Simulation of a stand-alone residential PEMFC power system with sodium borohydride as hydrogen source

International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-65

  Pinto, P J R ^a   Sousa, T ^a   Fernandes, V R ^a   Pinto, A M F R ^b   Rangel, C M ^a  

^a LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hydrogen generation; Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell; Sodium borohydride; Stand alone residential applications; Supervisory control strategies

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC HYDROLYSIS; ELECTRIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION; END-USES; FEASIBLE SOLUTION; HIGH PURITY; HYDROGEN FOR FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; HYDROGEN GENERATOR; HYDROGEN SOURCES; MATLAB/SIMULINK SOFTWARE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL (PEMFCS); POTENTIAL SOURCES; POWER APPLICATIONS; POWER FLOWS; RESIDENTIAL APPLICATION; SODIUM BORO HYDRIDES; SUPERVISORY CONTROL STRATEGY;

ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HOUSING; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SODIUM;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84873665815     PISSN: 01420615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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