Title :
Commercial deployment of fuel cell backup power systems using liquid fuel for a major U.S. telecom operator - case study
Author_Institution :
IdaTech LLC, Bend, OR, USA
Abstract :
This 35 system deployment has shown that fuel cells systems are now a credible backup power solution for critical telecom sites. The commercially available fuel cell with an integrated fuel reformer and HydroPlus methanol/water fuel is an increasingly popular, highly reliable, and cost-effective backup power source for remote and/or extended run power outages for the telecom industry.
Keywords :
fuel cell power plants; telecommunication industry; telecommunication power supplies; HydroPlus methanol-water fuel; U.S. telecom operator; backup power source; fuel cell backup power systems; integrated fuel reformer; liquid fuel; telecom industry; telecom sites; Base stations; Fuel cells; Hurricanes; Hydrogen; Industrial power systems; Methanol; Power generation; Power system reliability; Power systems; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Energy Conference, 2009. INTELEC 2009. 31st International
Conference_Location :
Incheon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2490-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2491-7
DOI :
10.1109/INTLEC.2009.5352056
