Modelisation of Hydrogen Production using Photovoltaic Electrolysis

The Electric Vehicle (EV)technology addresses the issue of the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Normally, EVs are recharged with electricity generated from conventional energy sources. For full clean mobility and to have zero emissions and favorable environmental impact, it is better to charge the vehicles from Renewable Energies Systems (RESs). Using RESs for producing hydrogen is a main method to store RESs. This option is required to integrate energy storage system based on hydrogen storage. Hydrogen can be produced by using solar photovoltaic energy for the electrolysis of water. This paper focuses on the Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolyzer (PEME)and covers a board array of subjects linked to this electrolyzer. Gives a control oriented modeling of the PEME, as well as the auxiliary system for the hydrogen production process. In fact, PEME is the most suitable for transforming electricity from RESs. In this context, the present paper describes the essential steps of hydrogen production from the photovoltaic solar energy through PEME, in order to describe the various phenomena related to this technology.