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Holistic Analysis of Fuel Cells for Residential Application

The development of an index to compare different sources of energy is presented; the index address the appraisal of the source of energy from its sustainable performance and also using the factors that influence the user's decision making process of adopting an alternative energy. The index is used to compare the fuel cell system and the traditional grid system powered by coal fired power plants, for a typical residential unit located in the rural Appalachian region in Ohio.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:GATECH/oai:smartech.gatech.edu:1853/19746
Date06 November 2007
CreatorsOspina Alvarado, Angelica Maria
PublisherGeorgia Institute of Technology
Source SetsGeorgia Tech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

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