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Fuel Cell
Fuel Cell
AND
CHARACTERIZATION OF NIOBIUM
DOPED ZIRCONIA AS SOLID OXIDE
ELECTROLYTE FOR SOLID OXIDE
FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS
Prepared By,
Arathy. S. R
S4 MSc.Physics
Kariavattom campus
CONTENTS
FUEL CELL
A fuel cell is a device that converts the chemical energy
from a fuel into electricity through a chemical reaction
with oxygen or another oxidizing agent.
The
first fuel cell were invented in 1838 by William Robert Grove, arranging two
platinum electrodes electrodes with one end of each immersed in a container
of sulfuric acid and the other ends separately sealed in containers of oxygen
and hydrogen, a constant current would flow between the electrodes.
The sealed containers held water as well as the gases, and he noted that the
water level rose in both tubes as the current flowed.
The
There
They
As the main difference among fuel cell types is the electrolyte, fuel cells are
classified by the type of electrolyte they use followed by the difference in startup
time ranging from 1 sec for PEMFC to 10 min for SOFC
Fuel cells come in a variety of sizes. Individual fuel cells produce relatively small
electrical potentials, about 0.7 volts, so cells are "stacked", or placed in series, to
increase the voltage and meet an application's requirements.
In addition to electricity, fuel cells produce water, heat and, depending on the fuel
source, very small amounts of nitrogen dioxide and other emissions. The energy
efficiency of a fuel cell is generally between 4060%, or up to 85% efficient in
cogeneration if waste heat is captured for use.
SOFC
the cathode.
Two
The net result of the two reactions is that fuel is consumed, water or
carbon dioxide is created, and an electric current is created, which
can be used to power electrical devices, normally referred to as the
load.
At anode:
H2
At cathode:
2H+ +2e-
2H + + 1/2O2 +2e-
H 2O
The
The
Solid
to high temperature
To
SOFCS ARE
Pollution free
Reliable
High efficiency
Power
Applications
Cogeneration
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