Solar hydrogen production by water splitting with a conversion efficiency of 18%

被引:190
作者
Peharz, Gerhard [1 ]
Dimroth, Frank [1 ]
Wittstadt, Ursula [1 ]
机构
[1] Fraunhofer Inst Solar Energy Syst, D-79110 Freiburg, Germany
关键词
solar hydrogen; photovoltaic concentrator; PEM; III-V;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijhydene.2007.04.036
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
An integrated system combining highly efficient III-V solar cells in an optical concentrator system with a polymer electrolyte membrane electrolyser is presented. Hydrogen and oxygen are produced by solar water splitting. The integrated design and the high concentration factor of 500 allow material savings and high system efficiencies. The thermoneutral solar to hydrogen conversion efficiency of a prototype system with an area of 96 cm(2) was measured outdoor to be 18%. (C) 2007 International Association for Hydrogen Energy. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:3248 / 3252
页数:5
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