Modeling a thermocell with proton exchange membrane and hydrogen electrodes
- authored by
- T. Marquardt, G. Valadez Huerta, S. Kabelac
- Abstract
Direct conversion of thermal energy to electric energy with thermoelectric generators is an attractive technique to recover low-temperature heat. Thermoelectric generators based on galvanic cells (thermocells) provide promising results with respect to the Seebeck coefficient. In this study, based on the theory of non-equilibrium thermodynamics, we simulated a thermocell with hydrogen gas electrodes and a proton exchange membrane. We calculated a maximum power density of 1461 mW/m2 and a thermal efficiency of 2% relative to the Carnot efficiency for a cell operating with the same gas composition at both the anode and the cathode, but fully saturated at the anode. We predict a Seebeck coefficient in the range of 0.7–1.8 mV/K, higher than those of classical thermoelectric generators. The thermocell presented here provides promising values regarding the Seebeck coefficient.
- Organisation(s)
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Institute of Thermodynamics
- Type
- Article
- Journal
- International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
- Volume
- 43
- Pages
- 19841-19850
- No. of pages
- 10
- ISSN
- 0360-3199
- Publication date
- 25.10.2018
- Publication status
- Published
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Fuel Technology, Condensed Matter Physics, Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
- Electronic version(s)
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.09.007 (Access:
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