Christian Polo
Electrical engineering
Hometown: San Jose, California, United States
Graduation date: Spring 2022
FURI | Spring 2020
Electrolyzer Application of a Load-Managing PV System
The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of electrolyzers implemented within a load-managing PV system. The electrolyzers replace the initial system’s test resistors, which have shown power efficiency of up to 99%, and create a real application by generating sustainable hydrogen gas. The electrical model of the electrolyzer shows that using load management for electrolyzers is effective for approximating the maximum power for daily irradiances. Four stacks of 15 electrolytic cells are being physically modeled by an assortment of diodes with the load-managing control algorithm and solar panel to confirm the viability of the electrolyzer application.
Mentor: Meng Tao
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