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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
Volume 46, Issue 72, Pages 35765-35776Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.11.217
Keywords
Nuclear energy; Electrolysis; Solid oxide electrolysis; High temperature electrolysis; Oxygen ion conducting; Proton conducting
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Funding
- National Science Center [DEC-2016/23/B/ST8/03056]
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland through the statutory grant at the Institute of Power Engineering [CPE/040/STAT/20]
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This study focused on investigating two types of high temperature electrolyzers for hydrogen generation in relation to nuclear power plant operations. The analysis found that applying high temperature electrolysis to deaerator steam feed can increase the flexibility of nuclear power plants and obtain high-pressure hydrogen for commercial purposes.
In this study, two types of high temperature electrolyzers ((OSOE)-S-= and Hthorn SOE) were investigated for hydrogen generation in relation to nuclear power plant operations. The analysis encompasses the thermal integration of proton and ion conducting solid oxide electrolyzers, which are fed with steam generated in the nuclear plant. Under consideration in the study was the steam turbine cycle of an AP1000 nuclear power plant. The main parameters of electrolysis were tailored to match the typical operating temperature of the electrolyzers, and the water utilization factor was set at the same value for the two technologies under consideration. There are some advantages to applying high temperature electrolysis to the deaerator steam feed: first, there is almost no modification of the nuclear steam turbine cycle; second, flexibility of the nuclear power plant rises by 20% with almost constant thermal load of the nuclear reactor; and third, high pressure hydrogen is obtained for commercial purposes. The analysis concludes that hydrogen can be produced in electrolyzers integrated with nuclear plants at an energy cost of 38.83 and 37.55 kWh kg(H2)(-1) for protonic and ionic solid oxide electrolyzers, respectively. (C) 2020 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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