• 공업화학
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.149-154
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• 2011

연료전지 스택 작동환경에서의 열노화 특성을 살펴보기 위하여 다양한 고무 compound의 내열 및 압축 영구 줄음률의 평가를 실시하고, 스택의 장시간 운전을 통해 접합할 수 있는 대상액인 $H_2SO_4$, $H_2O$, LLC (Ethylene glycol : $H_2O=50:50$)에 대하여 장시간 평가를 실시하였다. NBR과 EPDM은 시간이 경과할수록 침적액의 변색하는 것을 알 수 있었으며, VMQ는 $H_2SO_4$ 분위기에서 시간에 따라 고무가 노화되는 것을 TGA, SEM, EDS 분석을 통하여 확인하였다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.139-147
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• 2018

Korea Electric Power Research Institute (KEPCO RI) had developed molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) system since 1993. Finally, KEPCO RI developed and operated a 125 kW MCFC system in 2010. To make MCFC system compact, it is indispensable to install an ejector in this system where the anode off gas, the cathode off gas, and fresh air are mixed before flowing to the catalytic burner. KEPCO RI had developed various ejectors for MCFC system since 2006. The 125 kW MCFC system built with the developed ejector was operated successfully in Boryeong Thermal Power Plant in 2010. This 125 kW MCFC ejector was designed on the basis of the experimental results of 5 kW and 75 kW MCFC ejectors. The main goal of ejector design in our MCFC system is to maintain the entrainment ratio and the pressure between fuel cell stack and catalytic burner within the operating range. In this paper, the design results of the ejector are presented based on the 125 kW MCFC system operating conditions. In addition, a designed ejector was manufactured and installed in the MCFC system. As the fuel cell is under load operation, the pressure surrounding the ejector was measured to ensure that the fuel cell system is operating smoothly.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.315-323
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• 2007

The present manuscript deals with the prediction of the lifetime of NBR compound based rubber gaskets for use as fuel cells. The material was investigated at 120, 140 and $160^{\circ}C$, with aging times from 3 to 600 h and increasing $H_2SO_4$ concentrations of 5, 6, 7 and 10 vol%. Both material and accelerated acid-heat aging tests were carried out to predict the useful life of the NBR rubber gasket for use as a fuel cell stack. To investigate the effects of acid-heat aging on the performance characteristics of the gaskets, the properties of the NBR rubber, such as crosslink density and elongation at break, were studied. The hardness of the NBR rubber was found to decrease with decreasing acid concentration at both $120\;and\;140^{\circ}C$, but at $160^{\circ}C$, the hardness of the NBR rubber increased abruptly in a very short time at different acid concentrations. The tensile strength and elongation at break were found to decrease with increases in both the $H_2SO_4$ concentration & temperature. The observed experimental results were evaluated using the Arrhenius equation.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2007년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.47-51
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• 2007

The present paper reports the life time prediction of Acrylonitrile-Butadiene rubber (NBR) fuel cell gasket materials as a function of operational variables like acid concentration, ageing time and temperature. Both material and accelerated acid-heat aging tests were carried out to predict the useful life of the NBR rubber gasket for use as a fuel cell stack. The acid ageing of the gasket compounds has been investigated at 120, 140 and $160^{\circ}C$, with aging times from 3 to 600 h and increasing acid ($H_2SO_4$) concentrations of 5, 6, 7 and 10 vol%. Material characteristics the gas compound such as cross-link density, tensile strength and elongation at break were studied. The hardness of the NBR rubber was found to decrease with decreasing acid concentration at both 120 and $140^{\circ}C$, but at $160^{\circ}C$ interestingly the hardness of the NBR rubber increased abruptly in a very short time at different acid concentrations. The tensile strength and elongation at break were found to decrease with increase in both the acid concentrate ion & temperature. The life time of the compounds were evaluated using the Arrhenius equation.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.335-340
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• 2016

Hydrogen production through proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) is expeditiously receiving international attention for renewable energy sources as well as energy storage system applications due to its environmentally friendly uses. A series of $Ir_{0.2}Ru_{0.8}O_2$ $Ir_{0.5}Ru_{0.8}O_2$ & $IrO_2$ catalysts were synthesized and electrochemically evaluated by using linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) technique. Furthermore, the PEMWE performances of full cells were evaluated by recording I-V Curves. The developed PEMWE stack was also operated in combination with a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) to demonstrate the discrete regenerative fuel cell (DRFC) performances. Produced hydrogen and oxygen from PEMWE were used as a fuel to operate PEMFC to establish a DRFC system.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.316-322
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• 2012

A fuel cell vehicle has the hydrogen detection sensors for checking the hydrogen leakage because it use hydrogen for its fuel and can't use a odorant to protect the fuel cell stack. To verify the hydrogen safety of leakage we select the high possible leak points of fittings in hydrogen storage system and test the leaking behavior at them. The hydrogen leakage flow rate is 10, 40, 118 NL/min and the criterion for maximum hydrogen leakage is based on allowing an equivalent release of combustion energy as permitted by gasoline vehicles in FMVSS301. There are total 18EA hydrogen leakage detection sensors installed in test system. we acquire the hydrogen leakage detection time and determine the ranking. Hydrogen leakage detection time decrease when hydrogen leakage flow rate increase. The minimum hydrogen leakage detection time is about 3 seconds when the flow rate is 118NL/min. In this study, we optimize hydrogen sensor position in fuel cell vehicle and verify the hydrogen leakage safety because there is no inflow inside the vehicle.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.26-32
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• 2022

This paper proposes a power system that includes a 120k W fuel cell DC-DC converter (FDC) and 30 kW bidirectional DC-DC converter (BHDC) for a 150 kW fuel-cell vehicle. With a high DC link voltage of 800 V, the efficiency and power density of the power electronic components are improved. Through the modular design of FDC and BHDC, electric components are shared, resulting in reduced mass production costs. The switching frequency of 30 kHz of full SiC devices and optimal design of coupled inductor reduce the volume, achieving a power density of 8.3 kW/L. Furthermore, a synergetic operation strategy using variable limiter control of FDC and BHDC was proposed to efficiently operate the fuel cell vehicle considering the fuel cell stack efficiency according to the load. Finally, the performance of the prototype was verified by Highway Fuel Economy Driving Schedule testing, EMI test, and the linked operation between FDC and BHDC. The full load efficiencies of the FDC and BHDC prototypes are 98.47% and 98.74%, respectively.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.40-50
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• 2012

폐열의 활용은 연료전지시스템의 효율의 제고에 중요하다. SOFC/GT/ST 하이브리드시스템은 연료전지시스템 폐열의 전력화에 가스터빈 및 증기터빈을 활용하는 방식이다. 본 논문은 SOFC/GT/ST 하이브리드시스템에 대한 스택의 작동온도와 전류밀도, 가스터빈의 압력비가 시스템의 성능에 미치는 영향 등을 시뮬레이션을 통하여 검토한 것이다. 그 결과로 SOFC/GT/ST 하이브리드시스템은 단독 SOFC시스템과 비교하여 효율의 급격한 변화를 완화시키며 또한 효율을 크게 제고시키고 있음을 확인하였다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1996년도 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.1707-1709
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• 1996

For the improvement of the performance and life time of phosphoric acid fuel cell, the management of electrolyte in the electrocatalyst layer and electrolyte matrix in the cell structure is very important. Porous bipolar pinto structure, that is known as an advanced type, is generally used for the storage of electrolyte in the cell. In this paper, the single cell was made of the electrode by coating directly electrocatalyst layer on porous bipolar plate. The single cell showed $186\;mA/cm^2$ at 0.6V. This performance is similar to the performance of the conventional nonporous plate single cell. The technology of porous plate single cell could be directly used to the fabrication of stack in order to improve the performance and life time of phosphoric acid fuel cell.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2019

본 연구의 목적은 100kW급 연료전지 시스템의 열관리 성능을 실도로 운전조건에서 분석하여, 성능 해석 모델링을 개발하는 것이다. 개발된 모델을 적용하여, 열관리 시스템의 운전조건 변화에 따른 성능 변화를 고찰하고자 한다. 해석 모델링은 핵심부품들에 대한 성능 평가 데이터를 바탕으로, 성능에 영향을 주는 변수들로 개발하였다. 개발된 연료전지 열관리 시스템 해석 모델링으로 다양한 실차 운전조건에서의 최적 열관리 시스템에 대한 전력소비량을 분석하였다. 주요하게, 연료전지 열관리시스템 핵심부품(워터펌프, 냉각 팬, 3 Way Valve, 라디에이터)에 대한 성능 특성 분석 후 모델링을 진행하였다. 개발된 모델링으로 운전조건에 따른 유량 예측을 하였고, 실험값과 예측값과의 비교분석을 통하여서, 해석 모델링에 대한 검증을 진행하였다. 과도해석을 통하여서, 냉시동시 냉각수 온도가 특정온도까지의 소요시간을 예측하였다. 스택 운전조건에서 스택 입출구 온도가 적정 수준에서 움직이기 위한 열관리 시스템 운전조건에 대한 예측을 진행하였다. 그 결과를 바탕으로, 소모전력과 열방출량과의 비교분석을 하였다. 개발된 해석 모델링은 핵심부품들의 성능 변화시 연료전지 시스템 운전에 대한 영향도를 분석할 수 있도록 활용할 예정이다.