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Thermodynamic analysis of a photovoltaic thermal system coupled with an organic Rankine cycle and a proton exchange membrane electrolysis cell

Salari, A ; Sharif University of Technology | 2022

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.03.271
  3. Publisher: Elsevier Ltd , 2022
  4. Abstract:
  5. In this study, the performance of a Photovoltaic Thermal-Organic Rankine Cycle (PVT-ORC) system combined with a Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolysis Cell (PEMEC) is investigated. A combined numerical/theoretical model of the system is developed and used to evaluate the effect of various system design parameters. In addition, the effects of using water, ethylene glycol, and a mixture of water and ethylene glycol (50/50) as the working fluid of the PVT system and R134a, R410a, and R407c as the working fluid of the ORC cycle on the performance of the PVT-ORC-PEMEC system are studied. Based on the results, R134a and water demonstrated the best performance as the working fluid of the ORC and PVT systems. Moreover, the electrical efficiency of the combined PVT-ORC system is 15.65% higher than the electrical efficiency of the conventional PVT system. Also, the maximum hydrogen production rate of the proposed PVT-ORC-PEMEC system is calculated to be 1.70 mol/h. © 2022 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC
  6. Keywords:
  7. Electrical efficiency ; Organic Rankine cycle ; Photovoltaic thermal system ; Efficiency ; Electrolysis ; Electrolytic cells ; Ethylene ; Ethylene glycol ; Fluids ; Polyols ; Rankine cycle ; Thermoanalysis ; Cycle systems ; Electrolysis cell ; Membrane electrolysis ; Performance ; Photovoltaic thermals ; Photovoltaic/thermal systems ; Proton exchange membranes ; Thermal-efficiency ; Working fluid ; Hydrogen production ; Thermal efficiency
  8. Source: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy ; Volume 47, Issue 41 , 2022 , Pages 17894-17913 ; 03603199 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360319922014215