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ISSN Online: 2377-424X

ISBN Print: 978-1-56700-474-8

ISBN Online: 978-1-56700-473-1

International Heat Transfer Conference 16
August, 10-15, 2018, Beijing, China

THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF A HEAT PUMP-INTEGRATED PEMFC-BASED MICRO-CHP SYSTEM

Get access (open in a dialog) DOI: 10.1615/IHTC16.nee.022549
pages 7591-7598

Abstrakt

Cogeneration plants based on proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) represent an interesting solution to distributed energy production due to their high electrical efficiency and modularity. In the area with a cold climate in winter, the heating loads exceed the electrical loads in the residential sector. The study proposes a micro-combined heat and power (CHP) system by combining a PEMFC and a heat pump to simultaneously meet the thermal and electrical demand in a residential area. In the meantime, the proposed system can also achieve a reduction in total energy consumption and related carbon dioxide emissions. To the aim, a zero-dimensional model in ASPEN PLUS was employed to simulate the PEMFC-based micro-CHP system and an exergy analysis was performed to assess the efficiency of the system. The results proved the superiority of this system over conventional technologies as regards meeting a high thermal load in the residential sector.