Benchmarking Hydrogen Fuel Cell as an Alternative Back-Up Power for the Telecommunications Industry

In our ever evolving and environmentally conscious society, we are constantly challenged to investigate alternative back-up power solutions. In the telecommunications industry, the loss of AC power cannot be allowed to affect continuous quality of service {QOS} of the DC power required to maintain essential services as provided by a telecommunications central Office. This paper will outline research and development activities accomplished to date, in progress test trial activities and what steps are required to determine long-term viability for a turnkey solution