Overview of Power Electronic Converter Topologies Enabling Large-Scale Hydrogen Production via Water Electrolysis

Applied Sciences

Mengxing Chen¹  Pooya Davari¹  Frede Blaabjerg¹  Shih-Feng Chou² 

[1] AAU Energy, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark;Hitachi Energy Research, Hitachi Energy, 722 26 Vaesteras, Sweden;

关键词: high-power ac/dc converter;    IGBT;    power-to-hydrogen;    water electrolysis;    thyristor;   

DOI  :  10.3390/app12041906

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Renewable power-to-hydrogen (P2H) technology is one of the most promising solutions for fulfilling the increasing global demand for hydrogen and to buffer large-scale, fluctuating renewable energies. The high-power, high-current ac/dc converter plays a crucial role in P2H facilities, transforming medium-voltage (MV) ac power to a large dc current to supply hydrogen electrolyzers. This work introduces the general requirements, and overviews several power converter topologies for P2H systems. The performances of different topologies are evaluated and compared from multiple perspectives. Moreover, the future trend of eliminating the line frequency transformer (LFT) is discussed. This work can provide guidance for future designing and implementing of power-electronics-based P2H systems.

【 授权许可】

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