Sunlight to hydrogen conversion: Design optimization and energy management of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV-Hydrogen) system using micro genetic algorithm

Muhammad Burhan, Kian Jon Ernest Chua and Kim Choon Ng

Energy, 2016, vol. 99, issue C, 115-128

Abstract: Owing to the intermittent solar irradiance from cloud cover in the diurnal period and unavailability at night time, the practical design of a solar system requires energy backup storage for an uninterrupted supply or for off-grid operation. However, for highly efficient CPV (concentrated photovoltaic) system, the literature is lacking for energy management and optimization algorithm and tool for standalone operation. In this paper, a system with CPV and electrolyser is presented where beam irradiance of sunlight is harnessed to convert the instantaneously generated electricity into useful Hydrogen/Oxygen gas, where they can be stored and re-used for downstream applications such as the fuel cells, etc. The multi-variable design and multi-objective optimization strategies are proposed and presented for a standalone operation of the CPV-Hydrogen system as well as their system performances, particularly electrical rating of CPV based upon the real weather data of Singapore.

Keywords: CPV; Optimization; Genetic algorithm; Hydrogen storage; Concentrated photovoltaic; Electrolyser (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2016.01.048

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