Long-term performance analysis of an HT-PEM fuel cell based micro-CHP system: Operational strategies

Applied Energy

Volumn 147, Issue , 2015, Pages 582-592

  Najafi, Behzad ^a   Haghighat Mamaghani, Alireza ^a   Rinaldi, Fabio ^a   Casalegno, Andrea ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Degradation; High temperature PEM fuel cell; Long term performance; Micro cogeneration; Operational strategy

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; FUEL CELLS; METHANE; RECOVERY; STEAM REFORMING;

ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICAL GENERATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE PEM FUEL CELLS; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; MICRO COGENERATION; OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES; STEADY STATE PRODUCTION; STEAM METHANE REFORMERS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

DEGRADATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FUEL CELL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; METHANE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; THERMAL POWER;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 84925426146     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.03.043     Document Type: Article

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