A methodology for sizing backup fuel-cell/battery hybrid power systems

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1964-1975

  Vasallo, Manuel Jesús ^a   Andújar, José Manuel ^a   García, Covadonga ^b   Brey, José Javier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b Hynergreen Technologies SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cost saving; Decision capabilities; Fuel cell systems; Hybrid system; Simulation tool

Indexed keywords

BACK-UP POWER; BACKUP-TIME; BATTERY BANKS; COMPUTER TOOLS; COST SAVING; DECISION CAPABILITY; FUEL CELL SYSTEM; FUEL-CELL SYSTEMS; HOURLY LOAD; HYBRID POWER SYSTEMS; LIFECYCLE COSTS; POWER SOURCES;

ELECTRIC GROUNDING; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; HYBRID COMPUTERS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; TOOLS; UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SYSTEMS;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 77952262018     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2009.2021171     Document Type: Article

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