One of the best ways to optimally consuming fossil fuel thermal energy is to utilize combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) systems. In such systems, by recycling heat wasted from hot gases simultaneously generating power, heat, and refrigeration from combustion, as well as water and...

Recently, the application of the proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) is extensively increasing as a popular renewable energy source. PEMFCs need low temperature for the operation along with high power density and easy implementation ability. These characteristics turned them into the...

This paper presents a multi-criteria economics, environment, and thermodynamics assessment for a combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) system consist of a heat recovery system, a small absorption chiller, a 5kW PEMFC stack, gas compressor, and a humidifier. This study presents an improved...

Model-identification and parameter extraction of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is a well-defined procedure for improving the PEMFC efficiency for designing and control purposes. This paper presents a new version of the improved fluid search optimization algorithm for optimal...

In this paper, a multi-objective optimization method has been established on a hybrid PV, wind, fuel cell, and battery system. The optimization is based on three models including energy supply reliability, electricity efficiency, and capital cost of the hybrid system. A new model of the Elephant...