Advanced power conditioning system technologies for high-megawatt fuel cell power plants

Author

Hefner, Allen R., Jr.

Author_Institution

U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD

fYear

2008

fDate

20-24 July 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

High-megawatt power conditioning systems (PCSs) are required to convert the low-voltage produced by fuel cell modules in central station scale plants to the very much higher voltage levels required for delivery to the grid. As part of a NIST/DOE Interagency Agreement, advanced PCS architectures, circuit topologies, and component technologies are being evaluated to identify technologies requiring development to meet the fuel cell power plant PCS cost goals of $40-$100/kW. In addition, several industry, government, and university programs are being initiated to in part support these fuel cell power plant PCS goals.

Keywords

fuel cell power plants; power system measurement; advanced power conditioning system; central station scale plants; fuel cell modules; high-megawatt fuel cell power plants; Circuit topology; Costs; Fuel cells; Government; NIST; Personal communication networks; Power conditioning; Power generation; US Department of Energy; Voltage; Fuel Cell; Power Conditioning System; SECA;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power and Energy Society General Meeting - Conversion and Delivery of Electrical Energy in the 21st Century, 2008 IEEE

Conference_Location

Pittsburgh, PA

ISSN

1932-5517

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1905-0

Electronic_ISBN

1932-5517

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PES.2008.4596184

Filename

4596184