Annual Report 2011-2012

Annual Research Report 2011-2012
Project title:
Design and fabrication of SOFC single cell with purpose of
Technical know-how achievement
Department: Renewable Energy
Employer: SUNA
Project Manager: Arman Raoufi
Project Code: JNENE06
Project Staff: Hamed Mohebbi, Sh. Bozorgmehri, Hamed Aslannejad, Yase Mollayi,
Amir Ghobadzadeh, Reza Mahmoodi, Mohammad Zhiani, Iman Azarian
Project summary:
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells are new Energy convertors which directly convert chemical
energy in a fuel like hydrogen to electricity with no combustion. The advantage of
SOFCs like zero emission, high efficiency, no moving parts, modular structure and etc.
result to these types of fuel cells is the one of main candidate for future energy. SOFCs
have higher working temperature and efficiency than other type of fuel cells. According
to National Strategy of Iran Fuel cell Technology Development SOFCs are one of two
strategic fuel cells for Iran.
In this project detail investigations have been done about SOFC in the world and
various designs was studied. With respect to advantage and disadvantage of each type of
SOFCs planar SOFC was selected. The suitable materials and fabrications methods also
were selected.
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