• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.16 no.11
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• pp.1021-1027
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• 2004

Design performances of various configurations of hybrid systems combining an atmospheric pressure molten carbonate fuel cell and a gas turbine have been analyzed. Two different fuel reforming methods (internal and external reforming) were considered. Influences of turbine inflow heating method, location of fuel combustor and associated component arrangements were investigated. In general, internal reforming leads to higher system efficiencies. The optimum design pressure ratio varies among different system configurations. In particular, the design point selection is closely related to the allowable turbine inlet temperature. Configurations with direct heating of turbine inlet flow may realize both higher efficiency and higher specific power than those with indirect heating.

• New & Renewable Energy
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• v.2 no.2 s.6
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• pp.44-49
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• 2006

본 연구는 독일 율리히 연구소에서 도입된 면적 200mm*200mm의 연료극 지지체 평판형 SOFC 셀 및 금속 분리판 5장을 적층하여 500W급 SOFC 스택을 제작하고, 이러한 스택의 운전특성을 분석한 연구이다. 도입된 500W급 SOFC 스택은 가스터빈-연료전지 하이브리드 시스템어에 사용되는 5kW급 SOFC 스택의 예비실험을 위한 것으로서, 본 연구의 목적은 상압 운전특성을 바탕으로 외국에서 시도된 적이 없는 평판형 SOFC 스택의 가압 운전기술을 확보하는 것이다. 이러한 목적을 위해 본 연구에서는 상압형 500W급 SOFC 발전시스템에 대한 구성과 설계, 전반적인 운전 특성평가 (5셀 스택 운전, 연료 전환 $(H_2{\rightarrow}pre-reformed\;gas)$, 500 시간 연속운전 등)가 이뤄졌다.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.24 no.5
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• pp.393-400
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• 2013

The air supply system has a significant effect on the efficiency of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) systems. The performance and efficiency of automotive PEMFC systems are greatly influenced by their air supply system configurations. This study deals with the system simulation of automotive PEMFC systems using MATLAB/Simulink framework. In this study, a low-pressure operating PEMFC system adopting blower sub-module (turbo-blower) is modeled to investigate the effects of stack operating temperature and air stoichiometry on the parasitic power and efficiency of automotive PEMFC systems. In addition, the PEMFC net system efficiency and parasitic power of air supply system are mainly compared for the two types (low-pressure operating and high-pressure operating) of automotive PEMFC systems under the same net power conditions. It is suggested that the obtained results from this system approach can be applied for establishing the novel operating strategies for FC vehicles.

• Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.178-178
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• 2004

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.73-76
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 독일 율리히 연구소에서 도입된 면적 200mm*200mm의 연료극 지지체 평판형 SOFC 셀 및 금속 분리판 40장을 적층하여 5kW급 SOFC 스택을 제작하고 연속운전을 수행하여 운전특성을 분석했다. 본 연구를 통해 도입된 5kW급 SOFC 스택은 외국에서 시도된 적이 없는 평판형 SOFC스택의 가압운전을 시도해 보는 것으로서, 스택의 임계압력 특성을 확인하고, 이를 바탕으로 가스터빈-연료전지 하이브리드 시스템에서의 SOFC 스택 가압 운전기술을 확보하는 것이다 이러한 목적을 위해 본 연구에서는 상압형 5kW급 SOFC 스택 운전시스템에 대한 구성과 설계, 전반적인 운전 특성평가 (40셀 스택 운전 열 사이클 시험 연료 전환 $(H_2{\rightarrow}pre-reformed\;gas)$, 1200시간 연속운전 등)가 이뤄졌다.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2007.05b
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• pp.3230-3235
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• 2007

Design performances of various configurations of the PEMFC/GT hybrid systems have been evaluated. Based on PEMFC adopting steam reforming, various system configurations (one ambient pressure configuration and three different pressurized configurations) were designed and their performances were compared. Their Performances are also compared with the reference PEMFC system. Influences of turbine inlet temperature, pressure ratio on the hybrid systems performance were investigated and design ranges exhibits better efficiency than the PEMFC system were presented. One of the pressurized system may have much higher efficiency than the PEMFC system, while other systems hardly provide efficiency upgrade.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2007.05b
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• pp.3224-3229
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• 2007

This study aims to analyse the influence of steam injection on the performance of hybrid systems combining a solid oxide fuel cell and a gas turbine. The steam is generated by recovering heat from the exhaust gas. Two system configurations, with difference being the operating pressure of the SOFC, are examined and effects of steam injection on performances of the two systems are compared. Two representative gas turbine pressure ratios are simulated and a wide range of both the fuel cell temperature and the turbine inlet temperature is examined. Without steam injection, the pressurized system generally exhibits better system efficiency than the ambient pressure system. Steam injection increases system power capacity for all design cases. However, its effect on system efficiency varies much depending on design conditions. The pressurized system hardly takes advantage of the steam injection in terms of the system efficiency. On the other hand, steam injection contributes to the efficiency improvement of the ambient pressure system in some design conditions. A higher pressure ratio provides a better chance of efficiency increase due to steam injection.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.31-39
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• 2014

The performance of fuel cell/gas turbine hybrid systems is highly affected by system configuration. In this study, the performance of a hybrid system combining a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) and an indirectly fired gas turbine was predicted. Firstly, general performance trends of the hybrid system depending on major design parameters were examined. Then, the most feasible design options with the least impact on the MCFC stack design conditions were drawn. The economic advantage of the hybrid system over the basic MCFC only system was evaluated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.150-150
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• 2013

Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED)에 사용되는 유기발광재료 9,10-di(2-naphthyl)anthracene (ADN)의 상평형 특성을 저진공에서 고진공 조건에 따라 연구하였다. ADN재료의 지속적인 가열과 압력제어가 가능한 진공시스템에서 진공도를 변화시키면서 ADN재료의 온도변화에 따른 상전이 현상을 확인하였다. 본 연구장비의 신뢰성평가를 위하여 상압에서 기존의 Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) 열분석으로 측정한 ADN의 melting point와 비교하였고 각각의 진공조건에서 3회 반복 측정하여 장비신뢰성을 검증하였다. 연구결과, 0.1 Torr에서부터는 상압의 경우와 달리 ADN이 승화하는 것을 확인하였고, 예상대로 진공도가 높아질수록 상전이가 시작되는 온도가 낮아지는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 기존의 DSC열분석으로는 확인할 수 없었던 고진공에서의 유기재료의 상전이 현상을 관측하였다는데 큰 의미가 있다. 향후, 이러한 방법을 활용한 고진공에서의 유기재료의 상전이 특성 관측은 유기재료를 이용한 진공 증착공정방법의 최적화와, 다양한 유기재료의 열안정성 특성 파악에 도움이 될 것으로 기대가 된다.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.181-189
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• 2018

Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) system receives great attention as a promising power device for automotive applications. For the wide commercialization, the efficiency and performance of automotive PEMFC system should be further improved in terms of total system (stack and balance of plant [BOP]). Air supply module, which is a major part of the BOP, greatly affects the efficiency of automotive PEMFC system. In this paper, a systematic study on the low-pressure automotive PEMFC system was made in an attempt to enhance the net system efficiency. This study mainly presents an investigation of the effect of blower configuration (1-blower and 2-blower) on the net system efficiency of automotive PEMFC system. For this purpose, the effect of operating pressure and cathode stoichiometry on the system efficiency was investigated with stack temperature under the fixed net system power condition. Results indicate that 1-blower system is better in system efficiency over 2-blower system under an air stoichiometry of 2. However, 2-blower system is better in system efficiency under an air stoichiometry of 3. The simulation results show that the optimum operating strategy needs to be established for various blower system configurations considering blower performance maps.