Variant Analysis of the Structure and Parameters of SOFC Hybrid Systems

2013 ◽  
Vol 437 ◽  
pp. 306-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarosław Milewski ◽  
Marcin Wołowicz ◽  
Rafał Bernat ◽  
Lukasz Szablowski ◽  
Janusz Lewandowski
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid Systems ◽  
Hybrid System ◽  
Main Parameter ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Variant Analysis

The paper presents a variant analysis of the structure of SOFC hybrid system. The systems are divided into two gropus: atmospheric and pressurized. The main parameter of such systems are indicated and commented. The comparison of various configurations is shown in a view of efficiency obtained. The ultra high efficiency (65% HHV, 72% LHV) of electricity production seems to be possible by systems like these.

scholarly journals Energy, Exergy, Economic, and Exergoenvironmental Analyses of a Novel Hybrid System to Produce Electricity, Cooling, and Syngas

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 6453
Author(s):  
Saeed Esfandi ◽  
Simin Baloochzadeh ◽  
Mohammad Asayesh ◽  
Mehdi Ali Ehyaei ◽  
Abolfazl Ahmadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Hybrid Systems ◽  
Hybrid System ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Radiation Spectrum ◽  
Organic Rankine Cycle ◽  
Payback Period ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Combined System

Efficient solar and wind energy to electricity conversion technologies are the best alternatives to reduce the use of fossil fuels and to evolve towards a green and decarbonized world. As the conventional photovoltaic systems use only the 600–1100 nm wavelength range of the solar radiation spectrum for electricity production, hybrid systems taking advantage of the overall solar radiation spectrum are gaining increasing interest. Moreover, such hybrid systems can produce, in an integrated and combined way, electricity, heating, cooling, and syngas through thermochemical processes. They have thus the huge potential for use in residential applications. The present work proposes a novel combined and integrated system for residential applications including wind turbines and a solar dish collector for renewables energy harvesting, an organic Rankine cycle for power production, an absorption chiller for cold production, and a methanation plant for CH4 production from captured CO2. This study deals with the energy, exergy, economic, and exergoenvironmental analyses of the proposed hybrid combined system, to assess its performance, viability, and environmental impact when operating in Tehran. Additionally, it gives a clear picture of how the production pattern of each useful product depends on the patterns of the collection of available renewable energies. Results show that the rate of methane production of this hybrid system changes from 42 up to 140 Nm3/month, due to CO2 consumption from 44 to 144 Nm3/month during a year. Moreover, the energy and exergy efficiencies of this hybrid system vary from 24.7% and 23% to 9.1% and 8%, respectively. The simple payback period of this hybrid system is 15.6 and the payback period of the system is 21.4 years.

Autonomy and Responsibility in Hybrid Systems

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wulf Loh ◽  
Janina Loh
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid Systems ◽  
Hybrid System ◽  
Moral Dilemma ◽  
Autonomous Driving ◽  
Shared Responsibility ◽  
Driving System ◽  
Autonomous Cars ◽  
Self Driving Cars ◽  
Trolley Cases ◽  
Autonomous Driving System

In this chapter, we give a brief overview of the traditional notion of responsibility and introduce a concept of distributed responsibility within a responsibility network of engineers, driver, and autonomous driving system. In order to evaluate this concept, we explore the notion of man–machine hybrid systems with regard to self-driving cars and conclude that the unit comprising the car and the operator/driver consists of such a hybrid system that can assume a shared responsibility different from the responsibility of other actors in the responsibility network. Discussing certain moral dilemma situations that are structured much like trolley cases, we deduce that as long as there is something like a driver in autonomous cars as part of the hybrid system, she will have to bear the responsibility for making the morally relevant decisions that are not covered by traffic rules.

Bayesian hybrid automata: Reconciling formal methods with metrology

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Kröger ◽  
Martin Fränzle
Keyword(s):  
System Dynamics ◽  
Hybrid Systems ◽  
Hybrid System ◽  
Formal Model ◽  
Continuous Control ◽  
Hybrid Automata ◽  
Physical Processes ◽  
Natural Domain ◽  
State Tracking ◽  
Smart Technologies

Abstract Hybrid system dynamics arises when discrete actions meet continuous behaviour due to physical processes and continuous control. A natural domain of such systems are emerging smart technologies which add elements of intelligence, co-operation, and adaptivity to physical entities. Various flavours of hybrid automata have been suggested as a means to formally analyse dynamics of such systems. In this article, we present our current work on a revised formal model that is able to represent state tracking and estimation in hybrid systems and thereby enhancing precision of verification verdicts.

Fuel-Cell Hybrid Systems to Generate Shipboard Electrical Power

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. J. Sembler ◽  
S. Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Hybrid Systems ◽  
Hybrid System ◽  
Cell Hybrid ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
History Of ◽  
Marine Applications ◽  
Fuel Cell Hybrid

The reduction of shipboard airborne emissions has been receiving increased attention due to the desire to improve air quality and reduce the generation of greenhouse gases. The use of a fuel cell could represent an environmentally friendly way for a ship to generate in-port electrical power that would eliminate the need to operate diesel-driven generators or use shore power. This paper includes a brief description of the various types of fuel cells in use today, together with a review of the history of fuel cells in marine applications. In addition, the results of a feasibility study conducted to evaluate the use of a fuel-cell hybrid system to produce shipboard electrical power are presented.

Electricity production by biomass steam gasification using a high efficiency technology and low environmental impact

Fuel ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 103 ◽  
pp. 179-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Molino ◽  
G. Giordano ◽  
V. Motola ◽  
G. Fiorenza ◽  
F. Nanna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Steam Gasification ◽  
Electricity Production

scholarly journals Insights from Past Trends in Exergy Efficiency and Carbon Intensity of Electricity: Portugal, 1900–2014

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 534
Author(s):  
Laura Felício ◽  
Sofia T. Henriques ◽  
André Serrenho ◽  
Tiago Domingos ◽  
Tânia Sousa
Keyword(s):  
World War I ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Carbon Intensity ◽  
Renewable Electricity ◽  
World War ◽  
Residential Sector ◽  
Electricity Use ◽  
Low Efficiency

We use the societal exergy analysis to identify periods and factors controlling efficiency dilution and carbon deepening of electricity in Portugal from 1900 to 2014. Besides estimating the carbon intensity of electricity production, we propose a new indicator, the carbon intensity of electricity use, which quantifies CO2/kWh of electricity derived useful exergy. Results show final to useful efficiency dilution until World War I (50% to 30%) due to a decrease in share of the high-efficiency transport sector and from mid-1940s to 1960 and mid-1990s onwards (58% to 47% and 47% to 40%) due to an increase in share of the low efficiency commercial and residential sector. Decarbonization from 1900 to mid-1960s, with carbon intensities of electricity production and use dropping respectively from 12.8 to 0.2 and from 33.6 to 0.4 kg CO2/kWh due to an increase in thermoelectricity efficiencies and an increase in share of hydro. Then, a period of carbon deepening until 1990 with carbon intensities tripling due to a shift in shares from hydro to thermoelectricity and more recently a period of decarbonization with carbon intensities decreasing to 0.35 and 0.9 kg CO2/kWh, due to the increase in renewable electricity despite a dilution in final to useful efficiency.

scholarly journals Optimal Sizing of a Pv-Wind Hybrid System Using Measured and Generated Database

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 34-44
Author(s):  
Abdellah Benallal ◽  
◽  
Nawel Cheggaga ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Wind Speed ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Hybrid Systems ◽  
Hybrid System ◽  
Measured Data ◽  
Electrical Load ◽  
Wind Potential ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
The Cost

Renewable energy hybrid systems give a good solution in isolated sites, in the Algerian desert; wind and solar potentials are considerably perfect for a combination in a renewable energy hybrid system to satisfy local village electrical load and minimize the storage requirements, which leads to reduce the cost of the installation. For a good sizing, it is essential to know accurately the solar potential of the installation area also wind potential at the same height where wind electric generators will be placed. In this work, we optimize a completely autonomous PV-wind hybrid system and show the techno-economical effects of the height of the wind turbine on the sizing of the hybrid system. We also compare the simulation results obtained from using wind speed measured data at 10 meters and 40 meters of height with the ones obtained from using wind speed extrapolation on HOMER software.

Condition-based opportunistic maintenance policy for a series–parallel hybrid system with economic dependence

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aiping Jiang ◽  
Zhenni Huang ◽  
Jiahui Xu ◽  
Xuemin Xu
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid Systems ◽  
Hybrid System ◽  
Maintenance Policy ◽  
Economic Dependence ◽  
Opportunistic Maintenance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cost Rate ◽  
Parallel Hybrid ◽  
In Series ◽  
Redundant Structure

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to propose a condition-based opportunistic maintenance policy considering economic dependence for a series–parallel hybrid system with a K-out-of-N redundant structure, where a single component in series is denoted as subsystem1, and K-out-of-N redundant structure is denoted as subsystem2.Design/methodology/approachBased on the theory of Residual Useful Life (RUL), inspection points are determined, and then different maintenance actions are adopted in the purpose of minimizing the cost rate. Both perfect and imperfect maintenance actions are carried out for subsystem1. More significantly, regarding economic dependence, condition-based opportunistic maintenance is designed for the series–parallel hybrid system: preemptive maintenance for subsystem1, and both preemptive and postponed maintenance for subsystem2.FindingsThe sensitivity analysis indicates that the proposed policy outperforms two classical maintenance policies, incurring the lowest total cost rate under the context of both heterogeneous and quasi-homogeneous K-out-of-N subsystems.Practical implicationsThis model can be applied in series–parallel systems with redundant structures that are widely used in power transmission systems in electric power plants, manufacturing systems in textile factories and sewerage systems. Considering inconvenience and high cost incurred in the inspection of hybrid systems, this model helps production managers better maintain these systems.Originality/valueIn maintenance literature, much attention has been received in repairing strategies on hybrid systems with economic dependence considering preemptive maintenance. Limited work has considered postponed maintenance. However, this paper uses both condition-based preemptive and postponed maintenance on the issue of economic dependence bringing opportunities for grouping maintenance activities for a series–parallel hybrid system.

scholarly journals Development and Assessment of an Over-Expanded Engine to be Used as an Efficiency-Oriented Range Extender for Electric Vehicles

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 430 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. P. Brito ◽  
Jorge Martins ◽  
Francisco Lopes ◽  
Carlos Castro ◽  
Luís Martins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Hybrid Electric Vehicles ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Range Extender ◽  
Charging Time ◽  
Consumption Reduction ◽  
Light Duty Vehicle ◽  
Brake Dynamometer ◽  
Very High

A range extender (RE) is a device used in electric vehicles (EVs) to generate electricity on-board, enabling them to significantly reduce the number of required batteries and/or extend the vehicle driving range to allow occasional long trips. In the present work, an efficiency-oriented RE based on a small motorcycle engine modified to the efficient over-expanded cycle, was analyzed, tested and simulated in a driving cycle. The RE was developed to have two points of operation, ECO: 3000 rpm, very high efficiency with only 15 kW; and BOOST: 7000 rpm with 35 kW. While the ECO strategy was a straightforward development for the over-expansion concept (less trapped air and a much higher compression ratio) the BOOST strategy was more complicated to implement and involved the need for throttle operation. Initially the concepts were evaluated in an in-house model and AVL Boost® (AVL List Gmbh, Graz, Austria), and proved feasible. Then, a BMW K75 engine was altered and tested on a brake dynamometer. The running engine proved the initial concept, by improving the efficiency for the ECO condition in almost 40% in relation to the stock engine and getting well over the required BOOST power, getting to 35 kW, while keeping an efficiency similar to the stock engine at the wide open throttle (WOT). In order to protect the engine during BOOST, the mixture was enriched, while at ECO the mixture was leaned to further improve efficiency. The fixed operation configuration allows the reduction, not only of complexity and cost of the RE, but also the set point optimization for the engine and generator. When integrated as a RE into a typical European light duty vehicle, it provided a breakthrough consumption reduction relatively to existing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in the market in the charge sustaining mode. The very high efficiency of the power generation seems to compensate for the loss of efficiency due to the excess electricity production, which must be stored in the battery. The results indicate that indeed it is possible to have an efficient solution, in-line with the electric mobility sustainability paradigm, which can solve most of the shortcomings of current EVs, notably those associated with batteries (range, cost and charging time) in a sustainable way.

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