TY - JOUR
T1 - A hybrid system integrating solid oxide fuel cell and thermo-radiative-photovoltaic cells for energy cascade utilization
AU - Liao, Tianjun
AU - Dai, Yawen
AU - Cheng, Chun
AU - He, Qijiao
AU - Li, Zheng
AU - Ni, Meng
N1 - Funding Information:
This work has been supported by the Scientific Research Foundation (Grant No. 2019ZD22 ) and the Teaching Reform and Practice Project (Grant No. 2020YB29) of Chongqing University of Technology , the Science and Technology Research Program of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission (Grant No. KJQN201901144), and the Chongqing Research Program of Basic Research and Frontier Technology (cstc2020jcyjmsxmX0001), People's Republic of China. M. Ni thanks the grant (Project ID: P0014036; Work Programme: YW3T) from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong, China.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2021/11/15
Y1 - 2021/11/15
N2 - A novel hybrid system coupling solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) with thermoradiative (TR) and photovoltaic (PV) cells is proposed, evaluated, and optimized for energy cascade utilization. Theories of electrochemistry, Planck radiative heat transfer, and first law of thermodynamics are applied to assess and optimize the performance of the hybrid system. Firstly, energy balance analysis is conducted to obtain suitable area ratio between the subsystems and the SOFC. A homo-structure InAs–InAs is chosen as an example of the TP-PV cells. The peak power density of 0.669 W cm−2 and the maximum efficiency of 0.770 and the relevant work conditions are achieved through parametric optimal analysis. It is also found that decreasing the leakage resistance of the SOFC can enhance electricity production and efficiency of the hybrid system. Secondly, a GaSb-InSb TP-PV cells are adopted to couple with the SOFC for performance enhancement. Finally, the positive effects of back surface reflector and the negative effects of irreversible heat transfers on the hybrid system are discussed. The obtained results are helpful for designing and optimizing the SOFC-TR-PV hybrid systems.
AB - A novel hybrid system coupling solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) with thermoradiative (TR) and photovoltaic (PV) cells is proposed, evaluated, and optimized for energy cascade utilization. Theories of electrochemistry, Planck radiative heat transfer, and first law of thermodynamics are applied to assess and optimize the performance of the hybrid system. Firstly, energy balance analysis is conducted to obtain suitable area ratio between the subsystems and the SOFC. A homo-structure InAs–InAs is chosen as an example of the TP-PV cells. The peak power density of 0.669 W cm−2 and the maximum efficiency of 0.770 and the relevant work conditions are achieved through parametric optimal analysis. It is also found that decreasing the leakage resistance of the SOFC can enhance electricity production and efficiency of the hybrid system. Secondly, a GaSb-InSb TP-PV cells are adopted to couple with the SOFC for performance enhancement. Finally, the positive effects of back surface reflector and the negative effects of irreversible heat transfers on the hybrid system are discussed. The obtained results are helpful for designing and optimizing the SOFC-TR-PV hybrid systems.
KW - Energy cascade utilization
KW - Solid oxide fuel cell
KW - Thermophotovoltaic cell
KW - Thermoradiative cell
KW - Waste heat recovery
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230538
DO - 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230538
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85115157875
SN - 0378-7753
VL - 512
JO - Journal of Power Sources
JF - Journal of Power Sources
M1 - 230538
ER -
