• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.234-236
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• 2009

EBOP(Electrical Balance of Plant)는 직류의 연료전지의 출력을 전력전자기술을 이용해 계통전원에 연계 가능한 교류로 변환해주는 일련의 시스템을 칭한다. 포스콘에서는 용융탄산염 연료 전지(Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell, MCFC)를 이용한 3MW 발전용 연료전지 EBOP 시스템을 개발하였으며, 국제규격(IEEE std.1547, UL1741)에 준하는 시험을 통해 성능검증을 완료함으로써 MW급 EBOP 시스템의 국산화에 성공하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.120-122
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• 2009

발전용 연료전지 시스템은 수소와 산소를 공급받아 직류전기와 열로 변화시키는 연료전지 스택, 연료전지 스택에 연료와 공기를 공급해주는 MBOP(Mechanical Balance Of Plant), 연료전지의 출력을 계통에 연계시키는 EBOP(Electrical Balance Of Plant)로 구성된다. EBOP 시스템은 병렬 연결된 1.5MW PCU(Power Conversion Unit)로 구성되며, 각 PCU는 750kW 인버터가 병렬로 구성된다. 본 논문에서는 4병렬로 구성된 3MW급 연료전지용 EBOP의 병렬제어 알고리즘을 소개한다. 제안한 병렬제어 알고리즘은 과도응답이 빠르고 순환전류가 없는 제어특성을 가진다. 그리고 시뮬레이션과 실험으로 제안한 알고리즘의 성능을 확인한다.

• THE INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY OF GAS
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• v.6 no.1 s.7
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• pp.62-67
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• 2003

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2001.07b
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• pp.1300-1302
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• 2001

For developing a 100 kW MCFC power generation system. Several design parameters for a fuel cell stack and system analysis results by Cycle Tempo, a processing computer soft ware, were described. Approximately 170 cells are required to generate 100 kW at a current density of $125mA/cm^2$ with $6000cm^2$ cells. An overall heat balance was calculated to predict exit temperature. The 100 kW power is expected only under pressurized operation condition at 3 atm. Recycle of cathode gas by more than 50% is recommended to run the stack at $125mA/cm^2$ and 3 atm. Manifolds should be designed based on gas flow rates for the suggested operating condition. The fuel cell power generation system was designed conceptually with several choices of utilization of anode exhaust gas. Also system efficiency was calculated at various type of system and operation conditions.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2005.11b
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• pp.55-57
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• 2005

This paper presents the development and performance of a power conditioning system (PCS) for application to a 100kw Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell. (MCFC) generation system. The MCFC generation system is a part of a four year government funded research project that began in 2001. This paper presents the results of operation connected to an actual fuel cell stack at a field demonstration site. and this paper shows various tests and performance verification of the 100kW PCS using a simulated DC source.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2010.07a
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• pp.200-201
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 동특성이 매우 느린 용융탄산염 연료전지 (Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell, MCFC) 스택이 계통 사고 시 추가적인 UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) 없이 비상부하로 전력 공급이 가능하고, 사고 제거 후 즉시 정격전력 발전하여 계통으로 주입할 수 있는 비상부하 추종형 백업 시스템을 제안한다. 제안된 MCFC 발전 시스템용 비상부하 추종형 백업 시스템은 3상 인버터로 구성된 PCS (Power Conditioning System) 출력단에 3상 PWM 컨버터를 연결한 구조이고, 비상부하 추종 및 부하량 조절이 가능한 추가적인 제어 알고리즘으로 PWM 컨버터를 제어한다. 제안된 비상부하 추종형 백업 시스템의 회로와 제어 알고리즘의 타당성을 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 통하여 검증한다.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.131-137
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• 2007

The typical MCFC (molten carbonate fuel cell) anode is made of Ni-10%Cr alloy. The work of this paper is focused concerning long life of anode because Ni-10% Cr anode is suffering from sintering and creep behavior during cell operation. Therefore, Ni-coated Alumina powder($20{\mu}m$) was developed by electroless nickel plating. Optimum condition of electroless nickel coation on $20{\mu}m$ alumina is as follows: pH 11.7, temperature $65{\sim}80^{\circ}C$, powder amount $100cm^2/l$. The deposition rate for Ni-electroless plating was as a function of temperature and activation energy was evaluated by Arrhenius Equation thereby activation energy calculated slope of experimental data as 117.6 kJ/mol, frequency factor(A) was $6.28{\times}10^{18}hr^{-1}$, respectively.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1994.07a
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• pp.94-96
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• 1994

To develop the 2kw class MCFC stack, preliminarly 3 cell and 10 cell stack having a $100cm^2$ effective electrode area were fabricated and tested. These stacks showed 30 W and 100 W of output respectively and average cell voltage of 0.734V at $150mA/cm^2$. The stack performance decreased with the increase of fuel utilization rate. In durability test of 10 cell stack, the performance was sharply decreased at the rate of 180mV/1000Hr during 720hours operation time.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1998.07a
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• pp.55-57
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• 1998

Molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) power plant is expected to be one of the most promising future power generation system for the electric utilities because of its high efficiency, environmental suitability and capability of using coal as fuel. To get such attractive performance, it is necessary to consider optimizing operation and gas recycling system. This paper describes the simulation results of 7 kW MCFC stack in KEPRI and the effects of the three possible gas recycling operations, i.e. cathode gas recycling, anode gas recycling, anode gas recycling with catalytic burner.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.95-106
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• 1992

For commercial application of the MCFC, the life time of the MCFC should exceed 40,000 hours, But the life time of the state-of-the-art MCFC was limited to 15,000 hours. The main reasons of the life time limit can be classified as the deficiency of the electrolyte and cathode dissolution. It has been found that the electrolyte deficiency is caused by the continuous evaporation of the electrolyte. However a recent reaserch shows that an electrolyte pumping phenomenon, which implies, the migration of the electrolyte through the gasket material of the external gas manifold, is also the reason of the electrolyte deficiency. Due to the electrolyte pumping phenomenon, positive end cell of the stack suffers the electrolyte deficiency and negative end cell of stack is flooded with electrolyte. Therefore, the cell performance is degraded. The author invented a new manifoldcasing, which prevents the contact between the wet seal and the gasket of the manifold, and gives a complete elimination of an electrolyte pumping effect.