Fuel cell-based cogeneration system covering data centers' energy needs

Energy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-64

  Guizzi, Giuseppe Leo ^a   Manno, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cogeneration; Data center; Energy efficiency; Hydrogen; Membrane reformer; PEMFC

Indexed keywords

DC POWER TRANSMISSION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HYDROGEN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; OFFICE BUILDINGS; POWER QUALITY; VAPORS;

AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS; ALTERNATE CURRENTS; CELL-BASED; COGENERATION; COGENERATION SYSTEMS; COOLING ENERGY; DATA CENTERS; DIRECT CURRENT; ENERGY NEEDS; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; GAS MEMBRANES; HYDROGEN FLOW; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; POWER DISTRIBUTION UNITS; REFORMING UNITS; STEAM REFORMER;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

AIR CONDITIONING; DATA SET; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROKINESIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELL; HYDROGEN; MEMBRANE; NATURAL GAS;

EID: 84860423632     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.07.030     Document Type: Article

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