China University of Petroleum

Yazhou Shi

Wenchun Jiang

Hongxiang Zheng

Xiucheng Zhang

Yun Luo

Ming Song

Shaohua Li

The present disclosure provides a prediction method of electrochemical and mechanical performances of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) in a cold-hot cycle, and belongs to the technical field of SOFCs. In the present disclosure, a cold-hot cycle test is performed on SOFC pile, a polarization curve and an electrochemical impedance spectroscopy are measured by an electrochemical workstation, and contributions of different electrode reaction processes to voltage attenuation are analyzed quantitatively; the mechanical performance (bending strength, elastic modulus and hardness) after different numbers of cold-hot cycle services is tested, and based on change of Ni particles, the electrochemical performance and the mechanical performance of the SOFC pile are quantitatively associated; an attenuation coupling relationship of the electrochemical performance and the mechanical performance of the SOFC pile is disclosed and an attenuation theory model of the electrochemical performance and the mechanical performance of the SOFC pile is built. In this way, a change law of the electrochemical performance and the mechanical performance of the SOFC pile after different numbers of cold-hot cycles and a cold-hot cycle service life of the SOFC pile can be accurately predicted, which is of great significance to improve the thermal shock resistance of the cold-hot cycles of the SOFC pile, so as to promote SOFC commercialization applications.

Prediction method of electrochemical and mechanical performances in SOFC cold and hot cycle

A preparation method of an SOFC or SOEC with a long-life sealing interface is formed by allowing a sealing layer, a cell and a metal interconnector to be mutually contacted. In the present disclosure, with spinel as a coating material of the metal interconnector, staged thermal treatment is employed to form a high-density and strong-adhesion spinel coating to improve the endurance and entire performance of the metal interconnector. The present disclosure also optimizes the material system of the sealing layer, namely, uses the SiO—MgO—AlO—SrO—VOsystem to prepare the sealing layer, which not only improves the resistivity of the sealing layer but also increases its hardness and fracture strength. Further, under the condition of ensuring the airtightness, the coefficient of thermal expansion of the sealing layer is matched with the coefficients of thermal expansion of the metal interconnector and the cell, improving the endurance of the sealing interface.

SOFC or SOEC with long-life sealing interface and preparation method thereof

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Yazhou Shi