Transcript SOFC Meeting: Equivalent Circuit Fitting

Project Meeting, May 11, 2006
Workpackage 5:
Project Management & Industrial Liaison
NMW
Anja Bieberle-Hütter, NMW
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WP 5: Year 1 Milestones
• performance 200 mW/cm2 @ 550°C
• external electrical connections
Fuel Cell
• butane conversion rate > 90%
• post-combustor with gas oxidation
> 98%
Gas Processing
• thermal insulation concept with
Tinside 550°C, Toutside 50°C, < 10 cm3
• structures for validation critical points
• thermal system demonstrator with
simulated 2 W heat source
Thermal System
Project Management
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• battery expert
• industrial partner
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Main Achievements
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Battery Expert: H.-W. Praas
TeECon
Technology Engineering Consulting
• Consultancy tasks and identification of potential industrial partners
• 5 meetings together
• Result:
– information on battery world
– market analysis
 re-design of system, adjustment of specifications
still in contact, but collaboration currently “on hold”
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PR Measures
• Facts sheet elaborated together with
ETH Transfer
• Interview with Darius Nikbin for “Fuel
Cell Review” feature article on microSOFC  article May 2006
• “Brennstoffzellen kommen langsam
auf Touren”, Tagi, Dec. 27, 2005
• (10 vor 10 reportage declined)
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First Industrial Contacts Established
Dr. A. Ravagni, Vice President Component Coatings
“Thin Films for Energy”
board decision expected end of May 2006
Dr. A. Verma
interested in our thin film electrodes
collaboration started
Mr. Bachmann (contact via P. Muralt)
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http://www.msanet.com
MSA = Mine Safety Appliances Company
Est. 1914 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
MSA is the global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of sophisticated
products that protect people's health and safety.
interest in portable instruments
Subsidiary company in Zürich:
diffusive and flow through gas sensors
(photoaccoustic detection principle)
Meeting at ETHZ and Email Mr. Bachmann, April 2006:
“Gerne würden wir uns an Ihrem Projekt beteiligen, vor allem mit
Mannstunden, (finanzielle Beteiligung nicht ausgeschlossen) für die Evaluation
der Brennstoffzellen im Felde.”
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Result of Risk Analysis
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Main Risks:
1.
Free-standing membrane not dense or cracking
2.
Performance of membrane not achieved
Heat management fails
4.
Energy density not achieved
5.
System integration impossible
6.
Fuel reforming difficult
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Cycling sensitivity
8.
Long term stabilty not sufficient
9.
No industrial partner found
Consequences
3.
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Low
Low
Measures for lowering highest risks:
1.
change material, use of bi-layers
2.
different deposition methods, different designs
6.
new catalyst and reactor design
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medium
10. Fabrication costs too high
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High
Medium
High
Risk
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Updated Competitors Analysis
Main fuel cell competitors:
1. Lilliputian
2. Tekion
3. Casio
4. Toshiba
5. Medis Technologies
6. NEC
7. Panasonic
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WP5: Project Management & Industrial Liaison
• WP 5.1: Industrial Collaboration
– Contacting of companies regarding participation in the project
– Finding industrial battery expert for accompanying the project
Milestones:
- Month 3:
- List of potential companies for industrial collaboration
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First contacts with the evaluated industrial partners 
- Contact to industrial battery expert established
- Month 6:
- Month 12:
Contacts with potential industrial partners interested in taking part in the project
Several PR tasks: mstnews article, interview with Fuel Cell Review, facts sheet ETH transfer
 and ongoing
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• WP 5.2 Business Implementation
– Setting-up of business model
– Elaboration of concurrence analysis
Milestones:
- Month 6:
- Month 12:
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Cost analysis and added value scenarios in view of competing products ()
Presentation of possible business models and competitor analysis
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WP5: PM & IL (continued)
• WP 5.3 Meetings and Reviews
– Organisation of meetings: monitor development, check for achievements of milestones, overview of system
development, WP progressing towards unified product
– Organisation of review meetings: Refine effort distribution between partners and definition of deliverables
Milestones:
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- Month 3:
Meeting + Controlling Report
- Month 6:
Meeting + Project Review with KTI
- Month 9:
Meeting + Controlling Report
- Month 12:
Meeting + Final Report + Financial Report
CCEM proposal submitted Febr. 28, 2006
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Year 1 Milestone:
• Battery expert from industry is accompanying the project
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• At least one industrial partner shows definite interest in joining the project
()
(industrial partner has to be included in a subsequent project by joining plausible the value chain)
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Summary
• Detailed competitors and risk analysis
• PR measures successful
• 3 industrial contacts established
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Next steps (Year 2)
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WP 5.1: - Industrial partner supports ONEBAT financially
- Evaluation of „back-up“ industrial partners
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WP 5.2: - PR activities enhanced
- Revision of product specifications
- Definition of „killer“ application
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WP 5.3: - Regular project meetings and reports
- Consortium coordination
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Next steps (Year 3 / Year 4)
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WP 5.1: - Find industrial partner for prototype development
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WP 5.2: - PR activities
- Cost analysis
- Market analysis
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WP 5.3: - Regular project meetings and reports
- Consortium coordination
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Questions ?
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