Energy analysis of a trigeneration plant based on solid oxide fuel cell and organic Rankine cycle

Fahad A. Al-Sulaiman; Ibrahim Dincer; Feridun Hamdullahpur

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.09.047

Energy analysis of a trigeneration plant based on solid oxide fuel cell and organic Rankine cycle

Fahad A. Al-Sulaiman^*
, Ibrahim Dincer
, Feridun Hamdullahpur

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this study, energy analysis of a trigeneration plant based on solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is conducted. The physical and thermodynamic elements of the plant include an SOFC, an ORC, a heat exchanger for the heating process and a single-effect absorption chiller for cooling. The results obtained from this study show that there is at least a 22% gain in efficiency using the trigeneration plant compared with the power cycle (SOFC and ORC). The study also shows that the maximum efficiency of the trigeneration plant is 74%, heating cogeneration is 71%, cooling cogeneration is 57% and net electricity is 46%. Furthermore, it is found that the highest net power output that can be provided by the trigeneration plant considered in this study is 540 kW and, the highest SOFC-AC power is 520 kW. The study reveals that the inlet pressure of the turbine has an insignificant effect on the efficiency. The study also examines the effect of both the SOFC current density and the SOFC inlet flow temperature on the cell voltage and voltage loss.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5104-5113
Number of pages	10
Journal	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume	35
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.09.047
State	Published - May 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
The first author acknowledges the financial support provided by King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) to carry out this research. Also, the comments provided by Dr. Can Ozgur Colpan on the SOFC model are appreciated.

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Keywords

Cooling cogeneration
Current density
Efficiency
Heating cogeneration
Organic Rankine cycle
Solid oxide fuel cell
Trigeneration
Voltage

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Fuel Technology
Condensed Matter Physics
Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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