Development, analysis and assessment of fuel cell and photovoltaic powered vehicles

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 968-978

  Ezzat, M F ^a,b   Dincer, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b MINIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Ammonia electrolysis; Energy; Exergy; Fuel cell; Hydrogen; Photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; EXERGY; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; VEHICLES;

AMMONIA ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROGEN CONSUMPTION; HYDROGEN STORAGE TANK; PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; VEHICLE APPLICATIONS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 85021844390     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.05.065     Document Type: Article

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