DocumentCode :
2879228
Title :
An environmental friendly alternative for hydrogen production and electric energy generation
Author :
Aguirre, Miguel ; Valla, María Inés
Author_Institution :
CIDEI - ITBA, Argentina
fYear :
2011
fDate :
7-10 Nov. 2011
Firstpage :
3099
Lastpage :
3104
Abstract :
Hydrogen based electric systems can be used as a substitute for large battery banks in distribution systems, especially in applications where there is a big concern for environmental safety. Recent advances in hydrogen technologies allow the conversion back and forth between electric energy and hydrogen; increasing efficiency and reducing costs. A bidirectional Multilevel Current Source Inverter (MCSI) is used to interconnect an electrolyzer and a fuel cell within a low voltage distribution system. The energy storage and the MCSI allow smoothing the power variations which appear in electrical systems with a considerable proportion of wind and/or solar generation.
Keywords :
environmental factors; fuel cell power plants; hydrogen production; invertors; power distribution; battery banks; bidirectional MCSI; bidirectional multilevel current source inverter; electric energy generation; electrolyzer; energy storage; environmental safety; fuel cell; hydrogen production; hydrogen-based electric systems; low-voltage distribution system; solar generation; wind generation; Fuel cells; Hydrogen; Inductors; Inverters; Mathematical model; Switches;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
IECON 2011 - 37th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
ISSN :
1553-572X
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-969-0
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2011.6119805
Filename :
6119805
Link To Document :
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