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Case Studies: Hybrid Fuel Cells

Distributed energy resources offer many benefits individually, but some can offer more benefits when they are combined with others. These are called hybrid systems.

One hybrid system currently being studied is the combination of a fuel cell generator with supercapacitors for electrical storage. This combination produces better-quality power and economical sizing options.

The following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Acrobat Reader.

The following links are presentations that summarize work with hybrid fuel cell systems. Explore them to learn more.

  • Fast-Response, Load-Matching Hybrid Fuel Cell (PDF 1.2 MB). Presented at the Distributed Power Program Quarterly Review, July 2002, in Madison, Wis.

  • Fast-Response, Load-Matching Hybrid Fuel Cell (PDF 1.6 MB). Presented at the Distributed Power Program Annual Review, 2002, in Arlington, Va.

  • Fast-Response, Load-Matching Hybrid Fuel Cell (PDF 831 KB). Presented at the Distributed Power Program Quarterly Review, October 2001, in Golden, Colo.

  • Fast Response, Load-Matching Hybrid Fuel Cell (PDF 3.9 MB). Presented at the Distributed Power Program Quarterly Review, July 2001, in Washington, D.C.

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