Effect of a ripple current on the efficiency of a PEM electrolyser
The aim of this study was to determine how the efficiency of a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser is affected by an electric ripple current and the different characteristics of the ripple current (frequency, amplitude and waveform). This paper presents the experimental method and measured r...
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| author | Henning P.C. Buitendach Rupert Gouws Christiaan A. Martinson Carel Minnaar Dmitri Bessarabov |
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| description | The aim of this study was to determine how the efficiency of a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser is affected by an electric ripple current and the different characteristics of the ripple current (frequency, amplitude and waveform). This paper presents the experimental method and measured results, used to analyse the effect of ripple currents at various frequencies, ripple factors and waveforms on the hydrogen production, power consumption and efficiency of a PEM electrolyser. An active laboratory-size PEM electrolysis system was used to investigate the impact of various ripple currents on the efficiency of the system. The results revealed that the average power consumption increases as the ripple factor increases and decreases as the frequency of the ripple increases, while the waveform of the applied current has no effect. Furthermore, the average hydrogen flow rate is unaffected by the ripple factor, frequency or waveform of the applied ripple current. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2bf39d25130b409d91918dcbcf3f1ce72022-12-21T18:50:55ZengElsevierResults in Engineering2590-12302021-06-0110100216Effect of a ripple current on the efficiency of a PEM electrolyserHenning P.C. Buitendach0Rupert Gouws1Christiaan A. Martinson2Carel Minnaar3Dmitri Bessarabov4School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, North-West University, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa; Corresponding author.School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, North-West University, Potchefstroom, 2520, South AfricaHySA Infrastructure Center of Competence, Faculty of Engineering, North-West University, Potchefstroom, 2520, South AfricaHySA Infrastructure Center of Competence, Faculty of Engineering, North-West University, Potchefstroom, 2520, South AfricaHySA Infrastructure Center of Competence, Faculty of Engineering, North-West University, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa; Corresponding author.The aim of this study was to determine how the efficiency of a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser is affected by an electric ripple current and the different characteristics of the ripple current (frequency, amplitude and waveform). This paper presents the experimental method and measured results, used to analyse the effect of ripple currents at various frequencies, ripple factors and waveforms on the hydrogen production, power consumption and efficiency of a PEM electrolyser. An active laboratory-size PEM electrolysis system was used to investigate the impact of various ripple currents on the efficiency of the system. The results revealed that the average power consumption increases as the ripple factor increases and decreases as the frequency of the ripple increases, while the waveform of the applied current has no effect. Furthermore, the average hydrogen flow rate is unaffected by the ripple factor, frequency or waveform of the applied ripple current.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123021000177Proton exchange membraneElectrolyzerRipple currentRipple factorEfficiency |
| spellingShingle | Henning P.C. Buitendach Rupert Gouws Christiaan A. Martinson Carel Minnaar Dmitri Bessarabov Effect of a ripple current on the efficiency of a PEM electrolyser Results in Engineering Proton exchange membrane Electrolyzer Ripple current Ripple factor Efficiency |
| title | Effect of a ripple current on the efficiency of a PEM electrolyser |
| title_full | Effect of a ripple current on the efficiency of a PEM electrolyser |
| title_fullStr | Effect of a ripple current on the efficiency of a PEM electrolyser |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of a ripple current on the efficiency of a PEM electrolyser |
| title_short | Effect of a ripple current on the efficiency of a PEM electrolyser |
| title_sort | effect of a ripple current on the efficiency of a pem electrolyser |
| topic | Proton exchange membrane Electrolyzer Ripple current Ripple factor Efficiency |
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