Fuel cell micro-CHP techno-economics: Part 1 - model concept and formulation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 9545-9557

  Hawkes, A D ^a   Brett, D J L ^b   Brandon, N P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cogeneration; Degradation; Micro CHP; Mixed integer; Unit commitment

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL COSTS; COMMERCIALISATION; CONVENTIONAL HEATING; COST TARGETS; DEVELOPED MODEL; ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICAL POWER; FUEL CELL STACK; LINK DESIGN; MATHEMATICAL TREATMENTS; MICRO-CHP; MICRO-COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; MIXED INTEGER; MODELLING FRAMEWORK; NAMEPLATE CAPACITY; PART LOAD; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PERFORMANCE LOSS; POLICY MAKERS; POWER DENSITIES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SET-POINT; START-UPS; SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS; SYSTEM DESIGN; TAIL GAS; TECHNO-ECONOMICS; THERMAL CYCLING RATES; TIME CONSTRAINTS; UNIT COMMITMENTS;

DEGRADATION; ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; FUEL CELLS; HEAT STORAGE; NAMEPLATES; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; PLANT SHUTDOWNS;

GAS FUEL STORAGE;

EID: 71849110470     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.09.094     Document Type: Article

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