Electrolyzer models for hydrogen production from wind energy systems

Abstract

The continuous progress on the expansion of renewable energies leads to the development of hybrid power systems, where several power sources contribute to provide a clean and reliable alternative to traditional fossil fuels. The hydrogen technology is viewed with particular interest in this regard. Hydrogen is an outstanding energy carrier that can be exploited for various applications, including electricity generation. Hence, production of hydrogen from renewable sources has received the attention of many researchers lately. With this purpose, this paper deals with the coupled operation of electrolyzer (EZ) and wind turbine. Four different EZ models are presented and evaluated in this work. These models are aggregated to a variable speed wind turbine model using MATLAB/Simulink. The four configurations are evaluated, and their responses compared, under variable wind speed and grid demand.