Fuel Cell Systems for Conventional Fuels

Authors

Dipl.-Ing. J. Rechberger, Dipl.-Ing. M. Reissig, Dipl.-Ing. J. Mathe, AVL List GmbH, Graz

Year

2016

Print Info

Fortschritt-Berichte VDI, Reihe 12, Nr. 799

Summary

AVL develops since 2002 SOFC (Solid Oxide Fuel Cell) based APUs (Auxiliary Power Units). The decision has been made for SOFC due to the high fuel flexibility as also hydrocarbon based fuels can be converted very efficiently into electrical energy. The SOFC is characterized by very high operating temperatures which enables the fuel flexibility by direct oxidation of CO (or water-gas shift to H2). The cell itself is based on ceramic and/or metallic layers and individual cells are interconnected by metallic plates to reach reasonable voltages.