Techno-Economic Design and Implementation of Fuel cell system for Residential Application

Usama Ali; Geetika Aggarwal; Khursheed Sabeel; Munish Rattan; Maher Al-Greer; Gurpurneet Kaur; Arooj Mubashara Siddiqui

doi:10.1109/EFEA67685.2025.11385958

Techno-Economic Design and Implementation of Fuel cell system for Residential Application

Usama Ali
, Geetika Aggarwal
, Khursheed Sabeel
, Munish Rattan
, Maher Al-Greer
, Gurpurneet Kaur
, Arooj Mubashara Siddiqui

Teesside University

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

Among the renewable energy sources, fuel cell power generation has gained popularity in residential power production. This is due to its efficiency, reliability, small-scale applicability and cleanliness. Therefore, this paper proposes the design and implementation of a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell system for residential power supply. 65 fuel cell stacks implemented in the Simulink platform and integrated to 5.3kW load. The inverter is used to convert the DC power produced by the fuel cell to AC which is suitable for residential loads. The transformer is used to step up the AC voltage from 100V to 230V. The simulation results reveal the applicability and reliability of the Fuel cell for residential power supply. AC power of 6kW is generated which can handle comfortably the load. The result also shows that PEM fuel cells can operate efficiently under different fuel and air pressures.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2025 9th International Conference on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications, EFEA 2025 - Conference Proceedings
Editors	Xuewu Dai, Krishna Busawon, Alireza Maheri
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9798331550950
ISBN (Print)	9798331550967
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EFEA67685.2025.11385958
Publication status	Published - 17 Feb 2026
Event	9th International Conference on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications - Holiday Inn ‑Jesmond Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Duration: 4 Dec 2025 → 5 Dec 2025 https://efeaconf.com/

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Conference	9th International Conference on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications
Abbreviated title	EFEA 2025
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Newcastle upon Tyne
Period	4/12/25 → 5/12/25
Internet address	https://efeaconf.com/

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Ali, U., Aggarwal, G., Sabeel, K., Rattan, M., Al-Greer, M., Kaur, G., & Siddiqui, A. M. (2026). Techno-Economic Design and Implementation of Fuel cell system for Residential Application. In X. Dai, K. Busawon, & A. Maheri (Eds.), 2025 9th International Conference on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications, EFEA 2025 - Conference Proceedings Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/EFEA67685.2025.11385958

Ali, Usama ; Aggarwal, Geetika ; Sabeel, Khursheed et al. / Techno-Economic Design and Implementation of Fuel cell system for Residential Application. 2025 9th International Conference on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications, EFEA 2025 - Conference Proceedings. editor / Xuewu Dai ; Krishna Busawon ; Alireza Maheri . Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2026.

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Ali, U, Aggarwal, G, Sabeel, K, Rattan, M, Al-Greer, M, Kaur, G & Siddiqui, AM 2026, Techno-Economic Design and Implementation of Fuel cell system for Residential Application. in X Dai, K Busawon & A Maheri (eds), 2025 9th International Conference on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications, EFEA 2025 - Conference Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 9th International Conference on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, 4/12/25. https://doi.org/10.1109/EFEA67685.2025.11385958

Techno-Economic Design and Implementation of Fuel cell system for Residential Application. / Ali, Usama; Aggarwal, Geetika; Sabeel, Khursheed et al.
2025 9th International Conference on Environment Friendly Energies and Applications, EFEA 2025 - Conference Proceedings. ed. / Xuewu Dai; Krishna Busawon; Alireza Maheri . Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2026.

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