Characteristics of Fuel Cell Systems

摘要: Fuel cell power systems possess certain generic characteristics, which may make them favorable for future production compared with devices based primarily on rotating machinery using thermomechanical processes. Many of these operational characteristics fuel are superior to those conventional generators. The most important their potentially outstanding advantages other existing or anticipated technology, namely thermodynamic efficiency, part-load response time, emissions (including chemical emissions, noise, thermal and visual esthetic effects), modularity, siting flexibility. Other factors will affect economic viability in respect competition expected be lifetime, on-line availability, reliability, start-up shutdown control, conditioning, safety, materials, multifuel ability, finally the waste disposal materials dismantling plant. In this chapter, characterized factors. Finally, overall economics, largely dictated by effective capital cost lifetimes, considered general terms.