Fabrication and Characterization of Low Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

• Main Author: Nathania Ovan -13014006, Kevino - 13014060, Evelyn
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/27017
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

<p align="justify">Indonesia is very dependent on fossil fuels to fulfill energy needs. Unfortunately, electrical energy based on fossil fuels produces greenhouse gases in their utilization. Fuel cells can be a solution to overcome the energy dependence of fossil fuels. Fuel cell has high energy conversion and environmentally friendly. Recently, Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) is one of the promising developments in fuel cell system. SOFC can be applied to micro-scale combined heat and power generation (micro CHP) as power plants in housing. SOFC uses solid electrolyte so that electrodes corrosion can be avoided. Currently, low-temperature SOFC (500-700oC) is being widely developed because it costs less than the conventional SOFC (~1000oC). Unfortunately, conventional SOFC is less developed in Indonesia because it requires electrode and electrolyte materials which are expensive and not available in Indonesia. <br /> <br /> <br /> The objective of this research is to do the fabrication of homemade SOFC using electodes and electrolyte materials from Indonesia. The SOFC cell performance at low temperature is evaluated based on its electrochemical characteristics. The variations in this research is the SOFC operating temperature. <p align="justify"> <br />