SOFC cogeneration system for building applications, part 2: System configuration and operating condition design

Kwang Ho Lee; Richard K. Strand

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2009.04.012

SOFC cogeneration system for building applications, part 2: System configuration and operating condition design

Kwang Ho Lee, Richard K. Strand

School of Architecture

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An SOFC (Solid Oxide Fuel Cell) cogeneration optimization study was carried out for one small-scale and one large-scale building under both hot and cold weather conditions. Several different configurations of the SOFC system are operated using a defined set of input parameters to meet the actual heating, cooling and electrical demands on those two buildings The results are discussed and compared from four different perspectives: electric-only vs. cogeneration, energetic vs. economic, large-scale vs. small-scale buildings and hot vs. cold weather conditions. The main conclusion of this study is that optimization results vary widely depending on different system configurations and loading conditions and thus SOFC systems should be optimized based on the specific conditions to which they are exposed and not simply on a single operating condition.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2839-2846
Number of pages	8
Journal	Renewable Energy
Volume	34
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2009.04.012
State	Published - Dec 2009

Keywords

Cogeneration
Control
Economic
Energetic
SOFC
System configuration

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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