Operation experience with a novel highly efficient micro-scale CHP system based on fuel-flexible gasification and a SOFC

Conference paper (2019)

Authors

Ingwald Obernberger BIOS Bioenergiesysteme

T. Brunner BIOS Bioenergiesysteme

Christian Ramerstorfer BIOS Bioenergiesysteme

Michael Kerschbaum Windhager Zentralheizung Technik

P.V. Aravind Energy Technology - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Robert Makkus HyGear B.V.

Stefan Megel Fraunhofer-Institut für Keramische Technologien und Systeme IKTS

M. Hauth AVL List GmbH

S. Weissensteiner AVL List GmbH

Research Group

Energy Technology (Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering) (TU Delft)

Fuel cell Gasification Combined heat and power generation (CHP) Gas cleaning

To reference this document use:

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:cec0601b-c1ad-4eed-895d-429c3fbc58c9

More Info

expand_more

Published Date

2019

Language

English

Reuse Rights

Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download, forward or distribute the text or part of it, without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license such as Creative Commons.

Faculty

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Department

Process and Energy

Research Group

Energy Technology

Abstract

An efficient and fuel flexible micro-scale biomass CHP technology based on the combination of a small-scale updraft gasifier with a SOFC system has been developed within the EU H2020 project FlexiFuel-SOFC. High load flexibility and a maximum of full load operating hours of the CHP system is achieved by operating the CHP part of the plant with a side stream (product gas extracted from the gasifier) of a heat controlled system (gas burner and boiler as well as heat recovery). A gas cleaning unit (GCU) for the treatment of the side stream according to the requirements for the operation of the SOFC regarding contaminant (H2S, HCl) and TSP removal as well as tar content reduction was designed, constructed and successfully evaluated. After successful test of the GCU comprehensive test runs with the SOFC followed. Overall more than 300 hours of GCU operation and 250 hours with SOFC operation could be achieved with different biomass fuels. The gas quality was satisfactory and the SOFC system achieved its nominal capacity (6 kWel). Following, the basic proof of concept for the new technology could be gained.