Objective Today, main expectation for SOFC stationary systems competitiveness is to exceed a durability of 40 000 h, an objective which is not today reached except for very specific designs. A better understanding and detection of the failure mechanisms and the internal condition of stacks is of major importance for the introduction of the SOFC technology. If, massive SOFC stack or auxiliary failure can be easily detected by the control system, it is not currently the case for insidious abnormal operating conditions that accelerate the degradation of the SOFC stack, impacting seriously its performances other the long run and ultimately the life expectancy of the stack. These insidious phenomena can come either from within the stack itself (ex. a SRU distribution channel blocked), or from minor system failures (ex. abnormal decrease of performance of a fuel blower).DESIGN sets out on the detection of slow and hidden phenomena that nevertheless have strong and detrimental long-term effects on the performance and durability of the SOFC stack. The project proposes to study the influence of slowly-damaging conditions on measures performed on the stack sub-components: the Cells, the Single Repeating Units (SRU) and smaller stacks. Identification of characteristic signatures of these degradation phenomena at the lower level will be subsequently transposed at the stack level, to provide a way to diagnose slow degradation phenomena in a commercial SOFC stack, through appropriate data processing of measures provided by limited sensors.The main outputs of the project will be:1.Identification of relevant sensors and signals to be monitored to diagnose degradation phenomena;2.A data analysis methodology to be applied to measured signals;3.A set of characteristic signatures for the different degradation phenomena at the local and stack level, to be compared with the actual sensor signal to diagnose long-term degradation conditions;4.Recommendations for operation recovery. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencedata processing Programme(s) FP7-JTI - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives Topic(s) SP1-JTI-FCH.2009.3.3 - Operation diagnostics and control for stationary applications Call for proposal FCH-JU-2009-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme JTI-CP-FCH - Joint Technology Initiatives - Collaborative Project (FCH) Coordinator COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES Address Rue leblanc 25 75015 Paris France See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Administrative Contact Yves Hussenot (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 414 574,00 Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT Participation ended Finland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Tekniikantie 4 a 02044 VTT Espoo See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Liisa Pyy (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY Finland EU contribution € 292 276,00 Address Tekniikantie 21 02150 Espoo See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Administrative Contact Liisa Pyy (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EIFER EUROPAISCHES INSTITUT FUR ENERGIEFORSCHUNG EDF KIT EWIV Germany EU contribution € 105 450,00 Address Emmy noether strasse 11 76131 Karlsruhe See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact August Günter (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI SALERNO Italy EU contribution € 174 434,00 Address Via giovanni paolo ii 132 84084 Fisciano sa See on map Region Sud Campania Salerno Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Elena Caracciolo (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE Switzerland EU contribution € 268 887,00 Address Batiment ce 3316 station 1 1015 Lausanne See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Vaud Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Brigitte Gabioud (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window HyGear Fuel Cell Systems B.V. 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