Development and Test of a Fuel Cell Based Micro-CHP System

Abstract:

Fuel cell based micro combined heat and power (micro-CHP) systems are residential scale clean energy conversion unit. It employs fuel cells in a compact system that converts natural gas, propane or other fuels into both electricity and heat, which increases efficiency by simultaneously generating power and heat for one unit, on-site within a home. A prototype system consisting of a natural gas steam reforming unit, CO cleaning unit, PEM fuel cell stack, waste heat recovery unit and auxiliary unit is integrated. Test results of the prototype show that it can start within an hour and the syngas produced can meet the fuel cell’s requirements. The prototype’s electric power and thermal power are 200W and 530W respectively, while the electric and thermal efficiency are 15.4% and 40.9% respectively.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1092-1093)
• Pages: 175-180
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1092-1093.175
• Online since: March 2015
• Authors: Dong Lai Xie*, Bing Qi Wang
• Keywords: Fuel Cell, Micro-CHP, Syngas

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