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Performance assessment of green hydrogen generation using concentrated system of photovoltaic panel with compound parabolic concentrator

Research Abstract

Theoretical work for concentrated solar-operated green hydrogen production system using compound parabolic
concentrator (CPC) integrated with solar photovoltaic (PV) cells driving proton membrane electrolysis (PME)
was developed, analysed, and evaluated under winter and summer conditions. Mathematical models for the
system components, including the CPC-PV integrated unit and the electrolyzer, were developed and solved. Key
system performance parameters were also evaluated. The system of equations was solved using MATLAB. Results
of the mathematical model show that for 1 m2 of the PV panel, the hydrogen production flowrate reaches a peak
on 0.0175 kg/h in summer and 0.0144 kg/h in winter, while the CPC-PV system power output can reach up to
607 W in summer and 590 W in winter. The PV efficiency in the CPC-PV system increases to about 14.75 % in
both seasons. Additionally, the overall system shows a summer and winter efficiency of nearly 13 % with a slight
variation between both seasons. The minimum achieved cost of hydrogen production of the system during
summer and winter is $0.17/kg and $0.271/kg, respectively at concentration ratio of 5. The system shows
promising performance under operation of different concentration ratios provided by CPC-PV system, highlighting
the system ability to enhance the production of green hydrogen gas cost effectively.

Research Authors
Rania S. Nada, Hamdy Hassan
Research Date
Research Journal
Solar Energy
Research Pages
113826
Research Publisher
Elsevier
Research Vol
300
Research Year
2025