US-Egypt Cooperative Research: Assessment and Optimization of Annual Performance of Solar PV-H2 Energy Systems

描述：该奖项旨在支持由佛罗里达州迈阿密大学清洁能源研究所所长T. Nejat Veziroglu博士、埃及开罗国家研究中心（NRC）太阳能部M.H. Barakat博士和埃及开罗国家研究中心名誉教授Ahmed Fakhry博士共同开展的一个合作项目。这些科学家计划对太阳能光伏(PV)-氢（H2）能源系统的年度性能评估和优化进行理论和实验研究。研究人员将对两种系统进行调查，一种系统有一个储存系统，以平衡昼夜和季节日照的变化，另一种系统没有这样的储存系统。在理论部分，将得到各系统的运行特性和效率与变量之间的关系。在给定的条件下，结果将优化为最有效的太阳能光伏制氢系统。还将生成一个程序来优化成本。在实验调查中，太阳能光伏制氢系统将在一年左右运行，结果将用于检查和完善理论。范围：美国PI是一个活跃的调查员，在太阳能和氢能方面拥有丰富的经验。这位埃及科学家是埃及太阳能研究的领军人物。太阳能光伏-氢能开发和优化的话题对发展中国家和美国都很重要。埃及在发展经济以满足不断增长的人口需求的同时，也在寻求新的清洁能源发电方式，因此面临着严重的空气污染问题。本项目旨在满足这一需求。该提案符合INT在共同感兴趣的领域支持合作研究的目标。该项目得到了美国-埃及联合基金项目的支持，该项目向两国的科学家和工程师提供赠款，以开展这些合作活动。

0000728VezirogluDescription: This award is to support a collaborative project by Dr. T. Nejat Veziroglu, Director, Clean Energy Research Institute, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, Dr. M.H. Barakat, Solar Energy Department, the National Research Center (NRC), Cairo, Egypt, and Dr. Ahmed Fakhry, Emeritus Professor at the NRC in Cairo, Egypt. These scientists plan to conduct theoretical and experimental investigations of the assessment and optimization of the annual performance of solar photovoltaic (PV)-hydrogen (H2) energy systems. Two systems will be investigated - one with a storage system to even out the diurnal and seasonal insolation changes, and the other, with no such storage. In the theoretical part, the relations between the operational characteristics and efficiency of each system and the variables will be obtained. The results will be optimized for the most efficient solar PV Hydrogen Production System for a given set of conditions. Also a program will be generated for optimizing the cost. In the experimental investigation, a solar PV Hydrogen Production system will be operated around the year, and the results will be used to check and refine the theory.Scope: The US PI is an active investigator with extensive experience in both solar energy and hydrogen energy. The Egyptian scientist is a leader in the research on solar energy in Egypt. The topic of solar PV- Hydrogen energy development and optimization is important to developing countries as well as to the United States. Egypt has a serious problem with air pollution as it expands its economy to meet the needs of a growing population, and is seeking new and clean means for energy generation. This project is designed to address that need. This proposal meets the INT objective of supporting collaborative research in areas of mutual interest. This project is being supported under the US-Egypt Joint Fund Program, which provides grants to scientists and engineers in both countries to carry out these cooperative activities.