Title :
Fuel cells for homes and hospitals
Author_Institution :
Work Integrated Tech. Services, San Jose, CA, USA
fDate :
5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
