Optimal Operation Conditions for a Methane Fuelled SOFC and Microturbine Hybrid System

Table 9

Comparison of the data obtained with the model and experimental data studied by evaluating an equivalent useful area equal to 85% of the effective area (dfc = 3200 A/m²).

	Model data	Reference data	Relative difference [%]
Hybrid system power [kW]	431.47	428	0.80
Fuel cell power [kW]	320.52	319	0.47
Gas turbine power [kW]	110.95	109	1.76
Hybrid system efficiency [kW]	0.62	0.61
Fuel cell efficiency [kW]	0.46	0.45
Gas turbine efficiency [kW]	0.16	0.16