.TransiEnt.Components.Electrical.FuelCellSystems.Base

Information

1. Purpose of model

Models of PEM and SOFC fuel cells for simulations of residential combined heat and power applications.

2. Level of detail, physical effects considered, and physical insight

- Polarisation curve is modeled

- Kinetic reactions in steam reformer are modeled

3. Limits of validity

See reference [1] or source code for details

4. Interfaces

See reference [1] or source code for details

5. Nomenclature

See reference [1] or source code for details

6. Governing Equations

See reference [1] or source code for details

7. Remarks for Usage

See reference [1] or source code for details

8. Validation

Validation has been done as part of the master thesis [1]

9. References

[1] Modellierung und Simulation von erdgasbetriebenen Brennstoffzellen-Blockheizkraftwerken zur Heimenergieversorgung

Master thesis, Simon Weilbach (2014)

10. Version History

Model created by Simon Weilbach (simon.weilbach@tuhh.de) on 01.10.2014

Model revised by Pascal Dubucq (dubucq@tuhh.de) on 25.04.2017

Contents

Name	Description
FuelCellSystemEfficiency	Tool to calculate the thermal and electric effiency of fuel cell system including steam reformer
SyngasSensor	Sensor measuring fuel cell performance (including a simple gas burner model for burning of remainding H2 in flue gas)