stand-alone renewable energy system based on hydrogen production
stand-alone renewable energy system based on hydrogen production
stand-alone renewable energy system based on hydrogen production
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The overall RE <str<strong>on</strong>g>system</str<strong>on</strong>g> performance is very sensitive to local weather c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s. To achieve an<br />
adequate performance from such a <str<strong>on</strong>g>system</str<strong>on</strong>g> requires appropriate comp<strong>on</strong>ents and a welldesigned<br />
c<strong>on</strong>trol <str<strong>on</strong>g>system</str<strong>on</strong>g>. The design and implementati<strong>on</strong> of a c<strong>on</strong>trol <str<strong>on</strong>g>system</str<strong>on</strong>g> for proper <str<strong>on</strong>g>energy</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
management in a <str<strong>on</strong>g>stand</str<strong>on</strong>g>-<str<strong>on</strong>g>al<strong>on</strong>e</str<strong>on</strong>g> RE plant is challenging. We have designed and developed a<br />
c<strong>on</strong>trol <str<strong>on</strong>g>system</str<strong>on</strong>g> with power c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>ing devices to integrate the different comp<strong>on</strong>ents of the RE<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>system</str<strong>on</strong>g> and to manage the <str<strong>on</strong>g>energy</str<strong>on</strong>g> flow in the <str<strong>on</strong>g>system</str<strong>on</strong>g> to assure a c<strong>on</strong>tinuous supply of electricity<br />
to meet the load demand. Each comp<strong>on</strong>ent of the <str<strong>on</strong>g>renewable</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>energy</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>system</str<strong>on</strong>g> has been studied<br />
for l<strong>on</strong>g-term operati<strong>on</strong> by using this c<strong>on</strong>trol algorithm. The <str<strong>on</strong>g>system</str<strong>on</strong>g> parameters are m<strong>on</strong>itored<br />
c<strong>on</strong>tinuously for real time operati<strong>on</strong> and c<strong>on</strong>trol. The <str<strong>on</strong>g>system</str<strong>on</strong>g> operati<strong>on</strong> has been tested for<br />
aut<strong>on</strong>omous operati<strong>on</strong> and technical feasibility of the <str<strong>on</strong>g>stand</str<strong>on</strong>g>-<str<strong>on</strong>g>al<strong>on</strong>e</str<strong>on</strong>g> RE <str<strong>on</strong>g>system</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>based</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong><br />
<strong>hydrogen</strong> producti<strong>on</strong>. Our integrated RE <str<strong>on</strong>g>system</str<strong>on</strong>g> has been in operati<strong>on</strong> since May 2001.<br />
PLANT AT HYDROGEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE,<br />
UQTR, CANADA<br />
Electrical load<br />
Wind Turbine<br />
and<br />
Regulator<br />
PV Array<br />
and<br />
Regulator<br />
Inverter<br />
DC / AC<br />
BUS DC (Buffer with Batteries Bank)<br />
and POWER CONTROLLER<br />
Buck<br />
DC / DC<br />
C<strong>on</strong>verter<br />
Micro<br />
C<strong>on</strong>troller<br />
Micro<br />
C<strong>on</strong>troller<br />
Boost<br />
DC / DC<br />
C<strong>on</strong>verter<br />
Rectifier<br />
Master<br />
C<strong>on</strong>troller<br />
Compressor<br />
PEMFC<br />
Hydrogen Powered Generator<br />
Electrolyzer<br />
H 2 Tank<br />
Figure 1: Stand-<str<strong>on</strong>g>al<strong>on</strong>e</str<strong>on</strong>g> Renewable Energy System at the Hydrogen Research Institute<br />
3. DESCRIPTION OF COMPONENTS<br />
The <str<strong>on</strong>g>stand</str<strong>on</strong>g>-<str<strong>on</strong>g>al<strong>on</strong>e</str<strong>on</strong>g> RE <str<strong>on</strong>g>system</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>based</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>hydrogen</strong> producti<strong>on</strong> was successfully tested at the HRI.<br />
The <str<strong>on</strong>g>system</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>sists of a 10 kW wind turbine generator (WTG) and a 1 kW (peak) solar<br />
photovoltaic (PV) array as primary <str<strong>on</strong>g>energy</str<strong>on</strong>g> sources. The <str<strong>on</strong>g>renewable</str<strong>on</strong>g> electricity that is produced in<br />
excess of the load demand is stored as <strong>hydrogen</strong>, produced using a 5 kW electrolyser. The<br />
<strong>hydrogen</strong> is stored and later used to produce electricity using a 5 kW fuel cell <str<strong>on</strong>g>system</str<strong>on</strong>g> for the<br />
times when there is not sufficient wind and solar <str<strong>on</strong>g>energy</str<strong>on</strong>g> to meet the demand requirement. The<br />
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