Hydrogen Technology Evaluation Center at Brookhaven National Laboratory

Conference · Sun Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6860341

Metz, P D; Piraino, M; Leigh, R W

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), as part of the US Department of Energy Chemical/Hydrogen Energy Systems (C/HES) Program, is developing a Hydrogen Technology Evaluation Center. The purpose of the Center is to evaluate the advanced hydrogen energy system options which emerge from the C/HES base technology research activities. Initially, the Center is being used to investigate the production of hydrogen from solar energy via water electrolysis - the first of a series of system evaluations - via a coordinated program of system testing, computer simulation, and economic analysis. A PV-electrolyzer system, based on a 5-kW Solarex PV array and a 15 kW General Electric Solid Polymer Electrolyte (SPE) Electrolyzer, is in place and undergoing evaluation. This paper, after describing the Center and the activities planned for it, presents a synopsis of initial transient simulation and hardware characterization results for this system. 10 references, 8 figures.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 6860341
• Report Number(s): BNL-34748; CONF-840804-26; ON: DE84014099
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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