Fuel cells as distributed generation

This paper presents an overview of fuel cells as a form of distributed generation within the context of a highly distributed power system, by discussing some example demonstration systems categorized by the type of primary fuel used, namely fossil fuels, hydrogen gas, or biofuels. It discusses the b...

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Main Authors: Cruden, A., Houghton, Tom, Gair, S., Duerr, M., Agnew, G., Stewart, E., Lutz, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications for Institution of Mechanical Engineers 2008
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Online Access:http://pia.sagepub.com/content/222/7/707.abstract
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17417
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author Cruden, A.
Houghton, Tom
Gair, S.
Duerr, M.
Agnew, G.
Stewart, E.
Lutz, A.
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description This paper presents an overview of fuel cells as a form of distributed generation within the context of a highly distributed power system, by discussing some example demonstration systems categorized by the type of primary fuel used, namely fossil fuels, hydrogen gas, or biofuels. It discusses the background to fuel cells as a stationary, grid connected, power source, briefly compared with conventional thermal electrical generation, while describing the main characteristics of their performance and an electric equivalent circuit model. Additionally, it presents a view of the current state of commercialization of fuel cell technology for stationary power applications.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-174172018-12-14T00:49:26Z Fuel cells as distributed generation Cruden, A. Houghton, Tom Gair, S. Duerr, M. Agnew, G. Stewart, E. Lutz, A. fuel cell distributed generation This paper presents an overview of fuel cells as a form of distributed generation within the context of a highly distributed power system, by discussing some example demonstration systems categorized by the type of primary fuel used, namely fossil fuels, hydrogen gas, or biofuels. It discusses the background to fuel cells as a stationary, grid connected, power source, briefly compared with conventional thermal electrical generation, while describing the main characteristics of their performance and an electric equivalent circuit model. Additionally, it presents a view of the current state of commercialization of fuel cell technology for stationary power applications. 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17417 http://pia.sagepub.com/content/222/7/707.abstract Sage Publications for Institution of Mechanical Engineers restricted
spellingShingle fuel cell
distributed generation
Cruden, A.
Houghton, Tom
Gair, S.
Duerr, M.
Agnew, G.
Stewart, E.
Lutz, A.
Fuel cells as distributed generation
title Fuel cells as distributed generation
title_full Fuel cells as distributed generation
title_fullStr Fuel cells as distributed generation
title_full_unstemmed Fuel cells as distributed generation
title_short Fuel cells as distributed generation
title_sort fuel cells as distributed generation
topic fuel cell
distributed generation
url http://pia.sagepub.com/content/222/7/707.abstract
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17417