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Three labs at EPFL which are bound through CRETE (Centre de Recherche et d’Enseignement en Technologies Energétiques) have oriented some of their research activities on integrated fuel cells equipment. Technological and systemic optimisation research progr ...
Fuel Cells are destined to supply electric energy beginning from primary resources. A static DC-AC converter is necessarily inserted between the fuel cells and the distribution network. This paper describes a new P.W.M. strategy for a current source invert ...
A downscaled drive train with a 6.5 kW fuel cell and a 10 kW supercapacitor module was realized and tested. The voltage levels and the energy flow between fuel cell and supercapacitor were controlled by an electronic unit. The combined fuel-cell/supercapac ...
A SOFC concept based on microtubular cells is presented. Mechanical tests and modelling show viability for fast thermal cycling in air for both zirconia and ceria electrolyte tubes. To combine advantages of both these materials, the concept includes a thin ...
Light water reactor (LWR) neutronics codes and cross-section libraries need further qualification when used for the calculation of inert matrix fuel (IMF) cells. Three types of validation efforts have been undertaken for the PuO2-Er2O3-ZrO2 IMF concept und ...
A new method for measuring local interfacial impedance properties with high lateral resolution was developed by combination of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) with scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM). Alternating current scanning electr ...
A new type of hydrogen dissociator for polarized atomic beams, based on a surface-wave discharge at 2.45 GHz, is described. We report dissociation-degree measurements as function of gas throughput, microwave power and oxygen fraction. A dissociation degree ...
A preliminary study was made of the cathodic properties (redn. of Ce(IV) and hydrogen evolution) of ZrO2 layer formed on Zr by thermal decompn. at high temp. Zr was chosen as base metal due to the fact that this valve metal is stable under conditions of hy ...
The growth kinetics of the sulfate-reducing bacteria Desulfovibrio desulfuricans Essex 6 was investigated under various conditions for potential use in a microbial fuel cell that recovers electrons generated from the redn. of sulfate to hydrogen sulfide. H ...
Abstract: A short overview of recent work on electroceramic materials relevant to methane-fueled SOFC systems is given. Various fuel feed options are considered, such as pure methane, biogas, and the addition of reforming agents. The principle and implemen ...