Evaluating the benefits of a hybrid solid oxide fuel cell combined heat and power plant for energy sustainability and emissions avoidance

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 140-148

  Colson, C M ^a   Nehrir, M H ^a  

^a Montana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined heat and power (CHP); Electricity generation; Energy sustainability; Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs)

Indexed keywords

CHP PLANT; CHP TECHNOLOGY; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PLANTS; CONVENTIONAL GENERATION; CONVENTIONAL POWER; DISTRIBUTED ELECTRICITY GENERATION; DISTRIBUTED GENERATION APPLICATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS; HOT WATER; HYBRID SOLIDS; MATLAB /SIMULINK; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; SYSTEM MODELS; UTILITY POWER SYSTEMS;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; ELECTRICITY; POWER PLANTS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 79951944794     PISSN: 08858969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEC.2010.2070506     Document Type: Article

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