TY - JOUR
T1 - Dynamic simulation of hydrogen-based zero energy buildings with hydrogen energy storage for various climate conditions
AU - Mansir, Ibrahim B.
AU - Hani, E. H.Bani
AU - Ayed, Hamdi
AU - Diyoke, Chidiebere
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC
PY - 2022/7/22
Y1 - 2022/7/22
N2 - Solar energy systems are an effective way to meet the needs of zone heating, cooling, electricity, and domestic hot water. However, to reach sustainability, and energy storage unit should be considered for installation. In this study, two combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) systems are simulated and studied using TRNSYS software; both using natural gas engine generators and photovoltaics as prime movers and a hydrogen fuel cell/electrolyzer storage unit, one with absorption chiller and another with compression chiller cooling. For the study, a residential building is modeled for three major populated climate zones of the United States of America, namely, Hot-humid, mixed-humid and cold using DesignBuilder and EnergyPlus software. The energy demand for its HVAC operation and domestic electricity is obtained and used for system simulation in TRNSYS software. Due to choosing actual equipment for the CCHP arrangement, precise economic and environmental models are designed to further evaluate the possibility of execution of the system. The results show that absorption chiller-equipped CCHP has better performance both environmentally and economically. In addition, the outcome shows that the suggested systems show less favorability to be utilized in hot humid climate zones.
AB - Solar energy systems are an effective way to meet the needs of zone heating, cooling, electricity, and domestic hot water. However, to reach sustainability, and energy storage unit should be considered for installation. In this study, two combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) systems are simulated and studied using TRNSYS software; both using natural gas engine generators and photovoltaics as prime movers and a hydrogen fuel cell/electrolyzer storage unit, one with absorption chiller and another with compression chiller cooling. For the study, a residential building is modeled for three major populated climate zones of the United States of America, namely, Hot-humid, mixed-humid and cold using DesignBuilder and EnergyPlus software. The energy demand for its HVAC operation and domestic electricity is obtained and used for system simulation in TRNSYS software. Due to choosing actual equipment for the CCHP arrangement, precise economic and environmental models are designed to further evaluate the possibility of execution of the system. The results show that absorption chiller-equipped CCHP has better performance both environmentally and economically. In addition, the outcome shows that the suggested systems show less favorability to be utilized in hot humid climate zones.
KW - Building energy systems
KW - Fuel cells
KW - Hydrogen energy
KW - Location
KW - TRNSYS simulation
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85123001831
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.12.213
DO - 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.12.213
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85123001831
SN - 0360-3199
VL - 47
SP - 26501
EP - 26514
JO - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
JF - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
IS - 62
ER -
