An evaluation of integrated fuel cell and energy storage systems for residential applications

Author

Shaneb, Omar A. ; Taylor, Philip C.

Author_Institution

Durham Univ., Durham, UK

fYear

2009

fDate

1-4 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

One of the strategies that can be applied to achieve significant reductions in CO₂ emissions is to introduce micro combined heat and power (Â¿CHP) technologies into residential energy systems, especially fuel cell technology. Consequently, a proton exchange membrane fuel cell based Â¿CHP system has been chosen for this research since it offers several advantages. A model of an integrated PEMFC based Â¿CHP and energy storage systems, has been built. Results show that the integrated Â¿CHP system can significantly reduce the operational costs and the CO₂ emissions of single dwellings. In addition, it has been concluded that optimally sizing the prime mover unit and choosing the most appropriate control strategy for its operation are of great importance.

Keywords

cogeneration; energy storage; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; energy storage systems; integrated fuel cell; micro combined heat and power; proton exchange membrane fuel cell; residential applications; Availability; Cogeneration; Costs; Energy storage; Fuel cells; Global warming; Ice; Noise level; Power system modeling; Resistance heating; Energy management; PEM fuel cells; emissions; energy flow; hybrid energy systems; micro-CHP systems; modelling and optimisation; operating strategy; residential energy systems; sustainable houses;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), 2009 Proceedings of the 44th International

Conference_Location

Glasgow

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6823-2

Type

conf

Filename

5429571