etching with variousgasplasma, etc. The purpose of this work is toresearch how the properties of carbon electrodes depend on the plasma parameters at whichtheywere formed. The largest surface area ofcarbonelectrodeof47.25m2 /gis obtainedat 15 ofAr/C2H2gasratio. Meanwhile, theSEMimages show that the disruption of structures with low bond energies and the formation of new onesare taking place when the carbon electrodes are etched at acetylene plasma and placed on carbon electrode. The measurements of capacitance showthat capacitors with affectedelectrodes have about10-15% highercapacity than those not treated with acetyleneplasma.
This document summarizes research on a series of siloxane-based side chain liquid crystal polymers where the length of the coupling chain between the mesogenic unit and polymer backbone was systematically varied. All polymers exhibited a smectic phase and the nematic-isotropic transition temperature increased with longer coupling chain length. Electro-optic measurements found that threshold voltage for reorientation decreased with increasing chain length due to changes in intrinsic curvature elasticity rather than orientational order. A model is presented where constraints from coupling the mesogenic units to the backbone influence the observed electric-optic properties as chain length varies.
Experimental and Analytical Performance of Gas Gap Cryogenic Thermal Switch ...ijsrd.com
This document discusses the experimental and analytical performance of a gas gap cryogenic thermal switch using nitrogen gas. The key points are:
1) A gas gap cryogenic thermal switch was fabricated and tested using liquid nitrogen storage. Thermal characteristics in the ON and OFF states were obtained by varying the heat load and measuring the temperature difference.
2) Thermal conductance increased with increasing heat load for both the ON and OFF states. Higher conductance and a smaller temperature difference indicated the ON state, while lower conductance and a larger temperature difference indicated the OFF state.
3) The experimental results matched well with theoretical calculations of thermal conductance, validating the analytical model. It was concluded that gas properties and gap geometry
Effect of Operating Temperatures on the Performance of a SOFC GT Hybrid Systemijtsrd
This article presents a steady state thermodynamic model of a solid oxide fuel cell gas turbine hybrid cycle which developed by using a simulation software, MATLAB®. The hybrid model integrates a zero dimensional level SOFC model with gas turbine. The hybrid system was used to study the effects of some operation parameter such as SOFC operating temperature, and current density on the specific work output, electrical efficiency, and exergy efficiency of a generic hybrid cycle. The results show that if the SOFC operating temperature, the power output, electrical efficiency, and exergy efficiency increase. The electrical efficiency of the hybrid system increase from 62 to 68 , and the exergy efficiency of the hybrid system increases from 60 to 66 when the operation temperature increases from 600°C to 750°C at a current density of 6000 A cm2. On the other hand, the system efficiency and exergy decreases with an increase in the current density. Abdulrazzak Akroot ""Effect of Operating Temperatures on the Performance of a SOFC/GT Hybrid System"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-3 , April 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd23412.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/mechanical-engineering/23412/effect-of-operating-temperatures-on-the-performance-of-a-sofcgt-hybrid-system/abdulrazzak-akroot
In this presentation i'm going to introduce the new reactor than the nuclear reactor for electric power generation using less amount of fuel it may helpful for the feature usage.
Measurements of differential capacitance in room temperatureSandra Amorim
1) Differential capacitances were measured in the ionic liquid 1-propyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (PMIBF4) at mercury, glassy carbon, and gold electrodes as a function of potential.
2) Different capacitance-potential curves were obtained at the different electrodes. The curve at the mercury electrode did not show a minimum at the potential of zero charge (PZC), while minima were observed at 0.29 V and -0.51 V at the glassy carbon and gold electrodes, respectively.
3) For the first time, a parabolic capacitance-potential curve similar to those observed in inorganic molten salts was measured at
Comparative Analysis of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell with Battery Energy Systemijsrd.com
This Paper presents the comparative analysis of battery energy system with SOFC technology. Use of solid oxide fuel cell and lead Acid is demonstrated for supplying utility modeled as infinite bus through DC/AC conversion. MATLAB simulation for SOFC and Lead acid battery & utility interface was done to establish parameters of SOFC, Lead acid Battery and Infinite bus with respect to DC voltage and current, active and reactive power of fuel cell.
Boiling heat transfer and Core Hydraulics of NPPMd Asif Imrul
In this report, the objective has been set to provide intense view of boiling heat transfer and core hydraulics. In details the aim was to describe the importance and Fundamentals of Nuclear Power Reactors and thermal hydraulic processes involved in the transfer of power from the core to the secondary systems of a nuclear reactor plant and produce competence in the fundamentals of the calculations associated with these processes.
By this process, here it has been included with a short overview over nuclear power plant definition and types, fission reaction, basic hydraulics, over view over nuclear reactor core and their inter relation.
This document summarizes a study that compared a single chamber microbial fuel cell (SC-MFC) to a double chamber microbial fuel cell (DC-MFC) using different electron acceptors. The SC-MFC used oxygen from the air as the cathode, while the DC-MFC used diluted hydrogen peroxide. Testing found the DC-MFC produced a higher open circuit voltage of 448mV compared to 200mV for the SC-MFC. The DC-MFC also generated more power, with a maximum power of 7.57mW and coulombic efficiency of 9.2%, versus 0.46mW and 1.88% respectively for the SC-MFC. This suggests hydrogen per
The document analyzes degradation mechanisms of lithium iron phosphate batteries through calendar and cycle tests. Key findings include:
1) Capacity loss increases under high temperature and high state of charge conditions, and is dominated by solid electrolyte interface formation during calendar tests.
2) Cycle capacity loss includes electrode structure disorder and interface growth. Testing found cycle capacity loss is related to cumulative current rather than cycle number.
3) Results below 15°C do not follow the same degradation trends, suggesting additional degradation mechanisms are present at low temperatures.
4) DC internal resistance increases over time for calendar tests but not cycle tests, indicating it is dominated by interface formation during calendar aging.
Stillwell_ Strongly coupled electronic, magnetic, and lattice degrees of free...Ryan Stillwell, Ph.D.
This document summarizes research on the ferromagnetic compound LaCo5 under high pressure. X-ray diffraction measurements show an anisotropic lattice collapse of the c axis near 10 GPa, consistent with theoretical predictions. High-pressure magnetotransport measurements reveal changes in the Hall effect signatures near 10 GPa, providing the first experimental evidence of changes in the electronic and magnetic properties associated with the predicted magnetoelastic collapse. The coupling of structural, electronic, and magnetic behaviors in LaCo5 under pressure substantiates the theoretical model of an electronic topological transition driving the magnetoelastic collapse.
1) Electrogenic pumps like the Na+/K+ ATPase transport ions across membranes using energy from ATP hydrolysis. This leads to a net movement of charge across the membrane.
2) Early models assumed passive ion diffusion established ion gradients, but problems arose. Equations were developed but inconsistencies emerged when applying them to plant cells.
3) The mechanism of the Na+/K+ ATPase involves ions binding deep within the protein and moving through access channels to binding sites. Transient currents from external ions like K+ and Na+ moving through these channels have been measured.
This document presents a lumped electro-thermal model for lithium-ion battery cells in electric vehicle applications. The model includes reversible and irreversible heat sources and considers heat transfer mechanisms. An experimental setup is used to collect voltage, current, and temperature data from lithium-ion pouch cells under different conditions. An equivalent circuit model is used to model cell voltage and parameters are estimated using a hybrid pulse power characterization test. The thermal model accounts for heat generated internally and conductive and convective heat transfer. The models are evaluated offline and in real-time using hardware-in-the-loop simulation.
This document summarizes research into using laser excitation to enhance the production of cesium ions in thermionic energy converters (TECs). The researchers have developed a particle-in-cell model of a planar diode discharge to simulate TEC performance with and without laser ionization. They have also designed a laboratory test cell to experimentally validate the effect of laser excitation on TEC current-voltage characteristics. Future work will include refining the models, procuring parts for the test cell, and conducting experimental studies to characterize optimized TEC performance with optical modulation. The goal is to increase TEC efficiency for applications in solar and combustion energy systems to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The document summarizes research on supercapacitor technology conducted by YUNASKO. It finds that:
1) The inner resistance and RC-constant of carbon-carbon supercapacitors can be reduced to a limit of 0.05 seconds through design improvements, allowing for power densities up to 200 kW/kg.
2) Operating temperatures up to 100°C and voltages up to 3V are achievable through new electrolyte formulations but limits energy density to 6-7 Wh/kg.
3) Hybrid devices combining battery and supercapacitor electrodes can substantially increase energy density to 50-60 Wh/kg while maintaining high power, though limiting cycle life to around 10,000 cycles.
Control Strategies for Solid oxide Fuel cell voltageIDES Editor
This document presents a model and control strategies for a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power plant. It includes:
1) A comprehensive nonlinear dynamic model of an SOFC that accounts for temperature dynamics, voltage losses, and the different cell components.
2) Design of two separate fuzzy logic controllers - one for AC voltage control and one for active/reactive power control of the DC/AC inverter.
3) Equations describing the SOFC components and processes, including material balances, thermal modeling considering temperature effects, and the Nernst voltage equation.
4) Explanation of how the power conditioning unit and inverter convert DC output to AC, and how the phase angle of the
Direct Alcohol Alkaline Fuel Cell as Future ProspectusAEIJjournal2
Fuel cells are called the fourth electricity power generation after water, nuclear power generation devices. Fuel cells are widely recognized as very attractive devices to obtain directly electric energy from the electrochemical combustion of chemical products. When fuel cells are continuously supplied fuel and oxidant, electricity can be made constantly. According to the different electrolytes, fuel cells can be divided into different types among them, alkaline fuel cell is best as compared to others ones. Due to the activation overvoltage at the cathode is generally less than that with an acid electrolyte and there are very few standard chemicals that are cheaper than potassium hydroxide. These fuel cells have longer lifetimes, and do not require expensive noble metal catalysts to be used. Noble metal catalysts may be used, but less is needed to achieve a similar reaction rate. The main objective of the study is to use different kind of alcohols in alkaline fuel cell and determined the characteristics at different parameter.
Direct Alcohol Alkaline Fuel Cell as Future ProspectusAEIJjournal2
Fuel cells are called the fourth electricity power generation after water, nuclear power generation devices.
Fuel cells are widely recognized as very attractive devices to obtain directly electric energy from the
electrochemical combustion of chemical products. When fuel cells are continuously supplied fuel and
oxidant, electricity can be made constantly. According to the different electrolytes, fuel cells can be divided
into different types among them, alkaline fuel cell is best as compared to others ones. Due to the activation
overvoltage at the cathode is generally less than that with an acid electrolyte and there are very few
standard chemicals that are cheaper than potassium hydroxide. These fuel cells have longer lifetimes, and
do not require expensive noble metal catalysts to be used. Noble metal catalysts may be used, but less is
needed to achieve a similar reaction rate. The main objective of the study is to use different kind of
alcohols in alkaline fuel cell and determined the characteristics at different parameter.
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Design and Dynamic Modeling in MATLABIJERA Editor
The alternatives to combustion engines in future will be fuel cells. The dynamic behavior of fuel cells for changing load conditions show poor voltage regulation. For improving the voltage regulation of PEM fuel cell, efficient control system should be designed. If the dynamic behavior of the fuel cell is known, the cost in designing the control system is greatly reduced .The behavior of the fuel cell for various load conditions and for changing pressure and temperature can be found by dynamically modeling the proton exchange membrane fuel cell.
A fuel cell is a device that converts chemical energy directly into electrical energy through electrochemical reactions. There are several types of fuel cells classified by their electrolyte, including alkaline fuel cells (AFC), proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC), phosphoric acid fuel cells (PAFC), molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFC), and solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC). Fuel cells have advantages over heat engines like higher efficiency, fewer moving parts requiring less maintenance, and modularity to increase capacity. However, fuel cells also have challenges to overcome like fuel processing requirements, catalyst costs, startup times, and high temperature durability for some types.
The document describes the development of a dynamic model of an industrial packed bed multi-tubular reactor used for producing ethylene oxide. Ethylene oxide is produced through the catalytic oxidation of ethylene with oxygen over a silver-based catalyst. The model is developed using a system of non-linear partial differential equations and is benchmarked against plant data from an industrial ethylene oxide reactor. Both a heterogeneous two-phase model and a reduced homogeneous single-phase model are considered and compared against plant data.
This document summarizes research on a series of siloxane-based side chain liquid crystal polymers where the length of the coupling chain between the mesogenic unit and polymer backbone was systematically varied. All polymers exhibited a smectic phase and the nematic-isotropic transition temperature increased with longer coupling chain length. Electro-optic measurements found that threshold voltage for reorientation decreased with increasing chain length due to changes in intrinsic curvature elasticity rather than orientational order. A model is presented where constraints from coupling the mesogenic units to the backbone influence the observed electric-optic properties as chain length varies.
Experimental and Analytical Performance of Gas Gap Cryogenic Thermal Switch ...ijsrd.com
This document discusses the experimental and analytical performance of a gas gap cryogenic thermal switch using nitrogen gas. The key points are:
1) A gas gap cryogenic thermal switch was fabricated and tested using liquid nitrogen storage. Thermal characteristics in the ON and OFF states were obtained by varying the heat load and measuring the temperature difference.
2) Thermal conductance increased with increasing heat load for both the ON and OFF states. Higher conductance and a smaller temperature difference indicated the ON state, while lower conductance and a larger temperature difference indicated the OFF state.
3) The experimental results matched well with theoretical calculations of thermal conductance, validating the analytical model. It was concluded that gas properties and gap geometry
Effect of Operating Temperatures on the Performance of a SOFC GT Hybrid Systemijtsrd
This article presents a steady state thermodynamic model of a solid oxide fuel cell gas turbine hybrid cycle which developed by using a simulation software, MATLAB®. The hybrid model integrates a zero dimensional level SOFC model with gas turbine. The hybrid system was used to study the effects of some operation parameter such as SOFC operating temperature, and current density on the specific work output, electrical efficiency, and exergy efficiency of a generic hybrid cycle. The results show that if the SOFC operating temperature, the power output, electrical efficiency, and exergy efficiency increase. The electrical efficiency of the hybrid system increase from 62 to 68 , and the exergy efficiency of the hybrid system increases from 60 to 66 when the operation temperature increases from 600°C to 750°C at a current density of 6000 A cm2. On the other hand, the system efficiency and exergy decreases with an increase in the current density. Abdulrazzak Akroot ""Effect of Operating Temperatures on the Performance of a SOFC/GT Hybrid System"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-3 , April 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd23412.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/mechanical-engineering/23412/effect-of-operating-temperatures-on-the-performance-of-a-sofcgt-hybrid-system/abdulrazzak-akroot
In this presentation i'm going to introduce the new reactor than the nuclear reactor for electric power generation using less amount of fuel it may helpful for the feature usage.
Measurements of differential capacitance in room temperatureSandra Amorim
1) Differential capacitances were measured in the ionic liquid 1-propyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (PMIBF4) at mercury, glassy carbon, and gold electrodes as a function of potential.
2) Different capacitance-potential curves were obtained at the different electrodes. The curve at the mercury electrode did not show a minimum at the potential of zero charge (PZC), while minima were observed at 0.29 V and -0.51 V at the glassy carbon and gold electrodes, respectively.
3) For the first time, a parabolic capacitance-potential curve similar to those observed in inorganic molten salts was measured at
Comparative Analysis of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell with Battery Energy Systemijsrd.com
This Paper presents the comparative analysis of battery energy system with SOFC technology. Use of solid oxide fuel cell and lead Acid is demonstrated for supplying utility modeled as infinite bus through DC/AC conversion. MATLAB simulation for SOFC and Lead acid battery & utility interface was done to establish parameters of SOFC, Lead acid Battery and Infinite bus with respect to DC voltage and current, active and reactive power of fuel cell.
Boiling heat transfer and Core Hydraulics of NPPMd Asif Imrul
In this report, the objective has been set to provide intense view of boiling heat transfer and core hydraulics. In details the aim was to describe the importance and Fundamentals of Nuclear Power Reactors and thermal hydraulic processes involved in the transfer of power from the core to the secondary systems of a nuclear reactor plant and produce competence in the fundamentals of the calculations associated with these processes.
By this process, here it has been included with a short overview over nuclear power plant definition and types, fission reaction, basic hydraulics, over view over nuclear reactor core and their inter relation.
This document summarizes a study that compared a single chamber microbial fuel cell (SC-MFC) to a double chamber microbial fuel cell (DC-MFC) using different electron acceptors. The SC-MFC used oxygen from the air as the cathode, while the DC-MFC used diluted hydrogen peroxide. Testing found the DC-MFC produced a higher open circuit voltage of 448mV compared to 200mV for the SC-MFC. The DC-MFC also generated more power, with a maximum power of 7.57mW and coulombic efficiency of 9.2%, versus 0.46mW and 1.88% respectively for the SC-MFC. This suggests hydrogen per
The document analyzes degradation mechanisms of lithium iron phosphate batteries through calendar and cycle tests. Key findings include:
1) Capacity loss increases under high temperature and high state of charge conditions, and is dominated by solid electrolyte interface formation during calendar tests.
2) Cycle capacity loss includes electrode structure disorder and interface growth. Testing found cycle capacity loss is related to cumulative current rather than cycle number.
3) Results below 15°C do not follow the same degradation trends, suggesting additional degradation mechanisms are present at low temperatures.
4) DC internal resistance increases over time for calendar tests but not cycle tests, indicating it is dominated by interface formation during calendar aging.
Stillwell_ Strongly coupled electronic, magnetic, and lattice degrees of free...Ryan Stillwell, Ph.D.
This document summarizes research on the ferromagnetic compound LaCo5 under high pressure. X-ray diffraction measurements show an anisotropic lattice collapse of the c axis near 10 GPa, consistent with theoretical predictions. High-pressure magnetotransport measurements reveal changes in the Hall effect signatures near 10 GPa, providing the first experimental evidence of changes in the electronic and magnetic properties associated with the predicted magnetoelastic collapse. The coupling of structural, electronic, and magnetic behaviors in LaCo5 under pressure substantiates the theoretical model of an electronic topological transition driving the magnetoelastic collapse.
1) Electrogenic pumps like the Na+/K+ ATPase transport ions across membranes using energy from ATP hydrolysis. This leads to a net movement of charge across the membrane.
2) Early models assumed passive ion diffusion established ion gradients, but problems arose. Equations were developed but inconsistencies emerged when applying them to plant cells.
3) The mechanism of the Na+/K+ ATPase involves ions binding deep within the protein and moving through access channels to binding sites. Transient currents from external ions like K+ and Na+ moving through these channels have been measured.
This document presents a lumped electro-thermal model for lithium-ion battery cells in electric vehicle applications. The model includes reversible and irreversible heat sources and considers heat transfer mechanisms. An experimental setup is used to collect voltage, current, and temperature data from lithium-ion pouch cells under different conditions. An equivalent circuit model is used to model cell voltage and parameters are estimated using a hybrid pulse power characterization test. The thermal model accounts for heat generated internally and conductive and convective heat transfer. The models are evaluated offline and in real-time using hardware-in-the-loop simulation.
This document summarizes research into using laser excitation to enhance the production of cesium ions in thermionic energy converters (TECs). The researchers have developed a particle-in-cell model of a planar diode discharge to simulate TEC performance with and without laser ionization. They have also designed a laboratory test cell to experimentally validate the effect of laser excitation on TEC current-voltage characteristics. Future work will include refining the models, procuring parts for the test cell, and conducting experimental studies to characterize optimized TEC performance with optical modulation. The goal is to increase TEC efficiency for applications in solar and combustion energy systems to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The document summarizes research on supercapacitor technology conducted by YUNASKO. It finds that:
1) The inner resistance and RC-constant of carbon-carbon supercapacitors can be reduced to a limit of 0.05 seconds through design improvements, allowing for power densities up to 200 kW/kg.
2) Operating temperatures up to 100°C and voltages up to 3V are achievable through new electrolyte formulations but limits energy density to 6-7 Wh/kg.
3) Hybrid devices combining battery and supercapacitor electrodes can substantially increase energy density to 50-60 Wh/kg while maintaining high power, though limiting cycle life to around 10,000 cycles.
Control Strategies for Solid oxide Fuel cell voltageIDES Editor
This document presents a model and control strategies for a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power plant. It includes:
1) A comprehensive nonlinear dynamic model of an SOFC that accounts for temperature dynamics, voltage losses, and the different cell components.
2) Design of two separate fuzzy logic controllers - one for AC voltage control and one for active/reactive power control of the DC/AC inverter.
3) Equations describing the SOFC components and processes, including material balances, thermal modeling considering temperature effects, and the Nernst voltage equation.
4) Explanation of how the power conditioning unit and inverter convert DC output to AC, and how the phase angle of the
Direct Alcohol Alkaline Fuel Cell as Future ProspectusAEIJjournal2
Fuel cells are called the fourth electricity power generation after water, nuclear power generation devices. Fuel cells are widely recognized as very attractive devices to obtain directly electric energy from the electrochemical combustion of chemical products. When fuel cells are continuously supplied fuel and oxidant, electricity can be made constantly. According to the different electrolytes, fuel cells can be divided into different types among them, alkaline fuel cell is best as compared to others ones. Due to the activation overvoltage at the cathode is generally less than that with an acid electrolyte and there are very few standard chemicals that are cheaper than potassium hydroxide. These fuel cells have longer lifetimes, and do not require expensive noble metal catalysts to be used. Noble metal catalysts may be used, but less is needed to achieve a similar reaction rate. The main objective of the study is to use different kind of alcohols in alkaline fuel cell and determined the characteristics at different parameter.
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1. Advanced Energy: An International Journal (AEIJ), Vol. 3, No. 2/3, July 2016
DOI : 10.5121/aeij.2016.3301 1
IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY ANALYSIS OF A
LIQUID TIN ANODE FUEL CELL IN VOLTAGE
RECOVERY MODE
1
Prattana Kaewpet and 2
Klaus Hellgardt
1
Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,
King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Chalongkrung 1 Road,
Ladkrabang,Bangkok, Thailand. 10520.
2
REaCT Group, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology,
Imperial College London. SW7 2AZ.
Abstract
A concept of a liquid tin anode-indirect carbon air fuel cell (LTA-ICFC) are described. Experimental
setups for analysis of LTA-ICFC polarisations of an operational electrochemical reactor of the LTA-ICFC
are presented. Results from Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) Analysis of the electrochemical
reactor of the LTA-ICFC are shown and analysed.The rate-determining step of the system is concluded.
The charge-transfer resistance did not show considerable differences at 700-800 °C. This can be implied
that the charge-transfer resistance is not the rate-limiting step of the transport processes of the fuel cell.
The increase of the Warburg impedance concurrently with the resistance to fit mass-transport loss (R3)
suggests that the rate-limiting step for the LTA-ICFC in voltage recovery mode is the diffusion of the oxide
ions through SnO2 layer. The increment of mass transport lost, R3, of the cell causes the slowly increase of
the cell’s voltage over the voltage from 0.7-0.8 V at 700, 750, and 800 °C.
Keywords
Liquid tin anode fuel cell, Impedance spectroscopy analysis, Polarisation losses
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tradition energy conversion system including reliability, modularity, fuel adaptability, and no
need for an expensive, external reformer. Furthermore, some fuel cell types such as high
temperature solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), if coupled with gas turbine to work as combustors,
such hybrid SOFCs gas turbine power systems can be expected to reach efficiencies higher than
70% [1].
The concept of a carbon/air fuel cell is based on direct carbon conversion. The process is similar
to that of a hydrogen fuel cell but differs in using carbon instead of hydrogen as a fuel. The fuel,
carbon, would be in form of fine particulates (~100 nm) to facilitate mass transfer. Carbon would
be distributed by entrainment in a flow of CO2 to the cell to form, for example, slurry of carbon in
a melt - the melt being the anode of the fuel cell [2]. Because the carbon/air fuel cell sustains the
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reaction, C + O2 = CO2, a pure stream of CO2 would emerge. This would lead to facile
sequestration of CO2 without additional collection and separation costs.
Nevertheless, the concept of an indirect carbon-air fuel cell, patented by Imperial College
London, has been proposed [3]. The overall aim of this project is to demonstrate the feasibility
and development of this type of fuel cell. The concept of Liquid Tin Anode ‘Indirect’ Carbon-Air
Fuel Cell (LTA-ICFC) is presented in Figure 1. Figure 1 demonstrates a schematic of the fuel cell
coupled to ‘ex-cell’ combustion reactor in which carbonaceous particles are oxidised to CO2 by
dissolved oxygen in molten metal. The key challenges that have been received significant
attentions comprise: minimisation of Ohmic losses: design and construction of reactor and
electrolyte: anode-reactor and anode-electrolyte interaction: and prevailing polarisation losses in
the operational fuel cells.
The core aim of the research is dedicated to the electrochemical reactor. In this paper, the study of
the electrochemical processes occurring in the fuel cell from obtained electrochemical data from
impedance spectroscopy is presented. To extract model parameters from impedance spectra,
electrochemical software that provides common Equivalent Circuit Models was used.
Figure 1: LTA-ICFC schematic diagram [3]
2. EXPERIMENTAL DATA
2.1 The experimental set up used to study current density effect on time dependent
growth of SnO2
In Figure 2,the fuel cell set up comprises closed-one-end tubular YSZ electrolyte (10 mol% Y2O3,
McDanel, USA) with a 6.35 mm outside and 4.78 mm inside diameter with a 3.05 mm diameter
graphite rod current collector (Alfa Aesar, UK), and approximately 4 kg of analytical grade tin
(>99.99 wt%, Merck Chemicals Ltd.). Both Alumina crucible (fuel cell supporter) and alumina
tubing were purchased from Almath Crucibles Ltd., UK with diameter of 80 mm and ~3 mm
outside diameter, respectively. Cathode materials are LSM/YSZ and LSM as well as ink vehicle
were purchased from Fuel Cell Material.com, USA.
2.2 Experimental process steps
1) After completion of typical OCV measurements and cell performance test of cell 1 (working
fuel cell) and cell 2 (reference fuel cell), cell1 was connected to an assigned load and cell 2 was
kept under no load condition. This experimental work was set with different conditions for both
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cells in order to determine the resistive changes as results of formation and dissolution of SnO2 as
a function of time at the liquid tin/YSZ interface at cell 1. While cell 1 was being investigated
changes under load, cell 2 was also synchronously measured OCV to monitor the oxygen
concentration changes in the liquid tin.
2) The fuel cell was assembled and closed. Then the furnace temperature controller was
programmed to the working temperatures from 700-800 °C. The heating/cooling rates were
controlled at lower than 3°C/min in order to avoid cracking of the ceramics as a result of
temperature gradients.
3) After reaching the melting point of tin (232.1 °C), He and Air valves were switched on and Air
valve was kept open until the end of the experiment. For impedance measurements, He valve was
closed prior to the measurements. The air flow fed to the cathode was set at 10ml/min. Two
alumina tubes were used for inlet gas delivery into the anode chamber. OCV of the cell was
monitored and recorded at a constant temperature and gas flow rate.
4) The fuel cell was connected to a Metroohm Autolab Potentiostat for impedance spectroscopy
measurements to obtain the initial series resistance of the cell using NOVA 1.7 software to record
the data.
5) A constant resistance was set at the resistance box and then connected to the cell1 at both
electrodes. The data were monitored and recorded through the Agilent multi-meters with USB
connectors to a computer. Each experiment was conducted for longer than 15 hours to ascertain
that the oxygen ions/tin oxide layer accumulation at the liquid tin/YSZ electrolyte interface was
stable. This step was done in order to study the effect of current density drawn from the fuel cell
to the rate of formation/ dissolution the tin-oxide layer that was expected to affect the resistive
changes of the working fuel cell.
6) A second electrolyte was used to monitor the change of oxygen solubility in the liquid tin bulk
when current is drawn from the cell1 This second electrolyte, so called cell 2, was an important
means to independently determine the actual oxygen concentration (using OCV values) in the
liquid tin anode in order to compare to the voltages of the cell1.
7) After 15 hours, the working fuel cell was disconnected from the resistance box and
immediately was conducted the impedance measurements. The impedance spectra were recorded
every 10-30 minutes until the cell’s voltage stepped back to the OCV or considerably close.
8) i-V or polarization measurements were carried out thereafter and recorded as the cells’
performance after long operation.
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Figure 2: Schematically diagram of experimental set up for impedance spectroscopy
The impedance spectra obtained after the cell1 was disconnected from an external circuit with a
resistance of 10 Ω at 700-800°C are presented in Figures 3-5, respectively. While the voltage of
the cell1 were recovering to its OCV, an impedance spectra was collected approximately every
10-30 minutes depending on the progress of the cell1’s voltage. Toward the end of the impedance
measurements at each temperature, the voltage of cell 1 increased fairly slowly, the impedance
measurements were therefore collected at longer intervals.
3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
3.1 Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) in voltage recovering mode
Impedance measurements of the fuel cell were carried out periodically after the fuel cell was
disconnected from an external load resistor. Impedance spectra were measured in potentiostatic
mode in the frequency range of 0.1-100 kHz, with the current range of 100 mA and amplitude of
10 mV (rms). Nyquist plots of the impedance spectra of the fuel cell at 700-800 °C are presented
in Figures 3-5, respectively. The changes in impedance spectra in Figures 3 are presumed to be
associated with the anodic reactions/ processes since the pO2 in the cathode input stream was kept
constant at 0.21 atm (air). Therefore the changes of the impedance spectra measured after a
complete cycle given in Figure 3 corresponded to the changes of the anode side i.e. the formation
of a SnO2 layer at the surface of the YSZ electrolyte, according to the oxidation of Sn, Eq. (1):
Sn + 2Oଶି
↔ SnOଶ + 4eି
(1)
Figure 3: Impedance spectra of cell 1 at 700 °C after disconnecting the external load
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Figure 4: Impedance spectra of cell1 at 750 °C after disconnecting the external load
Figure 5: Impedance spectra of cell 1at 800 °C after disconnecting the external load
Figures 4-5 also demonstrate impedance spectra obtained from the cell1 after the polarisation test
was done at 750 and 800 °C. After completion of a polarisation experiment, the external load was
unconnected, and the impedance spectra of cell1 were instantly measured and recorded
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periodically as same as at 700°C at every 10 mins at the first few hours and then every 20-30
mins depending on the extent of the change of the cell voltage.
Small semicircles can be observed in the high-frequency range and the Warburg impedance can
be seen in low-frequency range as a 45° line or less in the set of the impedance spectra. After 30
mins of measurement the spectra show that the diffusion polarisation was dominated. Whilst the
cell voltage ascending back to just below its OCV, the impedance spectra eventually became
semicircle loops again with a smaller Warburg impedance. Since the diffusion polarization, to
some extent, affected the developing characterization of cell voltage, the Warburg impedance of
each spectra at different conditions were analysed using the Electrochemical Impedance Analyser
(EIS) software. The calculated diffusion coefficients derived from the Warburg impedance from
all measuring temperatures are subsequently presented as a function of time, in the EIS analysis
section.
3.2 EIS Analysis
The “best-fitted” equivalent circuit for the impedance spectra in Figures 3-5 is depicted in
Figure6. Figure 6 shows the corresponding equivalent circuit model for the LTA-ICFC obtained
from EIS Spectrum Analyser. The circuit is composed of a series combination of: (1) an
inductance, (2) an ohmic resistance, (3) a parallel combinations of a constant phase element
(CPE) and a resistance, and (4) a parallel combination of a CPE, and a resistance and Warburg
impedance. The equivalent circuit is thus symbolised as L1R1(R2Q1)([R3W1]Q), where Q
represents the CPE.
Figure 6: Corresponding equivalent circuit model for LTA-ICFC provided from EIS Spectrum Analyser
The equivalent model comprises 7 components: L1, R1, R2, R3, CPE1, CPE2, and W1. The
meanings of these elements are as follow:
(1) L1, inductance resulted from instrument
(2) R1, resistor to fit ionic loss that is mainly evolved from the resistance of the electrolyte
(3) R2, resistor to fit the kinetic loss or charge transfer resistance
(4) R3, resistor to fit mass transport loss
(5) CPE1 constant phase elements to fit the relaxation time of charge-transfer process
(6) CPE2, constant phase elements to fit the relaxation time of diffusion process and
(7) W1, the Warburg impedance, created by the diffusion of the oxide ions through SnO2 and
liquid tin anode.
The deconvoluted impedance parameters were obtained by fitting the data displayed in
each line of the Nyquist plots in Figures 3-5 in the EIS analyser. All parameters are listed
in Tables 1-3. In Tables 1-3, there are various dependent variables of each individual
Equivalent element in the circuit. These variables can be explained as follows:
• Y0,1 and Y0,2 are the capacitance of CPE1 and CPE2 , respectively
• n1 and n2 are n-value of the capacitance of CPE1 and CPE2, respectively.
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27 0.91 2.0 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.03 0.8 0.01 0.6 6E-06
28 0.91 2.0 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.03 0.5 0.03 0.8 3E-06
29 0.91 2.0 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.03 0.7 0.10 0.4 3E-06
30 0.91 2.0 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.08 0.5 0.09 0.5 3E-06
Table 3:The deconvoluted impedance parameters acquired at 800 °C
Point
Voltag
e [V]
R1 R2 R3 Aw Y0,1 n1 Y0,2 n2 L1
1 0.03 3.2 0.2 2.6 0.4 0.70 0.2 0.80 0.6 4E-06
2 0.07 3.3 0.3 2.2 0.6 0.10 0.7 1.00 0.7 8E-06
3 0.08 3.2 0.4 1.4 0.2 0.50 0.5 1.00 1.0 3E-06
4 0.13 3.0 0.6 1.3 0.3 0.60 0.5 1.00 1.0 3E-06
5 0.19 2.9 0.9 1.5 0.5 0.50 0.4 0.80 1.0 4E-06
6 0.46 3.4 0.6 1.8 1.1 0.30 0.6 0.50 1.0 4E-06
7 0.60 2.9 1.1 2.1 2.7 0.20 0.6 0.30 1.0 4E-06
8 0.62 3.3 1.5 3.0 11.7 0.05 0.6 0.07 0.9 5E-06
9 0.65 2.7 2.4 3.8 28.0 0.10 0.4 0.07 0.8 4E-06
10 0.66 2.9 5.0 8.0 7.4 0.08 0.5 0.08 1.0 3E-06
11 0.68 2.6 6.2 9.0 3.3 0.10 0.4 0.10 0.9 4E-06
12 0.68 2.7 5.3 3.0 0.9 0.20 0.4 0.10 0.8 4E-06
13 0.73 2.7 2.5 2.0 0.8 0.10 0.5 0.10 0.8 1E-06
14 0.79 2.0 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.02 0.3 0.02 0.8 5E-06
15 0.87 2.3 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.04 0.2 0.04 0.8 4E-06
16 0.88 2.4 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.06 0.2 0.02 0.9 4E-06
17 0.89 2.4 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.10 0.2 0.02 0.8 4E-06
18 0.89 2.5 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.26 0.2 0.02 0.7 3E-06
It is likely that the inductance is the results of ~40-50 cm of unshielded Ag wire and wool that is
used as lead to the cathode. The average inductance of apparatus at 700, 750, and 800 °C are 3E-6
,
5.5E-6
, and 4E-6
Henry, respectively, which are probably varied due to the variation of the length
of Ag wire and the amount of Ag wool used. The relationship between the inductance of an
inductor and the length and/or number of turns of the material used can be expressed in the
following equation:
L =
ஜబஜ౨మ
୪
(2) [6]
where L is the inductance in henries (H), µ0 is permeability of free space = 4π.E-07 H.m-1, µr is
relative permeability of core material, N is number of turns/number of wire wraps, A is area of
cross-section of the coil in square metres (m2), and l is the length of the coil in metres (m). In
addition to the dimensions of the coil (Ag wire) used, coil area (as measured at the cross-section
of the core and core material (which is, in this case, SS316) factors can also affect the inductance
created [7]. But since the SS316 with 1/8” o.d. was always used as the core, these latter factors
were then ignored. Unlike inductance of a conductor material, the resistance seems to be more
influenced with operational temperatures; for example: silver’s temperature coefficient is 0.0038
Ω.°C-1 [6]. Therefore, temperature may not be expected to affect the inductance as much as the
resistance of the cell.
From the results in Tables 1-3, the R1 component is assigned to the ohmic resistance. The parallel
combination of R2Q1that appears as a semi-circle at the high-frequency region is ascribed to the
kinetic or charge transfer resistance, based on the fact that R2decreased when the operating
temperature was raised. This is because the kinetics of O2 reduction is faster at higher temperature
[8].The ohmic loss in this cell at 700-800 °C were higher than expected from the RYSZ values for
the 1.6 mm electrolyte (0.36, 0.23, and 0.16 Ω at 700-800 °C, respectively), possibly due to poor
electrical connections of the silver lead wire and wool. Impedance data presented previously
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demonstrated that the ohmic resistance of the cell remained unchanged after completing the
polarization test but the non-ohmic resistance increased dramatically (as can be seen at the
impedance spectra measured while the cell voltage was recovering to its OCV), because of the
barrier to diffusion of the oxide ions from the electrolyte.
Additionally, the R2Q1 component is also controlled by the charge-transfer process at the
YSZ/LTA since the CPE component in this region is dependent on oxygen pressure but the
oxygen pressure was kept constant at 0.21 atm, Therefore, the changes of R2 and CPE1 are due to
the magnitude of SnO2, and the O2-
to travel across the LTA-YSZ interface and then react with
liquid tin.As the first combination of the circuit elements is attributed to the charge transfer
resistance, the second combination of circuit elements is attributed to the presence of mass
transport losses, while the 45° line (i.e. Warburg element) is due to the ion diffusion through the
SnO2 layer and liquid tin anode.
The results in Tables 1-3 illustrate that R1 is invariant with the measured recovery time in
comparison to R2 and R3 which show significant variations in line with the relative changes of
the cell voltage after removal of the load at 700-800 °C. All the resistances R1, R2, and R3
decreased when the temperature increased. However, R1 at 750 °C appear to be close to that of at
800°C, which can be explained as a result of poor electronic connection of the lead wire.
A resistance, R2, is caused by a single kinetically controlled electrochemical reaction Eq. (3).
Considering the liquid tin in contact with the YSZ electrolyte the 2O2- transferred across the YSZ
electrochemically dissolve into the liquid tin forming SnO2 or Sn[O]2(l) and 4e- charge is being
transferred. The charge transfer reaction has a certain rate. The rate depends on the kind of
reaction, the temperature, the concentration of the reaction products and the potential [9].
When the overpotential, η, is very small and the electrochemical system is at equilibrium, the
express for the charge transfer resistance is given as shown in Eq. (3):
Rୡ୲ =
ୖ
୬୧బ
(3)
where Rct is the charge-transfer resistance, which is equivalent to Rct, R is molar gas constant, T is
absolute temperature, n is the number of electron involved in the reaction, and i0 is the exchange
current. Extracting from the model, R2 or Rct, can be used to calculate the exchange current
density for cell 1 at 700-800 °C. The exchange current at different conditions are calculated and
plotted in Figure 7 showing the highest value at 800 °C.
Figure 7: The exchange current/ideally current density calculated from Rct at 700-800 °C
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The mass transport resistances at different temperatures, R3, show a slower increasing rate as the
cell voltage rising. It is clearly seen that the mass transport resistance is the major cause for
slowing down fuel cell’s recovering voltage when the fuel cell is operating in the battery mode.
The formed SnO2 layer is assumed to be the barrier for charge-transfer processes and a cause of
the mass transport loss. It is useful to estimate the thickness of the SnO2 or Sn[O(l)]x film as a
function of time at each temperature by calculating the capacitance, Y0,2, obtained from the
model. Since the tin-oxide, SnO2, is assigned as the reaction product formed as a dielectric layer
at YSZ/liquid tin interface, Y0.2 or the capacitance, C, of CPE2 can be considered the capacitance
of the dielectric layer. The equation for capacitance of the oxide film is then given as:
C =
ககబୱ
ୢ
(4) [9]
where C is the capacitance = Y0,2 listed in Tables 1-3,
εo is permittivity of free space (NIST calls it simply the “electric constant”) = 8.854E-12
F.m-1
[10],
εr is dielectric constant (relative electrical permittivity) = 12.5 [-] [11],
A is surface of the YSZ electrolyte = 23.14 cm2
, and
d is the thickness of SnO2 layer to be calculated.
A support for this assignment is further provided by the n values of Q2 which are close to unity
[9, 12] (>0.75) where the impedance spectra contain ~45° contours. The SnO2, like many other
oxide phases which have no activity for oxygen reduction behaves like an ideal capacitor to give
an n value of unity [12].
When the SnO2 film was formed, the capacitance of the fuel cell coincidently evolved. The
capacitance of the oxide film is one part of the capacitance in the system. Apart from that, the
space charge regions (between SnOx and the liquid tin/tin ions) where the SnO2 dissociates can
also be considered as another part of the capacitance, i.e. Yo of CPE1. But only the capacitance of
CPE2 in the proposed equivalent circuit can be used to calculate the estimated thickness of the
oxide layer. The results in Tables 1-3 show that the capacitance is higher at higher temperature
[13],which could be expected since the oxygen solubility at 800 °C is higher than at 700 and 750
°C leading to thinner layers of tin oxide.
3.3 Analysis of the Warburg impedance (W1) from the impedance spectra
After approximately 0.5 hour of disconnecting from the resistor, the impedance spectra show the
clear presence of a Warburg impedance, which corresponds to the diffusion of oxide ions
diffusing through the SnO2 layer. Impedance created by diffusion is called Warburg impedance,
which is dependent on the frequency of the potential perturbation. The Warburg-impedance at
low frequencies is higher than at high-frequencies because the reactants have to diffuse farther
[9]. In the LTA-ICFC, the Warburg-impedance could be a result of the diffusion of oxide
ions through YSZ/LTA interface and tin oxide layer.
The equation for “infinite” Warburg impedance is [9, 15]:
Z = σωି
భ
మ(1 − j)(5)
in which ω is radial frequency, σ is the Warburg coefficient obtainable from fitting the impedance
spectra to the equivalent circuit, Ohm.s-0.5
. In the EIS analyser used the σ is represented as AW.
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The general expression of the Warburg element and its impedance can also be written as
Z = σ(iω)ି
భ
మ(6) [16]
where σ =
ୖ
୬మమ
.
ଵ
େో√ୈ
(7) [16]
CO and Do represent the oxygen solubility and diffusion coefficient of the oxide ions, A is the
electrode area, n is the number of electrons in involved in the reaction, F is Faraday constant , and
R is molar gas constant, and T is absolute temperature.
Using, the Warburg coefficient, AW (σ in Eq. (6)), obtained from fitting the impedance spectra to
the equivalent circuit for W1 (given in Tables 1-3), and Do calculated from [4] and [14], CO can
be computed from Eq. (7). The CO results are then compared to maximum oxygen solubility in
the liquid tin re-calculated from at%O or wt%O provided in literature[5]. The results of CO that
applied 2 different DO from 2 different references [4, 14] are presented in Figure 8 as a function
of temperature.
Because the oxygen solubility in liquid tin at higher temperature is higher, the solubility at 800 °C
is expected to have the highest value. By using the Aw (Warburg coefficient), obtained from
fitting the W1 element in the proposed equivalent circuit, to calculate the actual oxygen
concentration in the tin, the calculated oxygen concentrations presented as a function of
temperature from 700-800 °C are displayed in Figure 8.
Figure 8: Oxygen concentration calculated from Eq. (7) plotted as a function of temperature using Aw (σ)
from EIS fitting and DO values calculated from [4] and [14], respectively
The actual minimum concentration of tin oxide/oxygen ions (where the AW is highest) in liquid
tin that was detected at 700, 750 and 800 °C are 4.8-7.2E-9
, 8.4E-9
-1.2E-8
, 9E-9
-1.3E-8
mol.cm-3
,
respectively. This confirms that operating the LTA-ICFC at higher temperature is more suitable
to prevent the formation of SnO2 that causes the higher mass transport loss. Not only is the mass
transport resistance decreased by operating at higher temperature, but the ionic resistances also
shows lower values leading to better performance of the cell.
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4. CONCLUSIONS
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) analyser was used to determine the deconvoluted
impedance parameters acquired at 700, 750 and 800 °C which had been the lacking data for
analysis of this type of fuel cells. Also, the average ohmic resistance and the maximum overall
resistance of the LTA-ICFC were acquired at the elevated temperatures in this work. Even though
the stage of recovering voltage of the fuel cell was found to be sluggish at the plateau/shoulder
regions, from the EIS fitting, it was significantly discovered by the authors that mass transport-
related loss is the major loss of the fuel cell in battery mode. If a fuel is used in order to reduce
the oxide products the plateau regions of fuel cell voltage in recovering stage should not exist.The
increase of the Warburg impedance concurrently with the resistance to fit mass-transport loss
(R3) suggests that the rate-limiting step for the LTA-ICFC in voltage recovery mode is the
diffusion of the oxide ions through SnO2 layer. The increment of mass transport lost, R3, of the
cell causes the slowly increase of the cell’s voltage over the voltage from 0.7-0.8 V at 700, 750,
and 800 °C. The charge-transfer resistance did not show considerable different values in the range
of 700-800 °C as compared to other research work which conducted experiments using other
types of fuel cells. This can be implied that the charge-transfer resistance is not the rate-limiting
step of the transport processes of the liquid tin anode fuel cell.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors wish to show grateful thanks to the Royal Thai Government and the Office of the
Higher Education Commission, Thailand, for financial support for this work.
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Corresponding Author
2014 Diploma of the Imperial College (DIC), PhD of Imperial College
London, Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology Research.
Thesis Title: Design and Operation of a Novel Carbon/Air Fuel Cell
Reaction and Catalytic Technology Research Group (REaCT)
2007 M.S. Industrial Chemistry Chiang Mai University, Thailand. (Grade 3.93/4.0 Graduate
Student, 1st Rank Award Winner, and 1st class honor) Thesis Title: Adsorbent Preparation
from the Pyrolysis of Tea Leaf Residues
Energy Fuel and Petrochemical Research Unit
2005 B.S. Industrial Chemistry Chiang Mai University, Thailand. (Grade 3.42/4.0 Upper Second
Class Honors) Final Report Project Title: Briquetting of Coal Combined with Biomass
Binder
Energy Fuel and Petrochemical Research Unit