A new techno-economic analysis of fuel cell in Photovoltaic pumping system
Photovoltaic pumping technology is considered the most sustainable and economical application for providing water for irrigation. In this work, a new sizing algorithm of a photovoltaic pumping system, composed of photovoltaic, fuel cell, electrolyzer and hydrogen tanks, is presented. Deficiency of power supply probability and total net present cost are considered as the objectives of the optimization procedure and the decision variables are the power of the photovoltaic pannel, electrolyzer power, fuel cell power and hydrogen tank volume. We conclude that fuel cell technology is competitive with batteries. The storage of electrical energy with a hydrogen chain deserves to be tested and studied.