TY - GEN
T1 - Impact of steam reformer on the design and control of an energy integrated solid oxide fuel cell system
AU - Georgis, Dimitrios
AU - Jogwar, Sujit S.
AU - Almansoori, Ali S.
AU - Daoutidis, Prodromos
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Energy integrated fuel cell systems show the potential for highly efficient and enviromentally friendly power generation. In this study, an energy integrated system with a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and a methane steam reformer is considered. The effect of the reformer design parameters (steam-to-carbon (S/C) ratio and operating temperature) on the steady-state performance of the entire SOFC system is studied. Additionally, the effect of the S/C ratio on the open-loop behavior is also analyzed under small and large steps in the current. Lastly, the closed-loop performance of the entire energy system for a decentralized control scheme is evaluated under a large disturbance in load current.
AB - Energy integrated fuel cell systems show the potential for highly efficient and enviromentally friendly power generation. In this study, an energy integrated system with a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and a methane steam reformer is considered. The effect of the reformer design parameters (steam-to-carbon (S/C) ratio and operating temperature) on the steady-state performance of the entire SOFC system is studied. Additionally, the effect of the S/C ratio on the open-loop behavior is also analyzed under small and large steps in the current. Lastly, the closed-loop performance of the entire energy system for a decentralized control scheme is evaluated under a large disturbance in load current.
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U2 - 10.1109/MED.2011.5983191
DO - 10.1109/MED.2011.5983191
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:80052364257
SN - 9781457701252
T3 - 2011 19th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, MED 2011
SP - 576
EP - 581
BT - 2011 19th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, MED 2011
T2 - 2011 19th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, MED 2011
Y2 - 20 June 2011 through 23 June 2011
ER -