Proton exchange membrane fuel cell for cooperating households: A convenient combined heat and power solution for residential applications

Energy

Volumn 90, Issue , 2015, Pages 1229-1238

  Cappa, Francesco ^a,b   Facci, Andrea Luigi ^a   Ubertini, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b LUISS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Combined heat and power; Control strategy optimization; Energy efficiency; Fuel cell; Investment analysis; Social innovation

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FUEL CELLS; GRAPH THEORY; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; HOUSING; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; INVESTMENTS; POWER GENERATION; PURCHASING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; CONTROL STRATEGIES; ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND COST; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; INVESTMENT ANALYSIS; NET PRESENT VALUE ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL INNOVATIONS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

COGENERATION; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; COMBUSTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELL; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; INNOVATION; INVESTMENT; OPTIMIZATION;

ITALY;

EID: 84959321400     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.06.092     Document Type: Article

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