Reducing the manufacturing cost of tubular SOFC technology

被引：69

作者：

George, RA ^{[1
]}

Bessette, NF ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Westinghouse Elect Corp, Ctr Sci & Technol, SOFC Power Generat, Cell Mfg Dev, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES | 1998年 / 71卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

SOFC; SOFC/GT; manufacturing cost;

D O I：

10.1016/S0378-7753(97)02735-3

中图分类号：

O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];

学科分类号：

070304 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

In recent years, Westinghouse Electric Corporation has made great strides in advancing tubular solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology towards commercialization by the year 2001. In 1993, Westinghouse initiated a program to develop a 'MWe-Class' (1-3 MWe) pressurized SOFC (PSOFC)/gas turbine (GT) combined cycle power system for distributed power applications because of its (1) ultra-high efficiency (similar to 63% net AC/LHV CH4), (2) its compatibility with a factory packaged, minimum site work philosophy, and (3) its cost effectiveness. Since then two cost studies on this market entry product performed by consultants to the US Department of Energy have confirmed Westinghouse cost studies that fully installed costs of under $1300/kWe can be achieved in the early commercialization years for such small PSOFC/GT power systems. The paper will present the results of these cost studies in the areas of cell manufacturing cost, PSOFC generator manufacturing cost, balance-of-plant (BOP) cost, and system installation cost. In addition, cost of electricity calculations will be presented. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A.

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