Design of hydrogen production system using parabolic trough solar collector and thermal energy storage tank

Document Type : Scientific Paper

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1 MS of Energy Systems Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran

2 Associated Professor, Energy Systems Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Renewable Energies and Environment, Faculty of New Sciences and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

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In this paper, a system that uses solar energy to produce hydrogen through a high-temperature electrolysis process is introduced and modeled. Photovoltaic panels are commonly used to generate the required electricity. But the efficiency of PV panels is low and decreases with increasing ambient temperature. For this purpose, the parabolic trough collector is used in this study to provide thermal and electrical energy for the electrolyzer. Also, due to the intermittent nature of solar energy, an energy storage tank should be used. Finally, the results of modeling the proposed system are presented.

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