| Title | Thermodynamic and Dynamic Assessment of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Hybrid Systems for Use in Locomotives |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 67198 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Brouwer, Jacob; Azizi, Ali |
| Corporate Creator | University of California, Irvine. National Fuel Cell Research Center |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology |
| Publication Date | 20190600 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The purpose of this investigation was to validate the feasible use of one of the currently available industrial gas turbine engines (i.e., the 200 kW C-200 engine of Capstone Turbines) in the hybrid fuel cell gas turbine test system for locomotive application. The National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC) developed a full 500 kW dynamic computer model of hybrid fuel cell gas turbine system components for a test locomotive engine and demonstrated that the Capstone C-200 micro gas turbine integrated into a 500 kW hybrid solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine (SOFC-GT) system is a viable possible option for locomotive applications. In addition, a new MATLAB code was developed and applied to integrating the gas turbine with both a Bloom Energy 200 kW SOFC system and a Versa Power 400 kW SOFC system. |
| Rosap ID | dot:40899 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40899 |
| TRT Terms | Fuel cell vehicles; Hybrid vehicles; Gas turbine fuels; Locomotive operations; Railroad vehicle operations; Locomotive utilization |
| General Subjects | Hybrid solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine system; SOFC-GT; National Fuel Cell Research Center; NFCRC; gas turbine; GT; locomotive; hybrid fuel cell gas turbine test system |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1709668 |
| Contract Number | DTFR53-15-C-00024 |
| Report Number | DOT/FRA/ORD-19/16 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/67000/67100/67198/DOT-FRA-ORD-19-16_20190624.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |