Open AccessFUEL TRANSFORMER SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL
Author(s) -
Norman Bessette,
Douglas S Schmidt,
Jolyon Rawson,
Lars Allfather,
A.F. Litka
Publication year - 2005
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/840679
Subject(s) - corporation , fuel cells , work (physics) , transformer , engineering , business , electrical engineering , mechanical engineering , finance , voltage , chemical engineering
The following report documents the technical approach and conclusions made by Acumentrics Corporation during latest budget period toward the development of a low cost 10kW tubular SOFC power system. The present program, guided under direction from the National Energy Technology Laboratory of the US DOE, is a nine-year cost shared Cooperative Agreement totaling close to $74M funded both by the US DOE as well as Acumentrics Corporation and its partners. The latest budget period ran from July of 2004 through January 2004. Work was focused on cell technology enhancements as well as BOP and power electronics improvements and overall system design. Significant progress was made in increasing cell power enhancements as well as decreasing material cost in a drive to meet the SECA cost targets. The following report documents these accomplishments in detail as well as the lay out plans for further progress in next budget period