Open AccessGRID INDEPENDENT FUEL CELL OPERATED SMART HOME
Author(s) -
Mohammad Saad Alam
Publication year - 2003
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/823025
Subject(s) - fuel cells , event (particle physics) , smart grid , engineering , energy management , power grid , power (physics) , grid , control (management) , electrical engineering , computer science , home automation , energy management system , embedded system , operating system , automotive engineering , telecommunications , energy (signal processing) , chemical engineering , statistics , physics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence
A fuel cell power plant, which utilizes a smart energy management and control (SEMaC) system, supplying the power need of laboratory based ''home'' has been purchased and installed. The ''home'' consists of two rooms, each approximately 250 sq. ft. Every appliance and power outlet is under the control of a host computer, running the SEMaC software package. It is possible to override the computer, in the event that an appliance or power outage is required. Detailed analysis and simulation of the fuel cell operated smart home has been performed. Two journal papers has been accepted for publication and another journal paper is under review. Three theses have been completed and three additional theses are in progress