Regenerative fuel cells for energy storage: Efficiency and weight trade-offs

1st International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference IECEC

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Barbir, F ^a   Dalton, L ^a   Molter, T ^a  

^a Proton Energy Systems ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY STORAGE; FUEL SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; REGENERATIVE FUEL CELLS;

CAPACITY FACTORS; CHARGING/DISCHARGING; ELECTROLYZER POLARIZATION CURVES; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; OPERATING EFFICIENCY; SPECIFIC ENERGY; STORAGE CHARACTERISTIC; STORAGE SUBSYSTEMS;

FUEL STORAGE;

EID: 85087593665     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2003-5937     Document Type: Conference Paper

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