Renewables and Grid-Energy Storage Systems

Heat Transfer in a Near-Blackbody Enclosed Particle Receiver For Concentrating Solar Power

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Simulation of the Supercritical CO2 Recompression Brayton Power Cycle with a High-Temperature Regenerator

E.P. Reznicek, J.F. Hinze, G.F. Nellis, M.H. Anderson, R.J. Braun

Energy Conversion and Management, 229:1113678, (2021)

One-Dimensional, Transient Modeling of a Fixed-Bed Regenerator as a Replacement for Recuperators in Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles

E.P. Reznicek, J.F. Hinze, L.M. Rapp, G.F. Nellis, M.H. Anderson, R.J. Braun

Energy Conversion and Management, 218:112921 (2020)

Simulation of sCO2 Recompression Brayton Cycles with Regenerators

E. Reznicek, R.J. Braun

Proceedings of the 6th International Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles Symposium (2018)

Simulation of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Brayton Recompression Cycles with Regenerative Heat Exchangers

E. Reznicek, R.J. Braun

Proceedings of the ASME 2017 11th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, 3946 (2017)

Optimized Dispatch in a First-Principles Concentrating Solar Power Production Model

M.J. Wagner, A.M. Newman, W.T. Hamilton, R.J. Braun

Applied Energy, 203:959–971, (2017)

Modeling and Simulation of Regenerative Heat Exchangers for Supercritical CO2 Cycles

E. Reznicek and R.J. Braun

Proceedings of the ASME 2016 10th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, 59869 (2016)

A Thermodynamic Approach for Selecting Operating Conditions in the Design of Reversible Solid Oxide Cell Energy Systems

C. Wendel, P. Kazempoor, R.J. Braun

Journal of Power Sources, 301:93–104, (2016)

Large-Scale Electrical Energy Storage Utilizing Reversible Solid Oxide Cells Combined with Underground Storage of CO2 and CH4

S.H. Jensen, C. Graves, M. Mogensen, C. Wendel, R.J. Braun, G. Hughes, Z. Gao, S.A. Barnett

Energy and Environmental Science, 8:2471–2479, (2015)

Novel Electrical Energy Storage System Based on Reversible Solid Oxide Cells: System Design and Operating Conditions

C. Wendel, P. Kazempoor, R.J. Braun

Journal of Power Sources, 276:133–144, (2015)

Modeling and Experimental Performance of an Intermediate Temperature Reversible Solid Oxide Cell for High Efficiency, Distributed-Scale Electrical Energy Storage

C. Wendel, R.J. Braun

Journal of Power Sources, 283:329–342, (2015)

Thermodynamic Analysis of Non-Stoichiometric Perovskites as a Heat Transfer Fluid for Thermochemical Energy Storage in Concentrated Solar Power

K.J. Albrecht, R.J. Braun

Proceedings of the ASME 2015 9th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, 49409 (2015)

Model Validation and Performance Analysis of Regenerative Solid Oxide Cells: Electrolytic Operation

P. Kazempoor, R.J. Braun

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39:2669–2684, (2014)

Model Validation and Performance Analysis of Regenerative Solid Oxide Cells for Energy Storage Applications: Reversible Operation

P. Kazempoor, R.J. Braun

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39:5955–5971, (2014)

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HIGH-TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS FOR MOBILE AND STATIONARY APPLICATIONS

MODELING AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION SYSTEMS