Technical analysis of employing on-site hydrogen production and storage systems with renewable energy for Telecom sites in Sri Lanka

Abstract

Despite the fact that its technologies have grown at breakneck speed, energy is the lifeblood of the telecommunications industry. The concern is not only about how energy is delivered, but also about supply continuity and cost, all of which are key problems in the industry.

The telecommunications industry has begun to seek for renewable energy alternatives due to the rising cost of fossil fuels and the reliance on fossil fuels for commercial electricity. To overcome the inherent restrictions of renewable energy and maintain an uninterruptible power supply, the hydrogen storage idea was added into the renewable energy conversion system.

A fuel cell-based power system is explicitly modeled and studied in this study under different types of operating situations. The voltage output, current output, H 2 production, feed of air and fuel, pressure regulations, and flow rates must all be controlled in order to be technically feasible. The proposed methodology is valid for a PEMFC (Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell) based power system, and the results are verified using the MATLAB Simulink tool.