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Water and Energy International
Year : 2020, Volume : 62r, Issue : 12
First page : ( 42) Last page : ( 50)
Print ISSN : 0974-4207. Online ISSN : 0974-4711.

Design and control strategy of a PeM Fuel cell-Based small scale rainwater Harvesting system

Farghally Hanaa M., Ahmed Ninet M., Nafeh Abd El-Shafy A., Sweelem Emad A., Fahmy Faten H.

Department of Photovoltaic Cells, Electronics Research Institute, Giza, Egypt

Online published on 18 April, 2020.

Abstract

This paper presents a design of a domestic rainwater harvesting system located in Alexandria, Egypt. The considered rainwater harvesting system consists of; catchment or roof surface, conveyance system, storage tank and pump. A fuel cell system is used to feed the electrical load of the rainwater harvesting system. Neural Network Controller (NNC) is developed for achieving the desired fuel cell output power and energy management among the fuel cell and the load. A simulation model for the fuel cell has been developed using MATLAB/SMULINK. The evaluation of the controller is based on the time response characteristics of the system. The simulation results show that the system performance under different conditions has been verified using a load demand profile for both constant and step variation loads.

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Keywords

Rainwater harvesting, catchment, storage tank, fuel cell system, Neural Network Controller (NNC).

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