PEM fuel cells for energy production in solar hydrogen systems

Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 226-235

  Panayiotou, Gregoris P ^a,b   Kalogirou, Soteris A ^a   Tassou, Savvas A ^b  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Efficiency improvement; Fuel cells; PEM; Solar hydrogen

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN STORAGE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HYDROGEN SYSTEM; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANES FUEL CELLS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SOLAR HYDROGEN; SOURCE SYSTEMS; USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 78649608813     PISSN: 22127976     EISSN: 1874477X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874477x11003030226     Document Type: Article

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