Operating stationary fuel cells on power system and microgrids

Author

Audring, D. ; Balzer, G.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Power Syst., Darmstadt Univ. of Technol., Germany

Volume

4

fYear

2003

fDate

23-26 June 2003

Abstract

The integration of stationary fuel cells for dispersed power generation is a challenge for utilities and service provider in the next few years. Local distribution companies have to assess the impact of distributed generation on power system planning, operation, protection and tariff. Service providers have the opportunity to power microgrids by fuel cells. Rating of fuel cells and limitations of connectable power are discussed. The impact on protection scheme of power systems and microgrids are described. Remedial measures are proposed to ensure safety and selectivity.

Keywords

distributed power generation; fuel cell power plants; power distribution planning; power distribution protection; power system interconnection; tariffs; dispersed power generation; distributed generation; fuel cells; microgrids; power system; power system interconnection; power system operation; power system planning; power system protection; tariff; Distributed power generation; Fuel cells; Power system dynamics; Power system interconnection; Power system modeling; Power system planning; Power system protection; Power system simulation; Power systems; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Tech Conference Proceedings, 2003 IEEE Bologna

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7967-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PTC.2003.1304707

Filename

1304707