hydrogen production from water using solar cells powered nafion ...

In the second part a multiple cell stack was constructed and integrated with photovoltaic
array to evaluate cell performance with the optimum working condition findings that was
found in the first part.
The thesis contains six chapters. Following with this introduction, a literature
review on the production of hydrogen and also the PEM electrolyzer (from material
development to thermodynamic analyses studies to the investigation of integration of PEMs
with solar cells) is presented in details in Chapter II. In Chapter III, the specifications of the
materials and also the procedures used to construct PEM electrolyzer and the integration
with the solar panels are explained. In addition, the test methods to analyze the performance
of the PEM electrolyzer using the bench scale power supply and also the solar panels are
presented in this chapter. In Chapter four, the characteristic performance evaluation plots,
such as the voltage versus the current density or the power density versus the current
density and mass balance across the cell, are presented for the bench scale power supply
operated and also the solar panels integrated electrolyzers. The parameters affecting their
performances are discussed by considering the hydrogen production rates, the cell
efficiency, the construction materials and also the cell construction way. Finally, the
conclusions obtained in this study are listed in Chapter five which follows by some
recommendations in same chapter.
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