Micro-CHP systems for residential applications

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 47, Issue 18-19, 2006, Pages 3435-3446

  De Paepe, Michel ^a   D'Herdt, Peter ^a   Mertens, David ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Cogen Vlaanderen ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Combined heat and power (CHP); Fuel cell; Gas engine; Residential; Stirling engine

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; FUEL CELLS; GAS ENGINES; GAS FIRED BOILERS; STIRLING ENGINES;

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER (CHP); CONDENSING GAS BOILERS; NATURAL GAS BOILERS; RESIDENTIAL;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 33745881611     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2005.12.024     Document Type: Article

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