DEVELOPMENT OF MOLB TYPE SOFC
Yoshinori Sakaki, Masatoshi Hattori, Akihiro Nakanishi, Tatsuo Kabata, Hidetoshi Aiki, Kouichi Takenobu, Hitoshi Miyamoto · Doryoku, Enerugi Gijutsu Shinpojiumu koen ronbunshu/Doryoku, enerugi gijutsu no saizensen koen ronbunshu · 2002
MOLB (Mono block Layer Built) type SOFC has many advantages such as high density of electric power generation, small space requirement, suitableness for mass production, etc. Chubu Electric Power Company, Inc. (CEPCO) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) have jointly developed and evaluated the MOLB type SOFC since 1990. In our latest developments, several 10kW class module was manufactured ant tested from 2000 to 2001. The test resulted in a maximum output of 15kW over a total operating period of 7,500 hours, with the fuel of town gas, under the internal reforming process at the anode for town gas.