PEM fuel cells for improved grid reliability and power transfer

Author

Knaggs, Brenon ; Niimura, Tak ; Ordubadi, Fari

Author_Institution

Ballard Power Syst., Burnaby, BC, Canada

fYear

2004

fDate

10-10 June 2004

Firstpage

1637

Abstract

Battery energy storage systems (BESS), with power conversion equipment, can improve grid reliability and the transfer of power through transmission and distribution lines. Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells can be used to extend the capacity of a BESS, potentially making these grid energy storage systems more cost effective. To help evaluate these opportunities, This work proposes the development of a generalized model for a PEM fuel cell BESS (PEMFC-BESS) that will match hardware and operating schedules to selected portions of the grid.

Keywords

battery storage plants; power distribution lines; power distribution reliability; power transmission lines; power transmission reliability; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; PEM; battery energy storage systems; hydrogen; power conversion equipment; power distribution lines; power grid reliability; power transfer; power transmission lines; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; Batteries; Biomembranes; Costs; Energy storage; Fuel cells; Hardware; Power conversion; Power system modeling; Power system reliability; Protons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2004. IEEE

Conference_Location

Denver, CO

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8465-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PES.2004.1373149

Filename

1373149