Performance study of power density in PEMFC for power generation from solar energy

Pramod Behari Lal Chaurasia, Nimai Panja and Kevin Kendall

Renewable Energy, 2011, vol. 36, issue 12, 3305-3312

Abstract: A study has been carried-out on power density in the Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) for its application for solar power generation. It involves a fuel cell approach assisted with specific electro-catalysts to process special chemical coupling (2-propanol/acetone/H2) for generating the power. This knowledge will be useful for designing the solar power generation system based on this special chemical coupling enabling to use low-grade solar heat (<100 °C). For this purpose, a wide study has been conducted in the PEMFC using different catalytic electrodes at various orientations (0°, 45° and 90°). The investigations were carried-out at different temperatures from 45 °C to 60 °C using liquid oxidant mixtures in different proportions. The maximum power density attained was 1.78 mW cm−2 at 60 °C. The PEMFC based technique for solar power generation may prove to be a promising option to harness this everlasting source of sun’s energy in the coming future.

Keywords: PEMFC; Solar collector; Catalytic electrodes; Solar power generation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.05.001

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