Load Following Function of Fuel Cell Plant in Distributed Environment

2005 ◽  
Vol 1 (03) ◽  
pp. 285-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. González-Longatt ◽  
◽  
A. Hernandez ◽  
F. Guillen ◽  
C. Fortoul
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Distributed Environment ◽  
Load Following

Evaluation of Electric Load Following Capability on Fuel Cell System Fueled by High-Purity Hydrogen

2011 ◽  
Vol 131 (12) ◽  
pp. 927-935
Author(s):  
Yusuke Doi ◽  
Deaheum Park ◽  
Masayoshi Ishida ◽  
Akitoshi Fujisawa ◽  
Shinichi Miura
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
High Purity ◽  
Cell System ◽  
Electric Load ◽  
Fuel Cell System ◽  
Load Following ◽  
High Purity Hydrogen

Development of a Performance Rating Standard for Residential Fuel Cell Systems

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael W. Ellis ◽  
Mark W. Davis ◽  
A. Hunter Fanney ◽  
Brian P. Dougherty ◽  
Ian Doebber
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Performance Standards ◽  
Cell System ◽  
Fuel Cell System ◽  
Experimental Procedure ◽  
Cell Systems ◽  
Load Following ◽  
System A ◽  
Experimental Apparatus ◽  
Using Data

Fuel cell systems for residential applications are an emerging technology for which specific consumer-oriented performance standards are not well defined. This paper presents a proposed experimental procedure and rating methodology for evaluating residential fuel cell systems. In the proposed procedure, residential applications are classified as grid independent load following; grid connected constant power; grid connected thermal load following; and grid connected water heating. An experimental apparatus and procedures for steady state and simulated use tests are described for each type of system. A rating methodology is presented that uses data from these experiments in conjunction with standard residential load profiles to quantify the net effect of a fuel cell system on residential utility use. The experiments and rating procedure are illustrated using data obtained from a currently available grid connected thermally load following system.

Air Flow Real-time Optimization Strategy for Fuel Cell Hybrid Power Sources with Fuel Flow Based on Load-following

Fuel Cells ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 809-823 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Bizon ◽  
G. Iana ◽  
E. Kurt ◽  
P. Thounthong ◽  
M. Oproescu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Cell Hybrid ◽  
Optimization Strategy ◽  
Power Sources ◽  
Hybrid Power ◽  
Load Following ◽  
Fuel Flow ◽  
Time Optimization ◽  
Real Time Optimization

Partial Validation of a Proposed Rating Methodology for Residential Fuel Cell Systems

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark W. Davis ◽  
Michael W. Ellis ◽  
Brian P. Dougherty ◽  
A. Hunter Fanney
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Thermal Load ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Cell System ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Electrical Load ◽  
Climate Data ◽  
Fuel Cell System ◽  
Cell Systems ◽  
Load Following

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in conjunction with Virginia Tech, has developed a rating methodology for residential-scale stationary fuel cell systems. The methodology predicts the cumulative electrical production, thermal energy delivery, and fuel consumption on an annual basis. The annual performance is estimated by representing the entire year of climate and load data into representative winter, spring/fall, and summer days for six different U.S. climatic zones. It prescribes a minimal number of steady state and simulated use tests, which provide the necessary performance data for the calculation procedure that predicts the annual performance. The procedure accounts for the changes in performance resulting from changes in ambient temperature, electrical load, and, if the unit provides thermal as well as electrical power, thermal load. The rating methodology addresses four different types of fuel cell systems: grid-independent electrical load following, grid-connected constant power, grid-connected thermal load following, and grid-connected water heating. This paper will describe a partial validation of the rating methodology for a grid-connected thermal load following fuel cell system. The rating methodology was validated using measured data from tests that subjected the fuel cell system to domestic hot water and space heating thermal loads for each of the three representative days. The simplification of a full year’s load and climate data into three representative days was then validated by comparing the rating methodology predictions with the prediction of each hour over the full year in each of the six cities.

Performance Evaluation of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Engines Integrated With Single/Dual-Spool Turbochargers

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
So-Ryeok Oh ◽  
Jing Sun ◽  
Herb Dobbs ◽  
Joel King
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Oxide Fuel ◽  
Operating Characteristics ◽  
Load Following ◽  
Fuel Flow

This study investigates the performance and operating characteristics of 5kW-class solid oxide fuel cell and gas turbine (SOFC/GT) hybrid systems for two different configurations, namely single- and dual- spool gas turbines. Both single and dual spool turbo-chargers are widely used in the gas turbine industry. Even though their operation is based on the same physical principles, their performance characteristics and operation parameters vary considerably due to different designs. The implications of the differences on the performance of the hybrid SOFC/GT have not been discussed in literature, and will be the topic of this paper. Operating envelops of single and dual shaft systems are identified and compared. Performance in terms of system efficiency and load following is analyzed. Sensitivities of key variables such as power, SOFC temperature, and GT shaft speed to the control inputs (namely, fuel flow, SOFC current, generator load) are characterized, all in an attempt to gain insights on the design implication for the single and dual shaft SOFC/GT systems. Dynamic analysis are also performed for part load operation and load transitions, which shed lights for the development of safe and optimal control strategies.

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