The Laboratory Hosts Academic Seminar on Solid Oxide Cell Design and Optimization

At the invitation of the Huairou Lab's research team, Professor Lin Zijing from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) recently visited the Huairou Lab and delivered an academic presentation titled "Cross-Scale Multi-physics Theory Calculation, Modeling and Simulation for Design and Operation Optimization of Solid Oxide Cells (SOCs)."

The presentation summarized the research conducted by the USTC Solid Oxide Cell Theoretical Simulation Group, covering studies ranging from first-principles calculations of elementary reactions at the molecular scale of materials to multi-physics coupling modeling and simulation at the cell, stack, and system scales. Specific topics included the reaction pathways and kinetic processes of methane steam reforming reactions on the anode side of the battery; the design of efficient catalysts based on neural networks; crystal structure prediction methods accelerated by graph deep learning; electrode and battery design based on multi-physics simulations; stack design and manufacturing based on reliable multi-physics models; automation of stack multi-physics coupling simulations; and the design and validation of systems and key components.

Following the presentation, attending researchers engaged in extensive exchanges and discussions on the critical issues of cross-scale multi-physics coupling simulation and modeling technologies in fuel cell design and development. This exchange had significant guiding implications for the application of cross-scale simulation and AI technologies in advancing research and development tasks for key materials, individual cells, stacks, and systems in fuel cells.