Installation plan of a fuel cell microgrid system optimized by maximizing power generation efficiency

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 0426011-0426019

  Obara, Shin'ya ^a   Tanno, Itaru ^b  

^a KITAMI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOMAKOMAI NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; GENERATING SYSTEM; GREENHOUSE GAS PRODUCTION; HEATING VALUE; HIGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MICRO GRID; NATURAL GAS REFORMERS; PARTIAL LOAD; POWER GENERATION EFFICIENCY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SUPPLY SYSTEM; SYSTEM GENERATION; URBAN AREAS;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUEL CELLS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INSTALLATION; MESH GENERATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 77955814322     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: 15288994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4000323     Document Type: Article

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