Design and techno-economic optimization of a stand-alone PV (photovoltaic)/FC (fuel cell)/battery hybrid power system connected toa wastewater-to-hydrogen processor

Energy

Volumn 84, Issue , 2015, Pages 462-472

  Wu, Wei ^a   Christiana, Veni Indah ^a   Chen, Shin An ^a   Hwang, Jenn Jiang ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Annualized cost; Fuel processor; HPG (hybrid power generation) system; Power reliability; Urea

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN; INVESTMENTS; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY; UREA; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

FUEL PROCESSORS; HYBRID POWER GENERATION; HYBRID POWER SYSTEMS; INTEGRATED FUEL PROCESSORS; LOSS OF POWER SUPPLY PROBABILITY; PEMFC (PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL); POWER RELIABILITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

ALGORITHM; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROGEN; INVESTMENT; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84928419385     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.03.012     Document Type: Article

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