Design Criteria Optimizing the Use of Fuel Cell Source in Electric Power System
| Authors: | Tricoli Pietro, University of Naples, Italy
D’Arco Salvatore, University of Naples, Italy
Iannuzzi Diego, University of Naples, Italy
Pagano Mario, University of Naples, Italy
Velotto Giovanni, University of Naples, Italy |
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| Topic: | 6.3 Power Plants and Power Systems |
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| Session: | Fuel Cells |
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| Keywords: | Design Criteria; Fuel Cell; Modeling; Optimal configuration; PEM; Static operation. |
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Abstract
Fuel Cell (FC) sources are able to provide electric energy efficiently while respecting environmental constraints. FC systems are basically constituted by a FC stack and a converter, able to adapt the operating conditions to the requirements of the electrical loads. Due to the present FC cost, which reduces the FC application fundamentally to prototype systems, design criteria for the applications of FC sources in electric power systems must be defined in terms of cost minimization. The paper, by analyzing the operational conditions, discusses on the FC behavior, examining the availabilities of electrical energy and power by means of different FC stack configurations. The final aim of the paper is to determine design criteria suitable to suit the FC stack configurations both according to the electrical load requirements and minimizing the overall system cost.
