I apologize if this is really off topic ... Having a *friendly* discussion about hydrogen fuels cells replacing commercial power. I'm taking the "you got to be kidden me!" side.
Okey. Sometime in the future, imagine this actually happens (stop laughing). Hydrogen is pumped out to everyone where in some shed, hopefully a quarter mile from my house, equipment uses the hydrogen for power conversion in the form of hydrogen fuel cells. Each residence has their own substation in a sense. Question - Besides from some obvious construction and engineering changes and JUST from a regulatory point of view, what's involved here? I'm thinking it would be a nightmare. Gotta be some power people out there that after they stop laughing might have something to say. There's gotta be some hefty building/construction requirements that are similar to ones that cover substations. Let alone what's involved with H2. Plus, if the cells are operating at a reduced voltage level, the ampacity of the wires used from the cells to the house would be unacceptably large in gauge. My thinking is 3kw or higher fuel cells to power a small house. Anyone care to take a shot? --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, jim_bac...@monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators).
