Tokyo Institute of TechnologyJuly 5, 2010

Mech. Eng.

KAIST INSTITUTE

Advisory Committee KI Management Advisory Committee

KI for the BioCentury

KI for Information Technology Convergence

KI for Design of Complex Systems

KI for Entertainment Engineering

KI for the NanoCentury

KI for Urban Space and Systems

KI for Optical Science and Technology

Research Planning Team

President

Vice President for KAIST Institutes

KI for Eco-Energy

KI for Eco-Energy

The goal of KAIST Institute for Eco-Energy is to build an interdisciplinary research team to carry out energy-related world-class research and education

Global Warming

& Shortage of

fossil Fuels

Eco-EnergyInterdisciplinary

Research

Research ability

& Infrastructure

Hydrogen/Fuel Cell Research Center

Research Centers at KIEE

DME Flame Image Diesel Flame ImageEco-Combustion Research Center

The effect of DME injection timing on exhaust and performance The effect of DME injection quantity on exhausts and performance The effect of hydrogen injection quantity on exhausts

Solar Cell Research CenterCIGS Solar Cell at KAISTSe flux of 15Å/s, 35Å/s

For the Se flux of 15 Å/s, faceted and tightly connected grains were grown on the surface. The grains were large and pores were observed along the grain boundaries when at a Se flux of 35 Å/s

Development of metal-supported SOFC with high mechanical strength Development of integrated diesel reformer with high efficiency and stability Design of mobile SOFC system

Metal-supported SOFC Integrated diesel reformer

SOFC system

1) SOFC2) PEMFC 3) Innovative FC 4) Bio FC

Fuel Cell

1) Nuclear-hydrogen production system

2) Solar-hydrogen production system

3) Fuel reforming technology

4) Special catalysis-hydrogen production

5) Biomass energy production

Hydrogen Production

1) Innovative Hydrogen

storage system 2) High-efficient

secondary battery

Hydrogen-ElectricalEnergy Storage

1) Si solar cell 2) CIGS-solar cell 3) a-Si/nc-Si tandem

cell4) high polymer solar cell 5) Artificial photosynthesis

Solar cells

1) clean alternative fuels 2) innovative combustion

technology 3) high efficiency clean

fossil fuel 4) micro power generation

Eco-Combustion Technology

1) Solar-Desalination 2) Nuclear-Desalination

Desalination

1) Power Plant Life Extension Technology 2) Power Up-rating Technology 3) Power Saving Technology 4) Cost Saving in Power Generating Stations

by Power Factor Improvement 5) Superconducting power generator 6) High Efficiency Energy Conversion

Power Generation & Efficiency Enhancement

KI for Eco-Energy

Research Area

Feb.01,2007 Establishment of the KAIST Institute

Mar.29,2007A test drive of hydrogen-cell-powered automobiles and an exhibition of related auto parts at the head office of KAIST

Apr.06,2007 Exchange of MOU and the opening of a forum for partnership between the KI

for Eco-Energy - KEPRI

Apr.27,2007Contract between MOU and CT Energy: 3% of the stock of CT Energy is transf

erred to the KI for Eco-Energy.

May 02,2007 Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology-KAIST Workshop

July 23,2007 The Presidential Committee of the KEPRI : Selection of four projects

Sep.06,2007 The 1st KI International Symposium

Nov.14,2007 CT Energy Gave The Certificate to Donate 1200 Stocks to KAIST

Dec.11,2007KAIST-KEPCO Cooperative meeting / The 2nd Presidential Committee of the K

EPRI

June 11,2008 The Second Meeting of Planning Committee (KEPRI+Eco-energy)

June 30,2008 Cooperative meeting with Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials(KIMM)

June 30,2008KAIST and CT&T exchanged a memorandum of understanding to develop a s

olar powered vehicle

History

Aug. 21,2008 KI for Eco-Energy - Uinversity of California Irvine MOU Exchange

Oct. 13,2008EIAST/KAIST Meeting for MOU Exchange and KAIST-EIAST Joint Research Proj

ect Initiation

Feb. 23,2009 KI for Eco-Energy - Univeristy of South Carolina MOU Exchange

Mar. 01,2009New Director of KI for Eco-Energy: Prof. Bae, Joongmyeon (Dept. Mechanical

Eng.)

May 19,2009 Malaysia UNITEN Visit: Discussion about possibility of cooperation

June 08,2009Washington University Visit: International Summer Experience in Energy, Envir

onmental & Chemical Engineering

July 15,2009 Green Growth & Future Tech Daejeon' Exhibition

Aug. 05,2009The 3rd Presidential Committee of the KEPRI / KI for Eco-Energy - KEPRI Wor

kshop

Sep. 24,2009 The 3rd KI International Symposium

History

Materials(Electrode / Electrolyte)

-Electrode / Electrolyte design

-Deterioration mechanism

of electrode

-Advancement of the

SOFC cell performance

Manufacture

/ Processing

-ESSD thin layer coating tech.

-Rapid sintering processes.

-Manufacture of SOFC

using JP process

Development of SOFC

System Analysis

-Development of SOFC

analysis model

-Development of the Fuel reformer

-SOFC/Reformer performance test

KEPRI

POSCO

Power

SAMSUNG

SDI

• Development of Breakthrough technology

for Reliability of SOFC and scale-up

• High Caliber Education for SOFC.

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Research Center of Breakthrough Technology

Organization of Research Center

KAIST

Department of mechanical engineering

•Joining process for SOFC scales up

SOFC system

• engagement operation or SOFC and

Reformer

Seoul National Univ.Department of material science and engineering

•Research for Deterioration mechanism

of electrode

Jeonnam national Univ.Department of material science

and engineering

•Research for Cathode and

anode materials

Jeonbok National Univ.

Department of material science

and engineering

•Rapid sintering Process

Hanyang Univ.Department of material science and

engineering

•Research of thin film electrolyte

manufacturing processes

Department of chemical engineering

•Development of SOFC analysis

model

Sung Kyun Kyan Univ.

Department of material science

and engineering

•Research for Deterioration

mechanism of electrode

MaterialsManufacture

process

System design

- Development High performing

electrode / electrolyte

- Research deterioration mechanism

of electrode / electrolyte

- Research for high strengthens of

SOFC materials

- Development high performing

Reformer

- Research of SOFC analysis model

- SOFC & Reformer joining operation

test

- Research for ESSD electrolyte

coating method

- Development high durable SOFC

using metal sintering

- Development MS SOFC using

JP(Joining process)

Project of Research Center

Ph.D. courseKyoujong Bae

Ph.D. courseSangho Yoon

Internal reforming

Diesel reforming

Water Gas Shift

Diesel reforming

Hydrogen

Ph.D. courseKwangjin Park

Ph.D. courseSeung-Wook Baek

Ph.D. courseYu-Mi Kim

Metal-supported SOFC

SOFC electrode material

SOFC

M.S. courseSeung-hyun Jeon

M.S. courseSangho Lee

M.S. courseJihoon Jeong

Ph.D. courseByungyoung Yoon

PEMFCPh.D. courseDongryul LeePEMFC water management

Numerical Analysis

Reformer & SOFC

Chemical kinetics

Ph.D. courseJoonguen Park

Ph.D. courseSunyoung Kim

SOEC

Research AssociateMai Kim

Electrolysis cell operation M.S. courseSungoh Yu

High temperature steam electrolysis Ph.D. course

Hobin Yim

AssistantEunyoung Park

AssistantHeejung Yang

Staff(Metal-supported SOFC fabrication)Byung-wook Park

Staff

Industrial collaboration

Fuel Processor

Fuel Cell

KAISTKEPCO, SK, POSCO

KEPCO, HanChem

· 1kWe NG reforming catalyst

· Development of 5kWe DieselReformer

· Numerical analysis for H2

station · Development ofWGS catalyst

· Development ofkWe class SOFC system

· Manufacturing SOFC materials

Saudi Aramco

· Development ofSOFC system

High Temp Fuel Cell component, module, & small system

Metal-supported SOFC

kW reformer module

kW SOFC stack module

kW SOFC system

HnPower Inc.

Research Activity

Metal-supported SOFC

KAISTNECS

Material development

Diesel reformer

Process development

Internal reforming SOFC

Reaction kinetics

System development

CFD &Process analysis

Fuel cell vehicle

PEMFC

SOECHydrogen Production

High T. Fuel Cell

Low T. Fuel Cell

Numerical Analysis