Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) triple combined cycle system, integrated with gas turbine (GT) and steam turbine (ST), is an ultimate fossil fuel electric power generation system with very high efficiency. In 2008, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) operated the 200 kW-class SOFC micro gas turbine (MGT) hybrid system under commission of New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and we could demonstrate 52.1%-LHV net power generation efficiency. Based on the successful achievement, MHI developed a more compact 250 kW-class SOFC-MGT hybrid system for the purpose of utilization of a hybrid system in the NEDO project scheduled from fiscal 2011 to 2012. Furthermore, we have started a development of fundamental technologies of SOFC-GT-ST triple combined cycle system that aims to achieve more than 70% of power generation efficiency. In this paper, latest results on the development of SOFC and the systems are described.
Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) triple combined cycle system, integrated with gas turbine (GT) and steam turbine (ST), is an ultimate fossil fuel electric power generation system with very high efficiency. Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) has been developing for commercialization of an SOFC-micro gas turbine (MGT) system from several hundred kW to several MW class. Recently prototype of a 250 kW class SOFC-MGT hybrid system was operated at Tokyo Gas Senju Techno Station. This system was stable without voltage degradation under operating 4,100 hours. At the same time, we have started the development of fundamental technologies for realization of SOFC-Gas Turbine (GT)-Steam Turbine (ST) triple combined cycle system that aims to achieve more than 70% of power generation efficiency. In this paper, recent progress of the SOFC-micro gas turbine (MGT) hybrid system and development of triple combined cycle system are described.
A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is a fuel cell that can operate at high temperature. By applying its high-temperature exhaust heat to gas turbine (GT) combined-cycle power generation, an extremely high-efficiency thermal power system can be constructed, with a power generation efficiency of up to 70%. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) is one of the first companies to focus on the potential of the SOFC as a component of large-scale power generation systems and has promoted both element and system development since the 1980s. New 250kW-class SOFC-MGT Hybrid System has been under trial operation since November 2012.
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