王润东, 黎静华, 韦善阳. 基于多物理场耦合模型的碱性水电解槽工作特性[J]. 高电压技术, 2024, 50(7): 3209-3220. DOI: 10.13336/j.1003-6520.hve.20230032
引用本文: 王润东, 黎静华, 韦善阳. 基于多物理场耦合模型的碱性水电解槽工作特性[J]. 高电压技术, 2024, 50(7): 3209-3220. DOI: 10.13336/j.1003-6520.hve.20230032
WANG Rundong, LI Jinghua, WEI Shanyang. Operating Characteristics of Alkaline Water Electrolyzer Based on Multi-physical Field Coupled Modeling[J]. High Voltage Engineering, 2024, 50(7): 3209-3220. DOI: 10.13336/j.1003-6520.hve.20230032
Citation: WANG Rundong, LI Jinghua, WEI Shanyang. Operating Characteristics of Alkaline Water Electrolyzer Based on Multi-physical Field Coupled Modeling[J]. High Voltage Engineering, 2024, 50(7): 3209-3220. DOI: 10.13336/j.1003-6520.hve.20230032

基于多物理场耦合模型的碱性水电解槽工作特性

Operating Characteristics of Alkaline Water Electrolyzer Based on Multi-physical Field Coupled Modeling

  • 摘要: 风电制氢系统将富余的风电用于电解水制取氢气,有效提高了风电的消纳能力。碱性水电解槽是电制氢的重要设备,通过数值方法研究其工作特性对于提高制氢效率具有重要意义。然而,现有电解槽模型通常只关注其电学性能,难以对各工况下设备运行状态进行准确预测。为此,提出了碱性水电解槽电场-流场-浓度场多物理场耦合模型。首先对碱性水电解槽进行了几何建模;接着建立电解槽电场、流场、浓度场数学模型,并基于COMSOL平台进行多物理场模型搭建;在验证模型有效性后,分析了电压、温度、压力、电解液浓度与流速对电解槽稳态、瞬态工作特性的影响。模拟结果表明:升高温度与降低压力减小了单位电流所需电压;降低电流、升高温度与压力增大了电解效率。单位电流所需电压随电解液浓度增加先减小后增大,而电解效率随浓度增加而先升后降,50 ℃时在质量分数为30%处达到最大电解效率。电压突变会产生电流过冲现象;流速突变不会发生电流过冲现象。研究成果可为碱性水电解槽设计与性能预测提供理论指导。

     

    Abstract: Surplus wind power is adopted for hydrogen production in a wind-power-coupled-with-hydrogen system, effectively improving the wind power consumption capacity. The alkaline water electrolyzer is an essential component of the wind-power-coupled-with-hydrogen system. Study of electrolyzer's operating characteristics by numerical methods is crucial to improving hydrogen production efficiency. However, existing models usually focus only on its electrical performance, causing it hard to predict the cell's states under various environments. Therefore, we proposed a multi-physical model of electric, flow and concentration field of an electrolyzer. Firstly, the geometric modeling of the electrolyzer was carried out; then the mathematical models of electric, flow and concentration field were established, and the electrolyzer model was built based on COMSOL. After verifying the validity of this model, the effects of voltage, current, temperature, pressure, electrolyte concentration and flow rate on cell's steady-state and transient operating characteristics were analyzed. The simulation results reveal that higher temperature and lower pressure will reduce the voltage required per unit current; the efficiency is increased by reducing the current and increasing the temperature and pressure. The voltage required per unit current will ascend and then descend with increasing concentration; the efficiency increases and then decreases with increasing concentration, and the KOH solution with a weight percentage of 30% at 50 ℃ has the maximum efficiency. The sudden voltage variation will cause a current overshoot, while the sudden variation of flow rate will not. The research results can provide theoretical guidance for electrolyzer design and operation performance prediction.

     

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