Power Generation by Hybrid Approach Solar PV/battery Power/hydrogen Generation/fuel Cell

This research aims on the development of experimental setup to evaluate performance of hybrid system composed of solar PV, battery, hydrogen generation and fuel cell. The direct current produced by the solar PV module used to charge the solid electrolyte based batteries with load regulator unit at the interface. The inverter provides stable sine-wave 230 V AC to hydrogen generator and 12 V DC to feed the electronic load connected system. The generated hydrogen stored in the metal hydride canister are connected to fuel cell stack to generate power during the time, when solar PV becomes ineffective. Batteries round-trip efficiency is monitored by logging the voltage, current and power input/output during charging and discharging cycles.