DocumentCode
1506458
Title
Fuel cells for homes and hospitals
Author
Wolk, Ronald H.
Author_Institution
Work Integrated Tech. Services, San Jose, CA, USA
Volume
36
Issue
5
fYear
1999
fDate
5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
45
Lastpage
52
Abstract
Along with promising car and bus applications, fuel cells in stationary versions are being designed to power single homes and large buildings. Some systems gain more output power by operating the cell in combination with a gas turbine. The author discusses the basic principles of fuel cells and fuel processing technology. Fuel cells for residential applications and combined gas turbine/fuel cell systems are also discussed. The key to increased use of fuel cells is cost reduction at the production stage
Keywords
fuel cells; gas turbines; power supplies to apparatus; combined gas turbine/fuel cell systems; fuel cells; hospitals; large buildings; production cost reduction; residential applications; single homes powering; stationary applications; Batteries; Buildings; Costs; Fuel cells; Hospitals; Hydrogen; Inverters; Natural gas; Power generation; Space shuttles;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/6.763203
Filename
763203
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