Combined dynamic operation of PEM fuel cell and continuous dehydrogenation of perhydro-dibenzyltoluene

Geiling J, Steinberger M, Ortner F, Seyfried R, Nuss A, Uhrig F, Lange C, Oschsner R, Wasserscheid P, März M, Preuster P (2021)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2021

Journal

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Elsevier

Book Volume: 46

Pages Range: 35662-35677

Journal Issue: 72

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.08.034

Abstract

Hydrogen storage in liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC) such as the substance system dibenzyltoluene/perhydro-dibenzyltoluene (H0/H18-DBT) offers a promising alternative to conventional methods. In this contribution, we describe the successful demonstration of the dynamic combined operation of a continuously operated LOHC reactor and a PEM (polymer exchange membrane) fuel cell. The fuel cell was operated stable with fluctuating hydrogen release from dehydrogenation of H18-DBT over a total period of 4.5 h, reaching electrical stack powers of 6.6 kW. The contamination with hydrocarbons contained in the hydrogen after activated carbon filtering did not result in any detectable impairment or degradation of the fuel cell. The proposed pressure control algorithm based on a proportional integral (PI) controller proved to be a robust and easy-to-implement approach to enable the dynamic combined operation of LOHC dehydrogenation and PEM fuel cell.

Authors with CRIS profile

Peter Wasserscheid Lehrstuhl für Chemische Reaktionstechnik Martin März Lehrstuhl für Leistungselektronik

Involved external institutions

Forschungszentrum Jülich / Research Centre Jülich (FZJ) DE Germany (DE) Fraunhofer-Institut für Integrierte Systeme und Bauelementetechnologie (IISB) DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Geiling, J., Steinberger, M., Ortner, F., Seyfried, R., Nuss, A., Uhrig, F.,... Preuster, P. (2021). Combined dynamic operation of PEM fuel cell and continuous dehydrogenation of perhydro-dibenzyltoluene. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46(72), 35662-35677. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.08.034

MLA:

Geiling, Johannes, et al. "Combined dynamic operation of PEM fuel cell and continuous dehydrogenation of perhydro-dibenzyltoluene." International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 46.72 (2021): 35662-35677.

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