Energy Storage Technologies in Grid Modernization

5Detailed Comparative Analysis and Performance of Fuel Cells

Tejinder Singh Saggu¹* and Arvind Dhingra²

¹Electrical Engineering Department, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India

²Electrical Engineering Department, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, India

Abstract

The depleting conventional sources of energy have put strains on the availability of power in the energy-savvy world. Newer sustainable sources of energy need to be harnessed to meet the ever-growing demand for energy. Fuel cells are one such source, which is non-polluting and sustainable. Fuel cells provide a technological idea for a potentially wide variety of future applications in energy storage applications, which could include on-site electric power for our houses and commercial buildings. They are used in different fields of applications like industrial, residential, commercial, and transportation. Their efficiency is very high as compared to ordinary combustion engines and standard batteries with almost zero emissions. During their operation, there is a complete absence of smog because of the lack of various air pollutants. In this chapter, a detailed description and process of various fuel cells along with their field of applications is presented. This comparison is based upon different parameters as per their field of application. This information is essential for the researchers at the beginning level so that they can compare various fuel cells and choose their occupation of the application ...