SIZING AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF HYBRID PV-PEMFC SYSTEMS FOR REMOTE AREAS RESIDENTIAL UTILIZATION
One of the obstacles of using the fuel cells in remote areas is the absence of hydrogen infrastructure to supply the required fuel to the unit. However, this can be solved by producing hydrogen on-site from water electrolysis. In this paper, the sizing of a stand-alone hybrid PV/PEMFC system to supp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Editura Universităţii din Oradea
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Annals of the Oradea University: Fascicle Management and Technological Engineering |
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| Online Access: | http://imtuoradea.ro/auo.fmte/files-2015-v3/Sherif IMAM, Ahmed AZMY, Essam RASHAD, Geza HUSI - SIZING AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF HYBRID PV-PEMFC SYSTEMS FOR REMOTE AREAS RESIDENTIAL UTILIZATION.pdf |
| Summary: | One of the obstacles of using the fuel cells in
remote areas is the absence of hydrogen infrastructure to
supply the required fuel to the unit. However, this can be
solved by producing hydrogen on-site from water electrolysis.
In this paper, the sizing of a stand-alone hybrid PV/PEMFC
system to supply electric power for remote residential areas is
discussed. The PV system is used to supply the required
electric power to a water electrolyzer. The cost of energy
(COE) of the hybrid PV/PEMFC system is compared with
previous works by the authors for the same residential system
when supplied by two individual power sources as two
alternatives. The first one is a stand-alone photovoltaic
system (SAPV), while the other one is a stand alone PEMFC
system. The analysis results will help to define the most
economic alternative to supply electricity for remote areas. |
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| ISSN: | 1583-0691 1583-0691 |