Fuel-cell sharing for a distributed hybrid power system
Journal
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Journal Volume
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Journal Issue
2-s2.0-85092933000
Date Issued
2020
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Abstract
This paper investigates the benefits of sharing a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) in a distributed hybrid power system. The PEMFC is usually used as backup power in stationary hybrid power systems; however, in that scenario, it might be working only 2% of the time while incurring 20% of the system expenses. Therefore, this paper examines the potential of sharing a PEMFC among multiple power systems. We develop a distributed hybrid power system that comprises several immovable power stations and a fuel-cell vehicle (FCV). Each power station is equipped with solar panels and batteries, while the FCV contains a PEMFC module and can move among the stations to provide sustainable power as needed. We propose power management strategies and show that the total system costs can be significantly reduced by 10.83% and 17.89% when sharing one FCV between three and twelve power stations, respectively. We also design experiments to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed distributed hybrid power system. In the future, the developed model can be extended to provide further cost reductions by optimizing distributed hybrid power systems with multiple FCVs.
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journal article