Title :
Commercialization issues in the balance of plant of the fuel cell
Author_Institution :
Kettering Univ., Flint, MI, USA
Abstract :
The purpose of this paper is to identify the major challenges outside of the fuel cell and its fuel supply that could lead to the automobile becoming a mobile electric power source that is used to power homes and industry. Several technical and cost issues were identified to have the potential to pose development challenges; however, none is likely to be a show-stopper.
Keywords :
fuel cells; mobile power plants; technological forecasting; cost reduction; fuel cell; fuel supply; industrial power; mobile electric power source; thermal management; water management; Automobiles; Costs; Fuel cells; Fuel economy; Power generation; Power generation economics; Power systems; Solar power generation; Thermal management of electronics; Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Insulation Conference and Electrical Manufacturing & Coil Winding Technology Conference, 2003. Proceedings
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7935-7
DOI :
10.1109/EICEMC.2003.1247872
