Title :
PEM fuel cells for telecom applications
Author :
De Bruijn, Frank ; Veltman, Pieter
Author_Institution :
Nedstack Fuel Cell Technol., Arnhem, Netherlands
Abstract :
This paper describes the current state of fuel cell technology and potential for telecom applications. Fuel cell systems enable long autonomous power supply for uninterrupted operation of telecom installations. Depending on power and required uptime, hydrogen or a hydrogen containing fuel can be used as primary energy carrier.
Keywords :
installation; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; telecommunication power supplies; uninterruptible power supplies; PEM fuel cells; backup power; continuous power; hydrogen containing fuel; long autonomous power supply; telecom applications; telecom installations; uninterrupted operation; Fuels; Humidity; Iron; Lead; Methanol; Thermal management; Thermal sensors; backup power; baseload power; fuel cells; telecom;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Energy Conference (INTELEC), 2011 IEEE 33rd International
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1249-4
Electronic_ISBN :
2158-5210
DOI :
10.1109/INTLEC.2011.6099843
