PERFORMANCE STUDY OF FUEL CELL POWER GENERATION SYSTEM BASED ON BIODIESEL REFORMING

Liu Yang; Xie Jun&#x02019;en; Chen Zhichao; Xiu Xinyan; Yu Haoming; Qin Jiang

doi:10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2024-1685

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Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (2) : 626-632. DOI: 10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2024-1685

PERFORMANCE STUDY OF FUEL CELL POWER GENERATION SYSTEM BASED ON BIODIESEL REFORMING

Liu Yang¹, Xie Jun’en¹, Chen Zhichao¹, Xiu Xinyan¹, Yu Haoming¹, Qin Jiang^1,2

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The paper proposes a fuel cell power generation system based on biodiesel reforming. The effects of parameters such as water-carbon ratio, steam reforming temperature, and fuel cell fuel utilization rate on the system performance are investigated through modelling and simulation calculations. Afterwards, the optimal working point of the system is obtained based on an optimization algorithm. The results show that： lowering the steam-carbon ratio increases both H₂ and CO concentrations in the reformed gas; increasing the fuel utilization rate of the fuel cell effectively improves the system efficiency, but excessively high a fuel utilization rate results in additional power loss for feed preheating; the maximum efficiency of the power generation system at rated power is 42.21%, and the power generation system has improved in terms of fuel consumption and carbon emission compared with the diesel engine.

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biodiesel / hydrogen production / power generation / steam reforming / high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells / performance study

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Liu Yang, Xie Jun’en, Chen Zhichao, Xiu Xinyan, Yu Haoming, Qin Jiang. PERFORMANCE STUDY OF FUEL CELL POWER GENERATION SYSTEM BASED ON BIODIESEL REFORMING[J]. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica. 2026, 47(2): 626-632 https://doi.org/10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2024-1685

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