Thermodynamic, exergetic, and thermoeconomic analyses of a 1-kW proton exchange membrane fuel cell system fueled by natural gas

Seok Ho Seo; Si Doek Oh; Jinwon Park; Hwanyeong Oh; Yoon Young Choi; Won Yong Lee; Ho Young Kwak

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2020.119362

Thermodynamic, exergetic, and thermoeconomic analyses of a 1-kW proton exchange membrane fuel cell system fueled by natural gas

Seok Ho Seo, Si Doek Oh, Jinwon Park, Hwanyeong Oh, Yoon Young Choi, Won Yong Lee, Ho Young Kwak

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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In this study, thermodynamic, exergetic, and thermoeconomic analyses of a 1-kW proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) fueled by natural gas were performed. In particular, the chemical reaction rates of the burner, reformer, water gas shift (WGS) reactor, and preferential oxidation reactor (PrOx) were carefully investigated to obtain the range of rates of the reforming and WGS reactions. The unit cost of H₂ gas produced by the fuel processing unit, and of the electricity generated by the PEMFC system were determined using the unit cost of H₂ by a detailed thermoeconomic analysis based on the data obtained from a series of experiments. In the presence and absence of an anode-off gas in the burner, the unit costs of the H₂ produced by the fuel processing unit were approximately 22.8 $/GJ and 27.5 $/GJ, respectively, considering the unit cost of natural gas, 10 $/GJ. Correspondingly, the calculated unit costs of electricity produced by the PEMFC were 286.8 $/GJ and 295.6 $/GJ, respectively.

Original language	English
Article number	119362
Journal	Energy
Volume	217
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.119362
Publication status	Published - 2021 Feb 15

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This work was supported by the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) grant funded by the Korea government ( MOTIE ), ( 20173010032150 , Development of Smart Fault Diagnosis and Maintenance Technology to Improve Durability of PEM Fuel Cell Systems).

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Civil and Structural Engineering
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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Fuel Technology
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Pollution
Energy(all)
Mechanical Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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