Field performance of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell for a residential energy system

Yasuhiro Hamada, Makoto Nakamura, Hideki Kubota, Kiyoshi Ochifuji, Mitsunori Murase and Ryuichiro Goto

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2005, vol. 9, issue 4, 345-362

Abstract: This paper describes the performance evaluation of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell for application to a hybrid utilization experiment involving renewable energy and a fuel cell for a residential energy system. First, experiments on characteristics of heat and power generation were carried out. Direct current electrical efficiency and heat recovery efficiency for a rated output operation were quite high: 42.5 and 49.2%, respectively. Second, characteristics of partial load, water temperature for heat recovery, start-up time, load following and exhaust gas were clarified. Finally, measurement of characteristics of a hot water tank was carried out, and it was proved that sufficient performance can be obtained even under continuous operation.

Keywords: Residential; energy; system; Polymer; electrolyte; fuel; cell; Electric; power; Domestic; hot; water (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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