Due to the tight coupling of physical processes inside solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), efficient control of these devices depends largely on the proper pairing of controlled and manipulated variables. The present study investigates the uncontrolled, dynamic behavior of an SOFC stack that is intended for use in a hybrid SOFC-gas turbine (GT) system. A numerical fuel cell model is developed based on charge, species mass, energy, and momentum balances, and an equivalent circuit is used to combine the fuel cell's irreversibilities. The model is then verified on electrochemical, mass, and thermal timescales. The open-loop response of the average positive electrode-electrolyte-negative electrode (PEN) temperature, fuel utilization, and SOFC power to step changes in the inlet fuel flow rate, current density, and inlet air flow rate is simulated on different timescales. Results indicate that manipulating the current density is the quickest and most efficient way to change the SOFC power. Meanwhile, manipulating the fuel flow is found to be the most efficient way to change the fuel utilization. In future work, it is recommended that such control strategies be further analyzed and compared in the context of a complete SOFC-GT system model.
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