Residential electrical distribution

NFPA 70 National Fire Protection Association 70 is also known as the National Electric Code (NEC). Revisions and addendum s to the code are currently being developed that specifically address fuel cells. Article 690 - Solar Photovoltaic Systems has been targeted for revision to include fuel cells and alternate energy sources systems. This proposal is not expected to be approved since the technological and operational differences between fuel cells and photovoltaic systems is considerable. A new article, currently identified and Article 691, has been proposed and applies to fuel cells for buildings or residential dwellings. This standard addresses the electrical interface between the fuel cell system and a building s electrical distribution panel. 

This third type of stationary fuel cell application is split into two main sections (1) power to non-residential, commercial, buildings to provide electricity, and in many cases heat. This can be anything from an office block or convenience store and (2) distributed generation (DG) power plants providing electricity for the electricity distribution network. 

Residential cogeneration is seen as a relatively low-risk market (Figure 13.4 [19]), partly because development times required for small systems are shorter and the investment level is lower. Retail prices for residential electricity are relatively high. In countries with many rural areas and a weak or unreliable grid, cogeneration will significantly increase the reliability of the electricity supply and will, in most cases, be less costly than upgrading many miles of transmission and distribution lines. In the US, the nation s 900 rural electric... 

Variable-speed fan drives permit conditioned air distribution to be matched more closely to a building s needs. High-efficiency electric motors are used to drive the fans, saving as much as half the energy once used. Both variable-speed and high- efficiency motors are being applied even in residential air conditioning systems. 

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The North American electric power transmission system has been described as the largest, most complex machine ever built by humanity. It is a massive network of generating stations, transmission lines, substations, distribution lines, motors, and other electrical loads all interdependently linked for the conversion, transportation, and control of electrical energy. Approximately 60 percent of all energy utilized in the United States passes through the interconnected electric power system. The major goal of the system is to most efficiently and reliably deliver electric power from generating stations to residential, commercial, and industrial consumers. 

Possible applications of fuel cell includes producing small scale electricity only (low temperature FCs) or heat and power for houses, residential buildings, hotels, hospitals, sport facilities, and shopping centers. Other applications in urban situations, on a larger scale (up to 30 MWe), could be for distributed generation of heat and power or of power only. 

The "wholesale" costs of electricity are approximately half of what the average homeowner pays because transportation, distribution, and other charges and profits are added. USA average residential end-user cost in 2007 was 10.7c/kWh and in peak periods it ranged between 15 and 25c/kWh. 

Since H2 can be burned in gas turbines, these turbines could provide an early market for additional H2 production— assuming that the H2 is not generated from natural gas. Turbines located at the site of the hydrogen production could generate electricity, which could be transmitted via the usual electrical transmission and distribution (T D) system to residential, commercial, and industrial users. 

The American Gas Association forecasts that, by 2020, on-site power at industrial facilities or distributed generation in commercial or even residential locations will account for 20 percent of all new capacity, or 5 percent of all electricity generated in the United States. 

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