Shandong Science ›› 2022, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (6): 92-102.doi: 10.3976/j.issn.1002-4026.2022.06.012

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Thermodynamic analysis of combined cooling,heating and power system based on solar hydrogen production/high-temperature proton-exchange membrane fuel cell

SONG Rui1(), JI Feng-jun2, SONG Ju-xing2, HAN Ji-tian1,*()   

  1. 1. School of Energy and Power Engineering,Shandong University,Jinan 250061,China
    2. Shandong Electric Power Engineering Consulting Institute Corp. Ltd., Jinan 250013, China
  • Received:2022-01-22 Online:2022-12-20 Published:2022-12-02
  • Contact: HAN Ji-tian E-mail:17865311552@163.com;jthan@sdu.edu.cn

Abstract:

A combined cooling, heating, and power system based on solar hydrogen production and high-temperature proton-exchange membrane fuel cell is developed in this study. A mathematical model of the system is built using the Matlab software to analyze the operation conditions of the system under rated working condition. The key design parameters, such as the pressure swing adsorption separation rate, current density, and working temperature of the high-temperature proton-exchange membrane fuel cell are studied emphatically to explore their impact on exergy efficiency; primary energy efficiency; and the cooling, heating, power loads of the system. The results demonstrate that the combined cooling, heating, and power system can provide the power load of 236.68 kW, heating, and cooling loads of 1 180.30 kW, and 165.14 kW, respectively, during a 6 h hydrogen production period under the design flow rate of input methanol. The system can output power, heating, and cooling loads of 2.30 × 107, 2.55 × 107,and 1.43 × 107 kJ every 24 h. The 24 h exergy and the primary energy efficiency of the system are 69.18% and 91.96% respectively. Further, it is observed that the largest exergy loss occurs in the burning room, heat exchanger 3, and solar reforming-reaction generator.

Key words: combined cooling,heating,and power system, solar methanol reforming for hydrogen production, high-temperature proton-exchange membrane fuel cell, thermodynamic analysis

CLC Number: 

  • TK019