Solid oxide fuel cell/gas turbine hybrid system analysis for high-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 7214-7223

  Aguiar, P ^a   Brett, D J L ^b   Brandon, N P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication relay; Remote sensing; Solid oxide fuel cell; Surveillance; Unmanned aerial vehicles

Indexed keywords

DURABILITY; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; FUELS; GAS TURBINES; HYDROGEN; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; REMOTE SENSING; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); SPACE OPTICS; TURBINES; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

CELL CAPACITIES; CIVILIAN APPLICATIONS; COMMUNICATION RELAY; COMMUNICATION RELAYS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; LOW SPEEDS; OVERALL EFFICIENCIES; OVERALL SYSTEM EFFICIENCIES; POWER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL; SOLID OXIDES; SPECIFIC AREAS; STACK DESIGNS; STACK SYSTEMS; SURVEILLANCE; SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS; SYSTEM EFFICIENCIES;

UNMANNED VEHICLES;

EID: 56449107356     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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