Field Enhanced Sintering: process development for Steel Cell- Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

现场增强烧结：钢电池-固体氧化物燃料电池的工艺开发

• 批准号: 104383
• 金额: $ 46.57万
• 依托单位: LUCIDEON LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2018 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=104383
• 关键词: Field; Enhanced; Sintering; process; development

Ceramic bodies, such as those found in steel cell Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC's), are produced by sintering green parts at high temperatures. This project looks to assess and demonstrate the use of Field Enhanced Sintering (FES) technology as a process to improve the productivity of SOFC manufacture. FES is the application of electric fields to ceramics during their sintering process, it has been shown to dramatically reduce sintering times used in ceramic manufacture, as well as improve the properties of the end material via microstructural control. Fuel cells can be used in Combined Heat and Power (CHP) generators, as range extenders on automobiles, and as power generators for data storage facilities. They are broadly acknowledged to be the most efficient way to generate heat and electricity from renewable sources, however, the commercial challenge lies in their affordability for end application. The limiting factors here are speed and cost of manufacture, this is due to the extensive sintering steps required for each constituent material. This project, via a UK consortium of two SME's, Lucideon and Ceres Power, aims to address this commercial need for mutual benefit, by overcoming this challenge. The application of FES technology to SOFC manufacture is a highly technical and innovate step. Never before has an attempt been made to sinter this combination of materials, using FES, nor in a single step before. The project's objectives is to significantly reduce the sintering time for SOFC ceramics, thus increasing throughput and making steel cell SOFC technology a world leader within this sector. Also, via FES's ability to provide microstructural control, the performance of the materials within an operating environment shall be enhanced and verified. The project will utilise and build upon existing propriety control software (digital manufacturing), to control the field application to the SOFC materials, and ensure efficient sintering joining of dissimilar materials via prototype electrode and furnace design. The project aims to demonstrate FES application for the production of a commercial sized Steel Cell-SOFC part, along with performance verification against the current state-of-the-art. The project provides an opportunity for the consortium to advance a low TRL process to address growing national & international challenges in low carbon technology for energy generation, transport and manufacturing, contributing to creation of world leading reputations for the UK in each area

陶瓷体，如在钢铁电池固体氧化物燃料电池(SOFC)中发现的那些，是通过在高温下烧结绿色零件来生产的。该项目旨在评估和演示现场增强烧结(FES)技术的使用，以此作为提高SOFC生产效率的过程。FeS是在陶瓷的烧结过程中对其施加电场，已被证明可以显著缩短陶瓷制造中的烧结时间，并通过微观结构控制来改善最终材料的性能。燃料电池可用于热电联产(CHP)发电机、汽车的续航里程扩展器，以及数据存储设施的发电机。它们被广泛认为是利用可再生能源产生热量和电力的最有效方式，然而，商业挑战在于它们最终应用的可负担性。这里的限制因素是制造速度和成本，这是因为每种组成材料都需要广泛的烧结步骤。该项目通过一个由Lucideon和Ceres Power两家中小企业组成的英国财团，旨在通过克服这一挑战来满足这种互惠互利的商业需求。将FeS技术应用于SOFC生产是一个高技术、高创新的步骤。以前从来没有人尝试过使用FeS烧结这种材料组合，也没有过一步到位的尝试。该项目的目标是大幅缩短SOFC陶瓷的烧结时间，从而提高产能，使钢铁电池SOFC技术成为该行业的世界领先者。此外，通过FES提供微观结构控制的能力，材料在运行环境中的性能应得到增强和验证。该项目将利用和建立现有的适当控制软件(数字化制造)，以控制SOFC材料的现场应用，并通过原型电极和炉子设计确保不同材料的有效烧结连接。该项目旨在展示FES在生产商业尺寸的Steel Cell-SOFC部件中的应用，以及针对当前最先进的性能进行验证。该项目为该财团提供了一个推进低TRL进程的机会，以应对能源生产、运输和制造领域低碳技术日益增长的国内和国际挑战，为英国在各个领域创造世界领先的声誉做出贡献。