Analytical Study of Tri-Generation System Integrated with Thermal Management Using HT-PEMFC Stack
Recently, extensive studies on power generation using clean energy have been conducted to reduce air pollution and global warming. In particular, as existing internal combustion engines lose favor to power generation through hydrogen fuel cells, the development of tri-generation technology using eff...
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| description | Recently, extensive studies on power generation using clean energy have been conducted to reduce air pollution and global warming. In particular, as existing internal combustion engines lose favor to power generation through hydrogen fuel cells, the development of tri-generation technology using efficient and reliable fuel cells is gaining importance. This study proposes a tri-generation thermal management model that enables thermal control and waste heat utilization control of a high-temperature PEMFC stack that simultaneously satisfies combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) load. As the high-temperature PEMFC stack operates at 150 °C or more, a tri-generative system using such a stack requires a thermal management system that can maintain the operating temperature of the stack and utilize the stack waste heat. Thus, to apply the waste heat produced through the stack to heating (hot water) and absorption cooling, proper distribution control of the thermal management fluid (cooling fluid) of the stack is essential. For the thermal management fluid control design, system analysis modeling was performed to selectively design the heat exchange amount of each part utilizing the stack waste heat. In addition, a thermal management system based on thermal storage was constructed for complementary waste heat utilization and active stack cooling control. Through a coupled analysis of the stack thermal management model and the absorption cooling system model, this study compared changes in system performance by cooling cycle operation conditions. This study investigated into the appropriate operating conditions for cooling operation in a tri-generative system using a high-temperature PEMFC stack. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-16355c77f7f84d90a5cdd456fafd82ca2022-12-22T04:27:28ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732019-08-011216314510.3390/en12163145en12163145Analytical Study of Tri-Generation System Integrated with Thermal Management Using HT-PEMFC StackHyun Sung Kang0Yoon Hyuk Shin1Eco-friendly Vehicle R & D Division, Korea Automotive Technology Institute, 303 Pungse-Ro, Pungse-Myeon, Cheonan-Si 330-912, KoreaEco-friendly Vehicle R & D Division, Korea Automotive Technology Institute, 303 Pungse-Ro, Pungse-Myeon, Cheonan-Si 330-912, KoreaRecently, extensive studies on power generation using clean energy have been conducted to reduce air pollution and global warming. In particular, as existing internal combustion engines lose favor to power generation through hydrogen fuel cells, the development of tri-generation technology using efficient and reliable fuel cells is gaining importance. This study proposes a tri-generation thermal management model that enables thermal control and waste heat utilization control of a high-temperature PEMFC stack that simultaneously satisfies combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) load. As the high-temperature PEMFC stack operates at 150 °C or more, a tri-generative system using such a stack requires a thermal management system that can maintain the operating temperature of the stack and utilize the stack waste heat. Thus, to apply the waste heat produced through the stack to heating (hot water) and absorption cooling, proper distribution control of the thermal management fluid (cooling fluid) of the stack is essential. For the thermal management fluid control design, system analysis modeling was performed to selectively design the heat exchange amount of each part utilizing the stack waste heat. In addition, a thermal management system based on thermal storage was constructed for complementary waste heat utilization and active stack cooling control. Through a coupled analysis of the stack thermal management model and the absorption cooling system model, this study compared changes in system performance by cooling cycle operation conditions. This study investigated into the appropriate operating conditions for cooling operation in a tri-generative system using a high-temperature PEMFC stack.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/16/3145combined cooling heating and power systemTri-generationhigh temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell (HT-PEMFC)water/lithium bromide absorption chiller |
| spellingShingle | Hyun Sung Kang Yoon Hyuk Shin Analytical Study of Tri-Generation System Integrated with Thermal Management Using HT-PEMFC Stack Energies combined cooling heating and power system Tri-generation high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell (HT-PEMFC) water/lithium bromide absorption chiller |
| title | Analytical Study of Tri-Generation System Integrated with Thermal Management Using HT-PEMFC Stack |
| title_full | Analytical Study of Tri-Generation System Integrated with Thermal Management Using HT-PEMFC Stack |
| title_fullStr | Analytical Study of Tri-Generation System Integrated with Thermal Management Using HT-PEMFC Stack |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analytical Study of Tri-Generation System Integrated with Thermal Management Using HT-PEMFC Stack |
| title_short | Analytical Study of Tri-Generation System Integrated with Thermal Management Using HT-PEMFC Stack |
| title_sort | analytical study of tri generation system integrated with thermal management using ht pemfc stack |
| topic | combined cooling heating and power system Tri-generation high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell (HT-PEMFC) water/lithium bromide absorption chiller |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/16/3145 |
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