Industrial/PhD Course: Fuel cells and micro CHP (Co-organised with the HyFC Academy)
- Time
- Monday 1. October 2012 at 8:30 - Friday 5. October 2012 at 17:00
The course will cover important topics related to the applications of fuel cells in combined heat and power systems. Fuel cells have a number of advantages in relation to small scale heat and power production including high efficiency and low emissions. The technology can play a significant role as balancing power in relation to a future energy system with a large penetration of wind power and other fluctuating renewable energy sources. Furthermore, future legislation may restrict private households from using natural gas to produce only heat hence requiring a technology for small scale co-generation of heat and power.
This course will address the following topics:
• Introduction to micro CHP systems, the basic technology, LTPEM, HTPEM and SOFC based systems. A discussion of the possible fuels and the need for fuel processing.
• The potential role of micro CHP in the future energy system.
• The role of micro CHP as part of a smart grid
• The key components in a micro CHP system (fuel cell, fuel processor, heat exchangers, heat storage, and power electronics)
• Reforming of hydrocarbons (SR, POX, ATR), upstream and downstream cleanup (S, CO etc.)
• Fuel cell types and their main characteristics
• Grid connection of micro CHP systems
• System optimization and operation strategies
• Testing, approval and certification of systems for large scale market introduction
Organizer: Professor Søren Knudsen Kær, skk@et.aau.dk, Aalborg University
Lecturers: Professor Søren Knudsen Kær, skk@et.aau.dk, Aalborg University, Associate Professor Mads Pagh Nielsen, mpn@et.aau.dk, Aalborg University, Post Doc Søren Juhl Andreasen, sja@et.aau.dk, Aalborg University
- Host
- Department of Energy Technology
- Address
- Place will be announced later - it will not take place at the Aalborg University
- More information
- http://www.et.aau.dk/phd/phd-courses/
- Price
- 6000 DKK for PhD students outside of Denmark and 1500 DKK for PhD students in Denmark, who is not from AAU. 8000 DKK for the Industry.
