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Configuration and Optimization of a PEMFC-Based Energy System for Residential Application


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15866/ireme.v13i11.17906

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The present study is interested to the energy system based on PEMFC technology for the simultaneous production of electrical and thermal energy with several possible configurations for a building located in Ar RASS (a region in the center of Saudi Arabia). PEMFC fuel cell cogeneration system uses hydrogen and air, respectively, as fuel and oxidant. The generated heat is recovered and stored in a thermal storage tank (TST) to be used as a generator in a single-effect LiBr / H2O absorption system for building cooling. The absorption system evaporates the water in the evaporator at  low pressure. A numerical simulation of the absorption system using thermal energy generated by a PEM fuel cell is developed and the performances have been analyzed in terms of operating parameters. The amount of the electrical and thermal energy generated by the PEMFC is determined for different electrical charges. The feasibility study shows that using PEMFC for cooling a building in Ar Rass is a good alternative. The results show that the temperature levels of the thermal storage tank are favorable for supplying the hydrogen energy system (HES) with a performance coefficient of 0.73 and an efficiency of the absorption system equal to approximately 97%.
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PEMFC; Thermal Storage Tank; Ar Rass Residence

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