Hybrid power generation system of solar energy and fuel cells |
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| Authors: | Yuzheng Lu Bin Zhu Jun Wang Yaoming Zhang Junjiao Li |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China;2. Department of Energy Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, KTH, Sweden;3. Department of computer science, Bengbu Institute of Business and Technolog, Bengbu, Anhui, China |
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| Abstract: | This paper introduces the methods of integration of solar energy and low‐temperature solid oxide fuel cells. On the one hand, we design the system that integrates the solar photovoltaic cells and fuel cells. On the other hand, solar energy is concentrated to heat up the fuel cell and supply the working temperature at hundreds Celsius degrees by Fresnel lens. Then the fuel conversion efficiency is increased because of gain from the solar energy. Moreover, integration of solar thermal energy power system with the fuel is a good method for resolving the instability of solar energy. CHP (combined heat and power) is another aspect to enhance the design hybrid system overall efficiency. Finally, we present a novel device but built on different scientific principle. It can convert solar energy and chemical energy of fuel to electric energy simultaneously within the same device to integrated solar cell and fuel cell from the device level. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | solar energy SOFC evaluation method electrolyte‐free fuel cell |
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