Abstract
The solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is widely accepted for clean and distributed power generation use. The model of SOFC is belongs to highly nonlinear systems where perfect knowledge of their parameters is unattainable by conventional modelling techniques. The expected progress on these devices requires studies on components and their integration. The core of these systems is the solid oxide electrochemical cell whose structure is a multi-layer with complex behaviour involving different areas of physics. The electrochemistry of solids, the physics and chemistry of ceramics, thermal or the mechanics of materials are all areas to be considered to properly describe and analyze the response of such systems.
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Abbreviations
- SOFC::
-
Solide Oxyde fuel cell
- D::
-
Diffusion coefficient
- E::
-
Ohmic symmetry factor
- F::
-
Faraday constant
- G::
-
Gibbs free energy
- H::
-
Specific Enthalpy
- i::
-
Current density
- i0::
-
Exchange current density
- J::
-
Non-dimensional strip width
- L::
-
Characteristic length
- ne::
-
Number of exchanged electrons
- p::
-
Partial pressure
- P::
-
Pressure
- R::
-
Universal gas constant
- r::
-
Reaction rate
- t::
-
Thickness
- V::
-
Voltage
- X::
-
Cell pitch length
- y::
-
Molar fraction
- a::
-
Charge transfer coefficient
- b::
-
Parameter
- g::
-
Pre-exponential factor
- h::
-
Voltage loss
- n::
-
Effectiveness factor
- r::
-
Resistivity
- s::
-
Conductivity
- W::
-
Denominator in reaction kinetics
- ENernst::
-
Nernst ideal potential [V]
- \({{\varvec{P}}}_{{{\varvec{H}}}_{2}}\)::
-
Hydrogen partial pressure [Pa]
- \({{\varvec{P}}}_{{{\varvec{O}}}_{2}}\)::
-
Oxygen partial pressure [Pa]
- \({{\varvec{P}}}_{{{\varvec{H}}}_{2}{\varvec{O}}}\)::
-
Water partial pressure [Pa]
- Tfuel::
-
Fuel Temperature [K]
- Tstack::
-
Stack Temperature [K]
- VAct::
-
Activation losses [V]
- VConc::
-
Concentration losses [V]
- VOhm::
-
Ohmic losses [V]
- Vs::
-
Stack Voltage [V]
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Mankour, M., Sekour, M., Hamlet, A., Fourali, M. (2022). Characterization and Simulation of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC). In: Hatti, M. (eds) Artificial Intelligence and Heuristics for Smart Energy Efficiency in Smart Cities. IC-AIRES 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 361. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92038-8_85
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