Predictive modelling and adaptive long-term performance optimization of an HT-PEM fuel cell based micro combined heat and power (CHP) plant

Applied Energy

Volumn 192, Issue , 2017, Pages 519-529

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

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptive optimization; Combined heat and power; Degradation; High temperature PEM fuel cell; Long term performance; Multi objective optimization

Indexed keywords

COGENERATION PLANTS; DEGRADATION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); STEAM REFORMING;

ADAPTIVE OPTIMIZATION; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE PEM FUEL CELLS; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; MICRO-COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; NET ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY; THERMAL POWER GENERATION;

FUEL CELL POWER PLANTS;

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; DEGRADATION; ELECTRICAL POWER; FUEL CELL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; METHANE; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER GENERATION; THERMAL POWER;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 84995480429     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.08.050     Document Type: Article

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