Performance assessment of an integrated molten carbonate fuel cell-thermoelectric devices hybrid system for combined power and cooling purposes

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 42, Issue 51, 2017, Pages 30156-30165

  Wu, Mengmeng ^a   Zhang, Houcheng ^a   Liao, Tianjun ^b  

^a NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hybrid system; Molten carbonate fuel cell; Performance assessment; Thermoelectric cooler; Thermoelectric generator

Indexed keywords

CARBONATION; COOLING SYSTEMS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HYBRID SYSTEMS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC REFRIGERATION; WASTE HEAT;

NON EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; THERMOELECTRIC COOLER; THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES; THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS (MCFC);

EID: 85032960184     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.10.114     Document Type: Article

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