In:
Renewable Energy and Power Quality Journal, AEDERMACP (European Association for the Development of Renewable Energies and Power Quality), Vol. 20 ( 2022-09), p. 73-78
Abstract:
In this work, the possibility of extracting energy from a capacitive mixing cell based on the potential that exists as a result of the salinity gradient between fresh and salt water passing through the electrodes of a deionization cell is studied. For this, a two-stage process is defined. The first step uses a dual buckboost converter for the positive and negative cycles of the input voltage. This topology acts as a current source and is chosen due to its ability to provide high power factor and to work with extremely low voltage levels. The second stage consists of an Hbridge inverter synchronized with the AC grid to feed power into the grid. A hysteresis control system has been designed for the current flowing through the coil. With this, it has been analyzed how the efficiency of the total system (cell + power converter) varies with the changes in the series resistance of the CapMix cell or with the discharge current selected in the power converter. Simulations are carried out to characterize the energy extraction and some experimental results confirm the possibility of using this new renewable energy source.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2172-038X
DOI:
10.24084/repqj20.221
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
AEDERMACP (European Association for the Development of Renewable Energies and Power Quality)
Publication Date:
2022
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2718516-3
