Performance Evaluation of an AEM Electrolyzer Through Mathematical Modeling
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- Preprints.org
- DOI
- 10.20944/preprints202605.2117.v1
This study provides valuable and salutary insightsabout the works on AEM Electrolysis. In the world today, most ofthe usable energy is provided by fossil fuels which can be listed asoil, natural gas and coal. However, these sources are notenvironmentally friendly and as a result, carbon emissionsoccurred. As a result, renewable energy sources such as sun, windand hydro energy are to be implemented in energy generation in amore profitable manner for the environment. In recent years,another energy source has taken a step which is hydrogen, due toits high energy density and abundancy. Hydrogen can begenerated through electrolysis method. Electrolysis method hasfour sub-methods which are proton exchange membrane waterelectrolysis (PEMWE), alkaline water electrolysis (AWE), solidoxide water electrolysis (SOWE) and anion exchange membranewater electrolysis (AEMWE). In recent years, AEMWEtechnology is a popular choice for studying due to its cost-efficientconstruction and hydrogen production capacity. In literature,several experiment studies conducted on AEMWE systems can befound however, modeling of AEMWE systems are under-developed and this creates a research gap in this area. In thisstudy, an AEMWE system is modeled through mathematicalmodeling to obtain laboratory-like result. In modeling, MATLABsoftware is implemented and several numerical methods are usedto simulate the electrolysis method behavior. As a result, the modelshowed a decent performance which is near laboratory conditions.It is anticipated that this study will contribute to the future ofAEMWE Electrolysis modeling and show a useful pathway.