Gakuji Uozumi

Properties of Soft Magnetic Composite with Evaporated MgO Insulation Coating for Low Iron Loss

MgO insulation coating with thickness of ca. 50nm was evaporated on the surface of iron powder and fabricated soft magnetic composite(SMC) with low iron loss. The MgO insulation coating had greater heat resistance than conventional phosphate insulation coating, which enabled stress relieving annealing at higher temperature (600C). Electrical and magnetic properties of SMC was examined. The electrical resistivity of the SMC annealed at 700C was 21μΩm. The iron loss at 50Hz for Bm = 1.5T was 5.34W, which was 40% of conventional SMC and was at the same level with laminated steel plate (t0.35). These results show that MgO insulation coating has enough heat resistance and adhesiveness to powder surface to obtain SMC with low iron loss.

Development of Intermediate-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Using Doped Lanthanum Gallate Electrolyte

Intermediate-temperature(IT) solid oxide fuel cells(SOFCs) were developed using lanthanum gallate electrolyte, samarium cobaltite cathode and the cermet anode of nickel and ceria. High efficiency operation below 800°C was enabled using planar disk type cells with unique seal less stack design. The first 10 kW-class combined heat and power (CHP) system provided AC output power of 10 kW with electrical and overall efficiency of 41 and 82 %HHV, respectively. Optimization of cell-stack components to increase the output power density is in progress.