University scientists have created autonomous current sources

16:35, March 28, 2016

Two projects of the university researchers will receive state support

Chemical engineers of Ural Federal University will create versatile autonomous current sources on the base of domestic high-performance solid oxide fuel cells. The production will be carried out in collaboration with partner industrial enterprises.

The work is conducted by UrFU the Institute of Chemical Technology and led by Professor Yuri Zaykov together with colleagues from the Institute of High-Temperature Electrochemistry, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences on the order of the Electrochemical Converters Plant.

This and one more project related to the processing of technological waste, won the competition of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. The winners are have the right to receive subsidies for the implementation of comprehensive high-tech production projects. Scientists get public funding for the development of their projects.

"The victory of two projects in the federal competition is a great contribution of the university to the development of the Ural Engineering School, - said the rector of Ural Federal University Victor Koksharov. – Only 35 applications out of more than 150 have been selected, and only three university provided two winning project: besides UrFU, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and South Ural State University (Chelyabinsk)."

According to scientists, an experimental model of the power installation is ready and has been successfully tested on natural gas as an autonomous current sources of cathodic protection of the pipeline of gas distribution station №4 of the linear production department of main gas pipelines LLC "Gazprom Transgaz Yekaterinburg" in Maliy Istok. The tests were conducted with a rated power of 1.5 kW and a maximum output of 2.5 kW. According to the project power installation will be more energy efficient with a maximum capacity equal up to 5kW.

The project is planned for implementation in 2016-2017. The total investment amounts to 188 million rubles, 94 million of which are funds of the Electrochemical Converters Plant and the same sum in the form of subsidies from the Ministry of Education of Russia.