System for producing hydrogen from renewable energy and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022267917-A1
Application number	US-202217673563-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 16, 2022
Priority date	Feb 23, 2021
Publication date	Aug 25, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a system for producing hydrogen from renewable energy and a control method thereof. The system includes a renewable-energy-based power generation system, a primary hydrogen production system, a secondary hydrogen production system, and a controller. An output end of the renewable-energy-based power generation system is connected to the primary hydrogen production system and the secondary hydrogen production system via an electrical conversion device. A capacity of the primary hydrogen production system is greater than or equal to a capacity of the secondary hydrogen production system. The controller is configured to monitor an output electrical performance parameter of the renewable-energy-based power generation system in real time, and control turn on and turn off of the primary hydrogen production system and the secondary hydrogen production system.

First claim

1 . A system for producing hydrogen from renewable energy, comprising a renewable-energy-based power generation system, a primary hydrogen production system, a secondary hydrogen production system, and a controller, wherein
an output end of the renewable-energy-based power generation system is connected to the primary hydrogen production system and the secondary hydrogen production system via an electrical conversion device; a monitoring end of the controller is connected to the output end of the renewable-energy-based power generation system, and a control end of the controller is connected to the electrical conversion device; and a capacity of the primary hydrogen production system is greater than or equal to a capacity of the secondary hydrogen production system.

2 . The system for producing hydrogen from renewable energy according to claim 1 , wherein the electrical conversion device comprises a primary electrical converter and a secondary electrical converter, wherein
the output end of the renewable-energy-based power generation system is connected to a direct current (DC) bus, the DC bus is connected to a power supply end of the primary hydrogen production system via the primary electrical converter, the DC bus is connected to a power supply end of the secondary hydrogen production system via the secondary electrical converter, and the control end of the controller is connected to the primary electrical converter and the secondary electrical converter.

3 . The system for producing hydrogen from renewable energy according to claim 2 , wherein
the renewable-energy-based power generation system comprises a photovoltaic array or a wind power generator, the primary hydrogen production system comprises one primary electrolytic cell for hydrogen production, and the secondary hydrogen production system comprises one or more secondary electrolytic cells for hydrogen production.

4 . The system for producing hydrogen from renewable energy according to claim 3 , further comprising an energy storage unit or grid, wherein
the energy storage unit or grid is connected to the DC bus via a bi-directional electrical converter included m the electrical conversion device, and the control end of the controller is connected to the bi-directional electrical converter.

5 . The system for producing hydrogen from renewable energy according to claim 3 , further comprising an alternating current (AC) powered device, wherein
the AC powered device is connected to the DC bus via an electrical inverter included in the electrical conversion device, and the control terminal of the controller is connected to the electrical inverter.

6 . The system for producing hydrogen from renewable energy according to claim 3 , further comprising a hydrogen separation and purification system shared by the primary hydrogen production system and the secondary hydrogen production system.

7 . A method for controlling a system for producing hydrogen from renewable energy, wherein the system comprises a renewable-energy-based power generation system, a primary hydrogen production system a secondary hydrogen production system, and a controller, an output end of the renewable-energy-based power generation system is connected to the primary hydrogen production system and the secondary hydrogen production system via an electrical conversion device; a monitoring end of the controller is connected to the output end of the renewable-energy-based power generation system, and a control end of the controller is connected to the electrical conversion device; and a capacity of the primary hydrogen production system is greater than or equal to a capacity of the secondary hydrogen production system, the method comprising:
acquiring an operating parameter of the secondary hydrogen production system as a first threshold; acquiring an operating parameter of the primary hydrogen production system as a second threshold; monitoring, by the controller, an output electrical performance parameter of the renewable-energy-based power generation system in real time; controlling the secondary hydrogen production system to be turned on or turned off based on whether the output electrical performance parameter being greater than the first threshold; and controlling the primary hydrogen production system to be turned on or turned off based on whether the output electrical performance parameter being greater than the second threshold, wherein the first threshold value is less than the second threshold value.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:
controlling the secondary hydrogen production system to be turned off and maintaining the primary hydrogen production system to be turned on, in a case where the output electrical performance parameter is greater than the second threshold and is less than a sum of the first threshold and the second threshold.

9 . The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:
controlling the secondary hydrogen production system to be turned off and maintaining the primary hydrogen production system to be turned on, or controlling the secondary hydrogen production system and the primary hydrogen production system both to be turned on, in a case where the output electrical performance parameter is greater than a sum of the first threshold and the second threshold, and is less than a rated parameter of the primary hydrogen production system.

10 . The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:
acquiring a sum of a rated parameter of the secondary hydrogen production system and a rated parameter of the primary hydrogen production system, as a third threshold; and controlling the energy storage unit or grid to be turned on and charged based on whether the output electrical performance parameter being greater than the third threshold.

11 . The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:
controlling the energy storage unit or grid to be turned on and charged based on whether the output electrical performance parameter being less than the first threshold.

12 . The method according to claim 11 , further comprising:
controlling the energy storage unit or grid to be turned on and discharge based on whether the output electrical performance parameter being less than an operating parameter for a hot standby condition, wherein the operating parameter for the hot standby condition is less than the first threshold.

13 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein a power generation capacity of the renewable-energy-based power generation system is in a range of one to two times of the rated parameter of the primary hydrogen production system.

Assignees

• Sungrow Power Supply Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Xinjian

Classifications

• H02J2101/28

  Wind energy · CPC title

• H02J2101/24

  Photovoltaics · CPC title

• C25B9/70

  Assemblies comprising two or more cells · CPC title

• C25B15/02

  Process control or regulation · CPC title

• C25B1/04

  by electrolysis of water · CPC title