Molten carbonate fuel cell and gas turbine hybrid systems as distributed energy resources

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4252-4263

  Wee, Jung Ho ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Distributed generation; Gas turbine; Hybrid system; Methane; Molten carbonate fuel cells; Natural gas

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ENERGY RESOURCES; GAS TURBINES; HYBRID COMPUTERS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; METHANE; MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS (MCFC); TURBOMACHINERY;

CONCEPTUAL LEVELS; DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES; ELECTRICITY EFFICIENCIES; INDIRECT SYSTEMS; INLET TEMPERATURE; MOLTEN CARBONATE; PART LOAD; RESEARCH EFFORTS; SMALL-SCALE SYSTEMS; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; SYSTEM LAYOUT;

CARBONATION;

CARBONATE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FUEL CELL; MELTING; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; POWER GENERATION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; RESEARCH WORK; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TURBINE;

EID: 80052264430     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.05.043     Document Type: Review

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