Solar driven hydrogen generation for a fuel cell power plant

dc.contributor.advisorBekker, W. J.
dc.contributor.advisorPienaar, H. C. v Z.
dc.contributor.authorAmoo, Akinlawon Olubukunmi
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-01T08:23:14Z
dc.date.available2012-11-01T08:23:14Z
dc.date.issued2012-11-01
dc.date.submitted2011-09
dc.descriptionThesis. (M. Tech. (Dept. Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology))--Vaal University of Technology, 2011.en
dc.description.abstractThere are a number of ways to produce hydrogen using solar energy as the primary source. Water electrolysis, which uses solar electrical energy, is the rapidly available process. Hydrogen can be produced by using solar electric energy from photovoltaic (PV) modules for the electrolysis of water without emitting carbon dioxide or requiring fossil fuels. Solar hydrogen energy systems are considered one of the cleanest hydrogen production technologies, where the hydrogen is obtained from sunlight by directly connecting the photovoltaic modules to the hydrogen generator. This dissertation presents a designed solar photovoltaic electrolyser hydrogen production and storage system for various applications such as in the power generation and telecommunications industries. Various experiments were performed on the designed system to ensure its reliability and conformity with theoretical findings. The purity of the generated hydrogen was determined. The relationship between the amount of solar irradiance reaching the surface of the PV panel, the PV panel surface temperature, the PV panel tilt angle and the maximum power point voltage and current of the PV panel array were also considered. The effect of dust on the panel voltage and current outputs was also determined. Finally, the factors to consider when designing a solar photovoltaic electrolyser hydrogen system (based on this study) were enumerated.en
dc.format.extent79 leaves, diagrams (some col.)en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10352/114
dc.language.isoenen
dc.relation.requiresPDF; Adobe Acrobat Reader, version 6.0en
dc.subjectHydrogenen
dc.subjectSolar energyen
dc.subjectWater electrolysisen
dc.subjectSolar electrical energyen
dc.subjectSolar hydrogen energy systemsen
dc.subjectSolar photovoltaic electrolyser hydrogenen
dc.subject.ddc621.47en
dc.subject.lcshSolar energyen
dc.subject.lcshHydrogenen
dc.subject.lcshPhotovoltaic power systemsen
dc.titleSolar driven hydrogen generation for a fuel cell power planten
dc.typeThesisen
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