Pre-Feasibility Design and Simulation of Hybrid PV/Fuel Cell Energy System for Application to Desalination Plants Loads

Belkaid, Abderrahmane; Benabid, Rabah; Halbaoui, Khaled; Chelali, Mustapha

doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2012.01.1216

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“…This model considers the Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC). The electrolyzer is composed of a number of isolated cells [10]. The hydrogen production rate is given by [10,14]; X H = 5.18 x e -6 I e (mole/s) (…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This study described solar-wind hybrid system for supplying electricity to power grid. Furthermore, another potential solution for stand-alone power generation was presented by Touati et al [10] for a hybrid energy system in parallel with some hydrogen energy storage. In this study the hybrid PV, fuel cell generation employed an electrolyzer using reverse osmosis for hydrogen generation that is applicable to desalination plant loads.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Numerical Modeling, Simulation and Validation of Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic, Wind Turbine and Fuel Cell Power System

Sami

Icaza

2015

J. Technol. Innov. Renew. Energy

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The energy conversion equations describing the total power generated by a hybrid system of solar photovoltaic, wind turbine, fuel cell as well as hydrogen storage were presented, and integrated simultaneously. For the purpose of validating, this simulation model, the aforementioned equations were coded with MATLAB V13.2 and used for optimization and design purposes. A block diagram approach was used during the simulation with MATLAB. In order to validate and tune up the predicted output results, on-site data was used to validate the simulation program under various conditions. Comparison between the data and predicted results showed a fair agreement.

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Section: Electrolyzermentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Numerical Modeling, Simulation and Validation of Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic, Wind Turbine and Fuel Cell Power System

Sami

Icaza

2015

J. Technol. Innov. Renew. Energy

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“…Detailed operational data were reported for November 2008 to February 2010. Touati et al [15] presented a procedure for feasibility design and operational simulation of a standalone RO system powered by PV, a hydrogen-producing electrolyzer powered by excess solar energy, and a fuel cell ESS. They recognized the water problem as an energy problem, leading to this unique proposal that could reduce the required PV area.…”

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Integration of Renewable Energy Technologies With Desalination

Mbarga

Song

Williams

et al. 2014

Curr Sustainable Renewable Energy Rep

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Remote communities in many countries are in need of dependable and affordable fresh water that must be derived from local brackish water or seawater. Thermal and membrane desalination technologies are available, with significant electrical or thermal energy requirements. Renewable energy from wind, solar, geothermal, or other sources may be necessary when access to grid electricity is limited. This literature review summarizes the research reported in the last three years (mid-2010 to mid-2013) by teams of experts in water treatment, renewable energy generation, variable-power system controls, system optimization, and economic analyses.

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“…A hybrid PV/FC system for application to desalination is also investigated in ref. [27] where the authors calculated the size of the different components of the system. However, the calculations done in this study were not based on the exact load demand that resulted in a significant energy loss of 160 kWh.…”

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Fuel cell as an effective energy storage in reverse osmosis desalination plant powered by photovoltaic system

Rezk

Sayed

Al‐Dhaifallah³

et al. 2019

Energy

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A hybrid renewable energy systems (HRESs) comprises of photovoltaic (PV), and self-charging fuel cells (SCFC) is designed for securing electrical energy required to operate brackish water pumping (BWP) and reverse osmosis desalination (RO) plant of 150 m 3 d-1 for irrigation purposes in remote areas. An optimal configuration of the proposed design is determined based on minimum cost of energy (COE) and the minimum total net present cost (NPC). Moreover, a comparison with a stand-alone diesel generation (DG) or grid extension is carried out against the optimal configuration of PV/SCFC HRES. The modeling, simulation, and techno-economic evaluation of the different proposed systems, including the PV/SCFC system are done using HOMER software. Results show that PV array (66 kW), FC (9 kW), converter (25 KW)-Electrolyzer (15 kW), Hydrogen cylinder (70 kg) are the viable economic option with a total NPC of $115,649 and $0.062 unit cost of electricity. The COE for the standalone DG system is 0.206 $/kWh, which is 69.90 % higher than that of the PV/SCFC system. The PV/SCFC system is cheaper than grid extension. This study opens the way for using a fuel cell as an effective method for solving the energy intermittence/storage problems of renewable energy sources.

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Pre-Feasibility Design and Simulation of Hybrid PV/Fuel Cell Energy System for Application to Desalination Plants Loads

Cited by 18 publications

References 10 publications

Numerical Modeling, Simulation and Validation of Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic, Wind Turbine and Fuel Cell Power System

Numerical Modeling, Simulation and Validation of Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic, Wind Turbine and Fuel Cell Power System

Integration of Renewable Energy Technologies With Desalination

Fuel cell as an effective energy storage in reverse osmosis desalination plant powered by photovoltaic system

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