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2013 Korea Tech Show (Korea R&D Competition) - Hydrogen and Fuel Cells



▲ Hyundai Hysco introduced various fuel cell systems with metal separation plates at the exhibition.

Hyundai Hysco introduces fuel cell system with metal separator

Display of various key components such as fuel cell blower and hydrogen supply

The "2013 Korea R&D Competition" was held at KINTEX in Ilsan for three days from the 12th to the 14th, and various performance exhibits were also displayed in the hydrogen and fuel cell sectors.

Hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, and organized by four organizations, the Korea Energy Technology Evaluation Institute and the Korea Industrial Technology Evaluation Management Institute, a total of 201 companies and institutions participated in 550 booths.

While various achievements from R&D projects by the Ministry of Industry and Future Planning were exhibited, various fuel cell systems with metal separators developed by Hyundai Hysco through national projects were introduced in the hydrogen and fuel cell sectors.

For the first time in Korea, Hyundai Hysco attracted visitors by exhibiting a 1kW fuel cell system that uses pure hydrogen as fuel, a 2kW backup power fuel cell system, and a 1kW mobile power fuel cell system.

In addition, Hyundai Motor exhibited a full-scale model with a view of the inside of the Tucson ix hydrogen fuel cell car and fuel cell vehicle.

In addition, the Korea Automobile Parts Research Institute submitted a hydrogen supply device for fuel cell vehicles developed as part of a project to foster leading industries in the metropolitan economy for about three years from 2009.

Through this technology, the volume and weight of the system have been drastically reduced, and the performance and durability of the fuel cell system have been improved with high-performance and high-efficiency products.

The Korea Energy Research Institute displayed a stack of direct carbon fuel cells using carbon and coal as fuel, glass hollow beads for hydrogen storage, raw materials, and highly durable electrode catalysts for fuel cells with panels.

In particular, the direct carbon fuel cell stack shows a high energy conversion efficiency of more than 80%, and can be applied to solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology. In addition, it has the advantage of being easy to scale up and can be widely applied not only to portable but also to households, buildings, and distributed power generation systems.

Hwanghae Electric Co. and the Korea Institute of Production Technology exhibited a series of small, high-speed regenerative blowers for fuel cells.

▲ Hwanghae Electric exhibited a series of small, high-speed renewable blower for fuel cells. (Right to left) Applied to systems above 1kW, 2kW, 3 to 5kW, and 5kW.
The displayed fuel cell blower can be applied to systems of 1kW, 2kW, 3 to 5kW, and 5kW or more, respectively, and according to company officials, it will supply its blower to Miura, Japan, which announced that it will launch a 5kW fuel cell system in 2015.

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology, which was designated as the SOFC Source Technology Research Center in 2009, has introduced materials for SOFC, ceramic cells, and stacks developed through SOFC research. This study consists of a total of two stages, and in the first stage (2009-2012), SOFC source core technology was developed and excellent research personnel were trained in each field of SOFC. Based on the original technology developed in the first stage, the development of basic technologies for commercialization is being promoted in the second stage (2012-2014) study currently underway.

▲ The Korea Institute of Science and Technology has introduced materials for SOFC, ceramic cells, and stacks developed through SOFC research.
In addition, Samjeon Soon Pharmaceutical exhibited localized SOFC core raw material powders such as stabilized zirconia, nickel oxide, cathode rattanium oxide, and ceria with gadolinium oxide. Kyungdong Navien introduced 700W SOFC system and 1kW Stirling engine cogeneration system for small homes.

Meanwhile, at the best case presentation held as a side event on the 13th, Hankook Tire's development of mass-production technology for fuel cell separators for buildings and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology's solid oxide fuel cell (stage 2).