Model-based process analysis of a SOFC micro-CHP unit with reduced operating temperature

In the collaborative project "LOTUS - Low Temperature SOFC micro-CHP system" a 1 kWel system prototype is developed and tested. A dynamic model is established for in-depth investigation of the novel system concept, referring to transient and critical system states. For this purpose the Modelica modeling language is used in combination with the simulation tool Dymola. By means of a software state machine, the start-up procedure is analyzed and the control logic of the prototype can be developed. Copyright