Power splitting strategy for solar hydrogen generation. (1st January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dou, Xin Xu; Simic, Milan; Andrews, John; Mo, John P.T.
• Is Part Of: International journal of agile systems and management. Volume 8:Number 1(2015)
• Page Start: 70
• Page End: 83
• Publication Date: 2015-01-01
• Subjects: solar power -- power splitting -- solar hydrogen generation -- control systems -- renewable energy -- solar energy -- power generation systems -- photovoltaic arrays -- hydrogen storage -- PEM electrolyser dynamics -- maximum power point tracking -- MPPT -- self–adjusting voltage output -- load splitting; Production management -- Periodicals; Business logistics -- Periodicals; Systems engineering -- Periodicals; 658.5
• DOI: 10.1504/IJASM.2015.068609
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1741-9174

Abstract

A standalone solar–hydrogen power generation system employing photovoltaic array and hydrogen storage of excess energy is an attractive solution for remote and portable applications. A demonstration system has been designed and built focus on an integrated load split and maximum power point tracker to meet the load and divert surplus power to produce hydrogen for storage. Key functional requirements of a control system are defined. The dynamics of PEM electrolyser is studied through experimental testing, and its response time is presented and analysed. A demonstration system designed to perform load splitting and maximum power point tracking is proposed and its performance is evaluated experimentally. The positive results lead to constructing a control system control and self–adjust voltage output which accomplish load splitting and maximum power point tracking automatically.