What are the Major Components for a Residential Fuel Cell System?
In a residential fuel cell system there are three main components. The source of hydrogen, the actual fuel cell stacks and the power condition unit. The hydrogen can either be reformed from fossil fuels (i.e. natural gas, propane, etc?) or the unit can be coupled to a renewable energy source and generate hydrogen through electrolysis of water. The fuel cell stack is the part, which converts the hydrogen and oxygen into electricity, water vapor and heat. The last piece is the power conditioner. This inverts the DC current from the fuel cell into AC current that many household appliances operate on.
