Research Article
Impact of Different Solar Trackers on Hydrogen Production: A Case Study in Iran
Table 3
The results of different scenarios in the case of not connected to the grid.
| Scenario | Component | Total NPC ($) | COE ($/kWh) | Ren. Frac (%) | Diesel (L) | Elec. Prod (kWh/y) | Exc. Elec (kWh) | Therm. Prod (kWh/y) | Exc. Therm. (kWh) | Operation (h) | H2 prod. (kg/y) | CO2 (kg/y) | LCOE ($/kWh) | LCOH ($/kg) |
| No Track | PV (3), FC (1), Batt (1), Conv. (1), Elec. (1), H2 tank (1) | 10442 | 0.849 | 55.3 | 418 | PV (5862) FC (412) | 2596 | FC (99) Boil. (3495) Dump load (2596) | 532 | PV (4381) FC (1433) Boil. (7742) Elec. (2344) | 24.5 | +1100 | 0.12 | 77.968 |
| VACT | PV (2), FC (1), Batt (1), Conv. (2), Elec. (1), H2 tank (1) | 9998 | 0.812 | 49 | 480 | PV (4847) FC (356) | 1706 | FC (48) Boil. (4011) Dump load (1706) | 144 | PV (4381) FC (1223) Boil. (8200) Elec. (1977) | 20.8 | +1263 | 0.116 | 87.743 |
| HACT | PV (2), FC (1), Batt (1), Conv. (2), Elec. (2), H2 tank (1) | 11893 | 0.972 | 40 | 557 | PV (4264) FC (439) | 975 | FC (104) Boil. (4659) Dump load (975) | 80.3 | PV (4381) FC (1509) Boil. (8463) Elec. (2369) | 25.7 | +1467 | 0.186 | 84.654 |
| TAT | PV (2), FC (1), Batt (1), Conv. (2), Elec. (1), H2 tank (1) | 11534 | 0.942 | 54.8 | 422 | PV (5403) FC (340) | 2278 | FC (80) Boil. (3532) Dump load (2278) | 232 | PV (4381) FC (1167) Boil. (7933) Elec. (1658) | 20.2 | +1112 | 0.157 | 104.577 |
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