Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5147589 | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | 2017 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
In this paper, hydrogen production by MEP using PV energy is investigated. A design of an off grid PV/battery/MethElec system is proposed. Mathematical models of each component of the system are presented. Semi-empirical relationship between hydrogen production rate and power consumption at 80 °C and 4 M concentration is developed. Optimal power and hydrogen management strategy (PHMS) is designed to achieve high system efficiency and safe operation. Case studies are carried out on two tilts of PV array: horizontal and tilted at 36° using measured meteorological data of solar irradiation and ambient temperature of Algiers site. Simulation results reveal great opportunities of hydrogen production using MEP compared to the WEP with 22.36 g/m2 d and 24.38 g/m2 d of hydrogen when using system with horizontal and tilted PV array position, respectively.
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Authors
H. Tebibel, A. Khellaf, S. Menia, I. Nouicer,