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Title: | Solar hydrogen system for cooking applications: Experimental and numerical study |
Authors: | Topriska, E Kolokotroni, M Dehouche, Z Wilson, E |
Keywords: | Cooking;Integrated renewable energy;PEM electrolysis;Photovoltaics;Simulation;Solar hydrogen system |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd |
Citation: | Renewable Energy, 83: 717 - 728, (2015) |
Abstract: | This paper describes the development of a semi-empirical numerical model for a solar hydrogen system consisting of a proton exchange membrane electrolyser (PEM) powered by photovoltaic panels to produce hydrogen as fuel for cooking applications, focussing on Jamaica as a suitable case-study. The model was developed in TRNSYS and includes a novel numerical component based on FORTRAN to model the operation of the PEM electrolyser. The numerical component was developed based on operational data from a purpose constructed small-scale experimental rig. The numerical model was calibrated using data from the experimental rig powered by operational data from a photovoltaic panel system in the UK and predicted photovoltaic panel power data from Jamaica. For the test conditions, experiments indicated an electrolysis maximum efficiency of 63.6%. The calibrated model was used to develop a case study analysis for a small community in Jamaica with a daily cooking demand of 39.6kWh or 1.7kg of H<inf>2</inf> gas. Simulations indicate that the H<inf>2</inf> production plan is sufficient for the cooking needs of the case-study. |
URI: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148115003729 http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/11041 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2015.05.011 |
ISSN: | 0960-1481 1879-0682 |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research Papers |
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