Investigation of hydrogen production performance of a Photovoltaic and Thermal System

Çiloğulları M., Erden M., KARAKILÇIK M., Dincer I.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY, vol.42, no.4, pp.2547-2552, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.10.118
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2547-2552
  • Keywords: Hydrogen production, Photovoltaics, Electrolyzer, Energy, Exergy, Efficiency, WATER, ENERGY, ELECTROLYZER, EXERGY, MODEL
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this work, we undertake a study to investigate the hydrogen generating performance of a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzer powered by a Photovoltaic and Thermal System (PV/T) with a surface area of 1.28 m(2) at a constant temperature with a panel cooling system through a heat changer by removing the heat from the PV cells. It also helps increasing the system overall efficiency. The model is constructed in the Engineering Equation Solver (EES). As a results, average energetic and exergetic efficiencies of the overall PV/T system are found to be 29% and 14.11% respectively. Furthermore, it is observed that 0.018 kg hydrogen can be produced by using a single PV/T panel on the day of August 1st. (C) 2016 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.