Title :
Fuel cell inverter scale-up experience
Author :
Berntsen, George P.
Author_Institution :
FuelCell Energy, Inc., Danbury, CT, USA
Abstract :
A key component in reducing the cost of emerging fuel cell distributed generators is realizing economies of scale. This paper examines the historical challenges, considerations, and benefits realized from scaling up fuel cell power inverters from 250kW to 2800kW. Future trends and limiting factors are also presented.
Keywords :
cost reduction; distributed power generation; fuel cell power plants; invertors; from cost reduction; fuel cell distributed generators; fuel cell inverter; fuel cell power plants; power 250 kW to 2800 kW; Economies of scale; Fuel cells; Generators; Inverters; Magnetics; Power generation; active network management; distributed generation; fuel cell; inverter; power conditioning unit; scale-up; smart grid;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1000-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1944-9925
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2011.6038965
