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Y.S.Sri Harsha
Department of Electrical and
Electronics Engineering,
RMD Engineering College,
Kavaraipettai, Chennai, India.
sriharsha9992@gmail.com
I. INTRODUCTION
Solar energy is the most abundant form of energy that
has ever prevailed and tapping power from that ever
existing source has been a tedious process. The solar
tracker is an ideal equipment that can be utilized in
order to track the movement of the sun and obtain
power at a constant intensity.
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III. CONSTRUCTION
The solar tracker mainly comprises of the following
components:
Anode
Cathode
Proton exchange membrane
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B. Transportation of hydrogen:
A hydrogen economy requires an infrastructure to
deliver hydrogen from where it's produced to the point
of end-use, such as a dispenser at a refueeling station or
stationary power site. Infrastructure incluudes the
pipelines, trucks, storage facilities, comppressors, and
dispensers involved in the process of dellivering fuel.
The pipelines should be leak protected as the element
hydrogen is highly reactive with the outsside
environment.
C. Storage of hydrogen:
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Compressed Hydrogen Gas Tanks:
The energy density of gaseous hydrogenn can be
improved by storing hydrogen at higher pressures. This
higher pressure requires material and dessign
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Fig 2: Hydrolysis
B. Step 2:
Splitting of H2 into H+ and an electron by a
proton exchange membrane:
2H2 4H+ + 4eThe electrons produced pass through the external circuit
to produce electricity. This iss done through proton
exchange membrane (V) whiich is capable of sucking
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C. Step 3:
At the outlet, H+ reacts with atmospheric
oxygen O2 to get water H2O as exhaust.
2H2 + O2 2H2O
Thus the process is recyclable and the output can be
used again in step one or used for any other purposes as
it is harmless to the environment.
VII. PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE
Proton exchange membrane (PEM) works with a
polymer electrolyte in the form of a thin, permeable
sheet. This membrane is small and light, and it works at
low temperatures (about 80 degrees C, or about 175
degrees F). Other electrolytes require temperatures as
high as 1,000C.
To speed the reaction a platinum catalyst is used on
both sides of the membrane. Hydrogen atoms are
stripped of their electrons, or "ionized," at the anode,
and the positively charged protons diffuse through one
side of the porous membrane and migrate toward the
cathode. The electrons pass from the anode to the
cathode through an exterior circuit and provide electric
power along the way. At the cathode, the electrons,
hydrogen protons and oxygen from the air combine to
form water. For this fuel cell to work, the proton
exchange membrane electrolyte must allow hydrogen
protons to pass through but prohibit the passage of
electrons and heavier gases.
PEM technology served as part of NASA's Project
Gemini in the early days of the U.S. piloted space
program. Batteries had provided spacecraft power in
earlier Project Mercury missions, but the lunar flights
envisioned for Project Apollo required a longer duration
power source. Gemini's main objective was to test
equipment and procedures for Apollo, and missions
lasting up to 14 days included operational tests of fuel
cells. GE's PEM cells were selected, but the model PB2
cell encountered repeated technical difficulties,
including internal cell contamination and leakage of
oxygen through the membrane. Geminis 1 through 4
flew with batteries instead.
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DVANTAGES
XI. MAJOR AD
Energy is produceed without burning fossil
fuels.
Power is generateed without emitting toxic
pollutants.
At 60% efficiency of
o input fuel H2.
Three times moore efficient than any
combustion enginess.
The same cell can be
b used without replacement
for life time.
p
can also be split into
Secondary panels power
other promising poower production resources
like Hydrogen fuel cell
c for hydrolysis
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