Position 13J010 - Internship / Diploma thesis f/m
Design of evaporator systems for stable steam supply
Background
EIFER (European Institute for Energy Research, www.eifer.org) was established in 2001 as a collaboration between the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and EDF. It is located in the Technology Park, Karlsruhe. The institute gathers about 110 research employees and offers a comfortable working environment equipped with advanced research facilities.
Project description
High temperature water electrolysis using the solid oxide cells technology is a promising way to produce hydrogen from excess renewable electricity. The technology is still at the R&D stage, and further efforts are required to improve current systems durability. An important part of SOEC systems is the production of a reliable steam feed to the hydrogen electrode.
The aim of the project is to improve the evaporator systems that are currently used in long term testing of high temperature electrolysis cells and stacks. Current steam supply systems can suffer from pressure fluctuation, which can contribute to the cells degradation rate. The student will be expected to assist in the design, and experimentally investigate steam generation and delivery systems that can produce the required steam quality to ensure long term stability.
Expected Tasks /outputs
State of the art of evaporators
Identify and review all suppliers
Assist in the design of a system that increases the steam supply stability
Investigate experimentally the effect of adding elements to the delivery line that can improve the steam supply stability
Identify and engage with potential partners to initiate further work / collaborations
PROFILE/Required Qualifications
Studies in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering or energy systems
Ability to write and communicate in English and either French or German highly desirable
Ability to take initiatives as the work will offer some flexibility
Good communication skills
Conditions
Duration : 6 months
Start: Before 1st of July 2013 if possible
Place of work: EIFER, Emmy-Noether-Str. 11, 76131 Karlsruhe
CONTACT
If you want to join a highly motivated research group, please forward your application to jobs@eifer.org. Please refer to the Position-number! For any additional information, please contact Dr. Gaël Corre (corre@eifer.org, +49 (0) 721 61 05 13 15)
Position 13J004 – Internship / Diploma Thesis - f/m
Title: Development of an economic evaluation tool for wood domestic energy systemsBackground
The European Institute for Energy Research/EIFER is a non-profit research organisation located in Karlsruhe; it was established by EDF and KIT.
Description of the Job
In 2012, a first economic evaluation tool has been done for single room heating systems as wood and pellets stoves and central systems as wood logs, woodchips and pellets boilers. This tool is made under Excel with the most important parameters and calculations useful to assess the interest of each solution with or without financial aids. This year the student will have to change this Excel calculation sheet in a real tool enough precise and “easy to use” for the commercials of an energy supplier.
The assigned tasks involve
To define the structure, design and properties needed by the tool in coordination with the energy supplier.
To define the different access (expert rights, commercial rights)
To check the calculations which have been done in 2012 and to update them if needed
To precise many “public” prices in “real” prices after discussion with systems manufacturers and installers
To perform easy updating ways, from other databases as the label “flamme verte” database.
Required qualifications
Fluent French and English, good German would be appreciated;
Basic skills on wood household heating systems;
Excel, VBA or other program languages knowledge;
Predisposition to design and a commercial point of view would be appreciated.
Conditions
Duration: 6 months between spring and summer 2013
Start: to discuss
Place of work: EIFER, Emmy-Noether-Str. 11, 76131 Karlsruhe
Contact
If you want to join a highly motivated research group, please forward your application including all relevant information (curriculum vitae, copies of testimonials etc.) to:jobs@eifer.org. Please refer to the postion-number! For additional information concerning the work please contact( Bardeau@eifer.org )
Tel. +49 (0) 721/6105-17 35.
Data Treatment with the Design of Experiment methodology
Partners
EIFER (European Institute for Energy Research), Karlsruhe (Germany) www.eifer.org
EIFER is a research non-profit organization located in Karlsruhe; its members are EDF and KIT. We are currently looking for a Trainee.
Description of the project
Fuel cell systems (SOFC, PEFC) suffer from a low reliability and short lifetime, which is a hurdle to the commercial viability of these systems. In order to optimise the control actions and degradation prevention capabilities, specific diagnosis methods are needed to determine the state of health of the stacks and systems in real-time.
The main objective of this training is to exploit the experimental data (steady state, polarization curves, EIS spectra, etc.) generated in the framework of the GENUS (https://genius.eifer.uni-karlsruhe.de/) or the D-Code (https://dcode.eifer.uni-karlsruhe.de/) project. The tasks to be carried out are:
Use some pre-existing Matlab code to treat the raw/pre-treated data
Perform Full Factorial and Fractional Factorial Design of Experiment analysis
Develop a generic, robust and user-friendly diagnostic tool based on the previous analyses
Give a major contribution to write Deliverables
Your profile
Scientific MS degree (electrical or mechanical engineering, , signal processing, statistics, etc.)
Some background on Solid Oxide and Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Stacks and Systems
Knowledge of statistical theory for data treatment
Software: Matlab
English is mandatory, French and German are advantageous
Duration
The duration of the internship is 6 months, starting 15th February 2012.
Contact
Application: Please send your application to jobs@eifer.org
Dr. Angelo Esposito
EIFER, Distributed Energy Group
Emmy Noether Strasse 11
D-76131 Karlsruhe (Deutschland)
Telefon: +49 (0) 721 6105 1479
Telefax: +49 (0) 721 6105 1332
E-Mail: angelo.esposito@eifer.org
12/J021 Internship - Electricity-to-hydrogen conversion
Background
EIFER (European Institute for Energy Research, www.eifer.org) was established in 2001 as a collaboration between the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and EDF. It is located in the Technology Park, Karlsruhe. The institute gathers about 110 research employees and offers a comfortable working environment equipped with advanced research facilities.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
State of the art of hydrogen usages and identification of the scenarios for which hydrogen production from electricity (with electrolysis) would facilitate the management of the future electric grids.
Expected results:
Target costs for hydrogen production with electrolysis for each usage, cost evolution with time (horizon 2050).
Hydrogen production costs regarding:
Electrolysers technologies, H2 volumes, time of operation of the electrolyser
Electricity price
Expected results: What are the scenarios profitable for the electrolytic production of hydrogen? What is the timeframe? How these pathways could facilitate the management of the grid? What support mechanisms (public aid, bonuses ...) should be implemented?
PROFILE/Required Qualifications
Knowledge of softwares Matlab-simulink
English and German are mandatory
CONDITIONS
The minimum duration of the position is 4 months, starting as soon as possible
CONTACT
If you want to join a highly motivated research group, please forward your application to jobs@eifer.org. Please refer to the Position-number!
For additional information concerning the work please contact Dr. Annabelle Brisse (brisse@eifer.org, +49 (0) 721 61 05 13 17)
