The book summarizes the current state of the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology in power generation applications. It describes the single cells, SOFC stacks, micro-combined heat and power systems, large-scale stationary power generators and polygeneration units. The principles of modeling, simulation and controls of power systems with solid oxide fuel cells are presented and discussed. Authors provide theoretical background of the technology followed by the essential insights into the integrated power systems. Selected aspects of the design, construction and operation of power units in range from single kilowatts to hundreds of kilowatts are presented. Finally, the book reports the selected studies on prototype systems which have been constructed in Europe. The book discusses the theoretical and practical aspects of operation of power generators with solid oxide fuel cells including fabrication of cells, design of stacks, system modeling, simulation of stationary and non-stationary operation of systems, fuel preparation and controls.

Author evaluates various modeling approaches for large systems employing high temperature fuel cell (particularly SOFC). Paper includes a brief discussion of current trends and various designs. It goes into details discussing the crucial parameters influencing the cycle's operation and performance. For better understanding, the basics of the fuel cell operation, involved processes and all phenonena are provided. Finaly the desired system configuration is proposed and investigated. The modeling and optimisation in the software are extensively described. Analysis of the whole system with the proposed numerical tool allows the determination of the overall system thermal efficiency with high fidelity, thus the biggest effort must be made to correctly determine all input parameters and define the proper assumptions as well as simplifications. The final discussion after performed modeling emphasises the most crucial parameters. The proposed system represents a clean energy source, which substantialy reduces the polutants flow associated with the power generation.