Fuel cell power systems for Navy applications
A fuel cell power plant can supply both thermal and electrical energy to a site load. The technical and economic attractiveness of using a fuel cell system for a given application depends on many factors such as: satisfying load requirements, reliability, local energy costs, and capital costs. Satisfying site load requirements cost effectively requires a properly sized fuel cell system operating in its optimum mode. A computer program was developed to simulate the dynamic input/outputs of the fuel cell system (fuel cell, auxiliary boiler, thermal storage, electrical grid) and evaluate the separate system operational costs. Using the computer simulation in an iterative method, the optimum operational mode and size of the fuel cell and thermal storage can be estimated. A life-cycle-cost analysis for a given application can be performed using current manufacturer hardware costs and energy input/output data generated from the computer simulation.
- Research Organization:
- Naval Civil Engineering Lab., Port Hueneme, CA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6245372
- Report Number(s):
- TN-1696; ON: TI85900423
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ACID ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS
COGENERATION
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
OPTIMIZATION
COMPUTER CODES
ECONOMICS
HEAT STORAGE
LIFE-CYCLE COST
OPERATION
PERFORMANCE
PHOSPHORIC ACID
POWER RANGE 10-100 KW
POWER RANGE 100-1000 KW
SIZING
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION
COST
DEUS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ENERGY STORAGE
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
FUEL CELLS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
POWER GENERATION
SIMULATION
STEAM GENERATION
STORAGE
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
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