Optimal design of hybrid wind/photovoltaic electrolyzer for maximum hydrogen production using imperialist competitive algorithm

The rising demand for high-density power storage systems such as hydrogen, combined with renewable power production systems, has led to the design of optimal power production and storage systems. In this study, a wind and photovoltaic (PV) hybrid electrolyzer system, which maximizes the hydrogen pro...

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Published in:Journal of modern power systems and clean energy 2018-01, Vol.6 (1), p.40-49
Main Authors: KHALILNEJAD, Arash, SUNDARARAJAN, Aditya, SARWAT, Arif I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer simulation
Electric power generation
Electrical Machines and Networks
Electrolyzer
Energy
Energy Systems
Evolutionary algorithms
Hybrid systems
Hydrogen
Hydrogen production
Hydrogen storage
Imperialist competitive algorithm (ICA)
Photovoltaic
Photovoltaic cells
Power Electronics
Renewable and Green Energy
Solar cells
Storage systems
Wind turbine
Wind turbines
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Summary:The rising demand for high-density power storage systems such as hydrogen, combined with renewable power production systems, has led to the design of optimal power production and storage systems. In this study, a wind and photovoltaic (PV) hybrid electrolyzer system, which maximizes the hydrogen production for a diurnal operation of the system, is designed and simulated. The operation of the system is optimized using imperialist competitive algorithm (ICA). The objective of this optimization is to combine the PV array and wind turbine (WT) in a way that, for minimized average excess power generation, maximum hydrogen would be produced. Actual meteorological data of Miami is used for simulations. A framework of the advanced alkaline electrolyzer with the detailed electrochemical model is used. This optimal system comprises a PV module with a power of 7.9 kW and a WT module with a power of 11 kW. The rate of hydrogen production is 0.0192 mol/s; an average Faraday efficiency of 86.9 percent. The electrolyzer works with 53.7 percent of its nominal power. The availability of the wind for longer periods of time reflects the greater contribution of WT in comparison with PV towards the overall throughput of the system.
ISSN:2196-5625
2196-5420
DOI:10.1007/s40565-017-0293-0