Modeling and optimization of a heat-pump-assisted high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell micro-combined-heat-and-power system for residential applications

Applied Energy

Volumn 147, Issue , 2015, Pages 569-581

  Arsalis, Alexandros ^a   Kær, Søren K ^a   Nielsen, Mads P ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Heat pump; Micro combined heat and power; Polybenzimidazole; Proton exchange membrane fuel cell; System optimization

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FUEL CELLS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT STORAGE; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; HOUSING; PROTONS; PUMPS; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

COST ANALYSIS; HEAT PUMPS; MICRO-COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; SYSTEM OPTIMIZATIONS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

COMPRESSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; FUEL CELL; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE; NUMERICAL METHOD; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; PUMP;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 84925354930     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.03.031     Document Type: Article

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