Application of spiking neural networks for modelling the process of high-temperature hydrogen production in systems with gas-cooled reactors

Hydrogen energy is able to solve the problem of the dependence of modern industries on fossil fuels and significantly reduce the amount of harmful emissions. One of the ways to produce hydrogen is high-temperature water-steam electrolysis. Increasing the temperature of the steam in...

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Main Authors: Sergey O. Starkov, Yury N. Lavrenkov
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Language:English
Published: National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI) 2019-06-01
Series:Nuclear Energy and Technology
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Online Access:https://nucet.pensoft.net/article/36474/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-147eac0dd0c548feb21168def52dab382020-11-25T03:48:43ZengNational Research Nuclear University (MEPhI)Nuclear Energy and Technology2452-30382019-06-015212913710.3897/nucet.5.3647436474Application of spiking neural networks for modelling the process of high-temperature hydrogen production in systems with gas-cooled reactorsSergey O. Starkov0Yury N. Lavrenkov1National Research Nuclear University MEPhIKaluga Branch of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University Hydrogen energy is able to solve the problem of the dependence of modern industries on fossil fuels and significantly reduce the amount of harmful emissions. One of the ways to produce hydrogen is high-temperature water-steam electrolysis. Increasing the temperature of the steam involved in electrolysis makes the process more efficient. The key problem is the use of a reliable heat energy source capable of reaching high temperatures. High-temperature gas-cooled reactors with a gaseous coolant and a graphite moderator provide a solution to the problem of heating the electrolyte. Part of the heat energy is used for producing electrical energy required for electrolysis. Modern electrolyzers built as arrays of tubular or planar electrolytic cells with a nuclear energy source make it possible to produce hydrogen by decomposing water molecules, and the working temperature control leads to a decrease in the Nernst potential. The operation of such facilities is complicated by the need to determine the optimal parameters of the electrolysis cell, the steam flow rate, and the operating current density. To reduce the costs associated with the process optimization, it is proposed to use a low-temperature electrolysis system controlled by a spiking neural network. The results confirm the effectiveness of intelligent technologies that implement adaptive control of hybrid modeling processes in order to organize the most feasible hydrogen production in a specific process, the parameters of which can be modified depending on the specific use of the reactor thermal energy. In addition, the results of the study confirm the feasibility of using a combined functional structure made on the basis of spiking neurons to correct the parameters of the developed electrolytic system. The proposed simulation strategy can significantly reduce the consumption of computational resources in comparison with models based only on neural network prediction methods. https://nucet.pensoft.net/article/36474/download/pdf/Spiking neural networkshigh-te
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Application of spiking neural networks for modelling the process of high-temperature hydrogen production in systems with gas-cooled reactors
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Spiking neural networks
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author_facet Sergey O. Starkov
Yury N. Lavrenkov
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title Application of spiking neural networks for modelling the process of high-temperature hydrogen production in systems with gas-cooled reactors
title_short Application of spiking neural networks for modelling the process of high-temperature hydrogen production in systems with gas-cooled reactors
title_full Application of spiking neural networks for modelling the process of high-temperature hydrogen production in systems with gas-cooled reactors
title_fullStr Application of spiking neural networks for modelling the process of high-temperature hydrogen production in systems with gas-cooled reactors
title_full_unstemmed Application of spiking neural networks for modelling the process of high-temperature hydrogen production in systems with gas-cooled reactors
title_sort application of spiking neural networks for modelling the process of high-temperature hydrogen production in systems with gas-cooled reactors
publisher National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI)
series Nuclear Energy and Technology
issn 2452-3038
publishDate 2019-06-01
description Hydrogen energy is able to solve the problem of the dependence of modern industries on fossil fuels and significantly reduce the amount of harmful emissions. One of the ways to produce hydrogen is high-temperature water-steam electrolysis. Increasing the temperature of the steam involved in electrolysis makes the process more efficient. The key problem is the use of a reliable heat energy source capable of reaching high temperatures. High-temperature gas-cooled reactors with a gaseous coolant and a graphite moderator provide a solution to the problem of heating the electrolyte. Part of the heat energy is used for producing electrical energy required for electrolysis. Modern electrolyzers built as arrays of tubular or planar electrolytic cells with a nuclear energy source make it possible to produce hydrogen by decomposing water molecules, and the working temperature control leads to a decrease in the Nernst potential. The operation of such facilities is complicated by the need to determine the optimal parameters of the electrolysis cell, the steam flow rate, and the operating current density. To reduce the costs associated with the process optimization, it is proposed to use a low-temperature electrolysis system controlled by a spiking neural network. The results confirm the effectiveness of intelligent technologies that implement adaptive control of hybrid modeling processes in order to organize the most feasible hydrogen production in a specific process, the parameters of which can be modified depending on the specific use of the reactor thermal energy. In addition, the results of the study confirm the feasibility of using a combined functional structure made on the basis of spiking neurons to correct the parameters of the developed electrolytic system. The proposed simulation strategy can significantly reduce the consumption of computational resources in comparison with models based only on neural network prediction methods.
topic Spiking neural networks
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