Ml. Ng et al., OPERATION OF AN ON-SITE FUEL-CELL POWER-PLANT USING NATURAL-GAS WITH EXCESS CARBON-DIOXIDE, Journal of power sources, 74(2), 1998, pp. 159-168
In this study, carbon dioxide content of pipeline gas supplied to an o
n-site fuel cell power plant in the Greater Taipei area is higher than
that specified by the manufacturer. This lowers the heating value of
the fuel input and thus affects the start-up operation, the energy-con
version efficiency of the power plant, and the transient response to a
stepped increase in output power. This paper reports the operation ch
aracteristics of the fuel cell power plant under these conditions. It
is found that the local gas can be used to operate the fuel cell, but
at a reduced net output power. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A. All righ
ts reserved.