Development of Portable Hydrogen Generated Modules Powered by Wind Turbine

• Main Authors: Yi-Ting Liao, 廖翊廷
• Other Authors: 陳增源
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/12947299796055493838

博士 === 淡江大學 === 機械與機電工程學系博士班 === 102 === The main purpose of this dissertation is to develop a portable hydrogen generated module powered by a wind turbine. The designed characteristic is to have miniaturization, modularization and portability. The system integrates a micro horizontal-axis wind turbine, a generator with a controller and a water electrolysis module, which transfers the wind power to electricity and to hydrogen energy. The developed micro wind turbine is shrouded with a diffuser, which is able to increase the oncoming wind velocity and, thus, increase the turbine efficiency. The diffuser is also acted as a safe shroud. The wind turbine is then matched to a generator for a better electricity output. A controller is developed using ATmega328 as the core to control the SEPIC boost and buck converter. It is able to supply high or low voltage using the maximum point tracking to achieve the optimal power output of the wind turbine under varied wind conditions. In the last, a water electrolysis module is designed using Taguchi method. This method is able to study the effects of designed factors on water electrolysis, and to obtain the optimal combination of designed factors for the water electrolysis module. The developed portable hydrogen generated module powered by wind turbine can be used with moving vehicles for renewable energy applications.