Simulation of a stand-alone residential PEMFC power system with sodium borohydride as hydrogen source

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2013

Authors

P. J. R. Pinto (Author) Other; Tiago Sousa (Author) Other; Vitor Fernandes (Author) Other; Alexandra Rodrigues Pinto (Author) FEUP; Carmen Rangel (Author) Other

Journal

Title: International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems

Vol. 49

Pages: 57-65

ISSN: 0142-0615

Publisher: Elsevier

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology

CORDIS: Technological sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-004-ZYJ

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2013.01.001

Abstract (EN): Catalytic hydrolysis of sodium borohydride (NaBH4) has been investigated as a method to generate hydrogen for fuel cell applications. The high purity of the generated hydrogen makes this process a potential source of hydrogen for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). In this paper, a PEMFC power system employing a NaBH4 hydrogen generator is designed to supply continuous power to residential power applications as stand-alone loads and simulated using Matlab/Simulink software package. The overall system is sized to meet a real end-use load, representative of standard European domestic medium electric energy consumption, over a 1-week period. Supervisory control strategies are proposed to manage the hydrogen generation and storage, and the power flow. Simulation results show that the proposed supervisory control strategies are effective and the NaBH4-PEMFC power system is a technologically feasible solution for stand-alone residential applications.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 9