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ELECTRIC
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SOLAR PANELS
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BATTERY
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ELEKTROLYSIS
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FUEL CELL
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HEAT PUMP
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AC
HYDROGEN GENERATOR (ELECTROLYSIS)
Excess energy is converted to hydrogen for seasonal storage. Benefits in hydrogen storage for seasonal purposes are found in the separation of converter and storage; hydrogen generator / fuel cell and hydrogen storage tank respectively as well as the increased energy density.
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The hydrogen generator runs on an average of 400 W. It produces 45.5 Nl of hydrogen per hour resulting in an energy consumption of 8.77 Wh / Nl of hydrogen. The hydrogen generator thus has an efficiency of 34 % in respect to the lower heating value of hydrogen. When converting back to electricity with the installed fuel cell, the resulting efficiency of the seasonal storage is approximately 15 % from electric input to electric output. Even though this may seem low, in his application, the measure of importance is only the fuel cell efficiency which lies at approximately 45 %. Storage capacity is more limiting then the ability to charge the hydrogen storage.
Avg. power consumpsion |
400 W |
Pressure output |
Min. 1.4 bar, max. 10.7 bar |
Voltage |
120 or 240 V / 50-60 Hz |
Operating temperature |
15 °C to 40 °C |
Storage temperature |
2 °C to 60 °C |
Noise |
46 dB(A) |