Abstract
This paper introduces a user-oriented software tool for simulation of a solar energy-based hydrogen production system. The developed tool goes beyond the realm of electric load and includes a hydrogen cooking load facility, as an efficient means of utilising the hydrogen produced. A model rural household in Nigeria has been used to evaluate the tool. It was found that a 2.42 kW solar photovoltaic module, 0.6 kW electrolyser and 3.7 kWh battery would be enough to provide steady 24-h power for a modest daily energy demand of 2.2 kWh. In the results, the excess energy realised was used in a H2-cooker to partly meet the estimated 1.9 kWh/day cooking demand of the household over a simulated year period.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | International Journal of Sustainable Energy |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 23 May 2019 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2 Jan 2020 |
Keywords
- H -cooker
- Renewable energy
- SOHYSIMO
- battery
- electrolyser
- hydrogen
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Fuel Technology
- General Energy
- Process Chemistry and Technology
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
Access to Document
- Author Accepted Manuscript
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Sustainable Energy on 23 May 2019, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/14786451.2019.1617711.