High Temperature

Distribution Statement A: Approved For Public Release, Distribution is Unlimited High Temperature (SOFC) Based Auxiliary Power Unit Workshop

Aug 11/12, 2008 Don Hoffman Office of Naval Research Ships Systems and Engineering Division

ONR 331

Army Air Force Navy

DARPA

Soldier Power Unmanned Vehicles

More Electric Aircraft Distributed Ship Power & Propulsion

Auxiliary Power Units

Light Vehicle Propulsion

Administrative FCV Demonstrations

Heavy Propulsion Research

Ground Support Equipment DoE

NASA

DoD Fuel Cell Development Areas

UUV

Design Flexibility

Modular Approach to Power Generation Multi Platform Applicable Reduced Acquisition & Life Cycle Costs

Greater System Efficiencies Reduced Maintenance Costs Enables Spiral Development Enhanced Survivability

Reduced Acoustic Signature

Fuel Cell Benefits

The objective of the PDM3 Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Program is to develop and demonstrate a modular, compact, high temperature fuel cell system which provides highly efficient, silent power for soldier and APU applications such as battery charging, GPS, Radio/Communications, computers, C4ISR gear, laser designators, etc.

Program Objective

Background Current military operations suffer from high and growing battlespace fuel demand. This demand degrades capability, increases force balance problems, exposes support operations to greater risk, and increases support costs.

More efficient platforms can enhance range, persistence and endurance. They can benefit the military not only by the direct savings in fuel costs, but by increasing combat effectiveness through the redirection of resources currently utilized for resupply.

The benefits of efficient platforms can allow for an increase warfighting capability

According to the latest Defense Science Board Energy Report dated February 2008, for Army operations, “during wartime, generators become the largest single fuel consumers on the battlefield”.

A high efficiency, advanced power generation unit suitable for both Army and Marine Corp applications could help reduce the battlespace fuel burden and help meet the ever increasing power demands for our troops in the battlefield.

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Soldier Power

Ship Service , Large MEP Ship Propulsion

Med. MEP

Portable Power, APU, Small MEP

Military

POWER

(kWe)

Commercial

Residential, APU Automotive Electronics

Heavy Vehicle Locomotive Industrial, Dist. Gen

Commercial Marine

Small Marine

DMFC

Reformed H2 FC Logistics Fuel SOFC Logistics Fuel PEM/HT PEM FC Other (GT, Diesel, Nuke) Log. Fuel MCFC UV/Small Craft/ Submersible

SOFC APU Program Applications SOFC APU Product Area

Day 1 Agenda Morning Session Registration 0930 – 1000

Opening Comments 1000 – 1015

APU Operational Experience in the Field & Specifications 1015 – 1045 Jon Carpenter (Marine Corps Systems Command)

SOFC Lessons Learned for DoD Applications 1045 – 1115 Karen Swider-Lyons (NRL)

Fuel Reforming & SOFC interface 1115 – 1145 Subir Roychoudhury (Precision Combustion Inc.)

Lunch Served (Buffet Style) Working Lunch 1145 - 1215

Afternoon Session Lunch Served (Buffet Style) Working Lunch 1145 – 1215

Plasma Reforming & SOFC interface 1215 – 1245 Lyman Frost (Ceramatec)

SOFC Cathode & Anode Contaminant Effects 1245 – 1330 Eranda Nikolla (University of Michigan)

Selective Air Filtration 1330 – 1400 Bruce Tatarchuk (Auburn University)

Passive Fuel Separation 1400 – 1430 Durai Swamy (Intelligent Energy Inc.)

Break 1430 – 1445

Afternoon Session Break 1430 – 1445

Sulfur Tolerant Metal Alloy Hydrogen Separation 1445 – 1515 Al Stubbmann (Power & Energy Inc)

Sulfur Tolerant Ion Transport H2 Separation 1515 – 1545 Scott Rackey (CTP Hydrogen)

Power Converters for SOFC Application 1545 – 1615 Robert Ashton (Creative Energy Solutions)

SOFC APU System Analysis 1615 – 1645 Tuhin Das (Rochester Institute of Technology)

Adjourn 1645

Day 2 Agenda

Registration 0830 – 0900

Opening Comments 0900 – 0915

APU Operational Experience in the Field & Specifications 0915 – 0945 Herb Dobbs (Army TARDEC)

Workshop Review & SOFC APU Planned Initiative 0945 - 1045 John Kuseian (NSWC Carderock Div.)

Adjourn 1100

Program Objective The objective of this program is to obtain detailed designs for a modular, compact, high temperature fuel cell system to provide high efficiency, silent power for US Marine Corps (USMC) and other DoD Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) applications.

The Office of Naval Research desires to gather and evaluate detailed designs for a Solid Oxide based high temperature fuel cell system with or without compatible energy recovery machinery that can perform the function of an APU capable of operating with JP5, JP8, Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel, and zero sulfur synthetic diesel.

The fuel cell based APU system design must account for full militarized specifications associated with existing fielded APU systems

Detailed Design Associated Specifications The SOFC APU detailed design will include but not limited to the following specifications:

Mil-Std-461C Part9 MIl-Std-705 Mil-Std-810 Mil-Std-1275 Mil-Std 1332 Mil-Std-2169

System APU design specifications will be provided in the BAA

Mil Stds can be provided upon request

Other Information Questions during the solicitation period of the BAA should be addressed to:

Mr. Shawn O’Donnell Contract and Grant Awards Management Division 875 N. Randolph Street ONR Code 254 Arlington, VA 22203-1995 Telephone Number: (703) 696-0975 Email Address: shawn.odonnell1.ctr@.navy.mil

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