Hydrogen Electrolysis as an Alternative Fuel Source for Residential Areas in Widespread Power Outages
Date of Submission
Winter 12-5-2022
Project Type
Senior Design
Minor
Applied Statistics and Data Analysis
Major
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Department
Industrial and Systems Engineering Department
Committee Chair/First Advisor
Dr. Adeel Khalid
Abstract
In this report, we are exploring the use of hydrogen as an alternate fuel source because we expect to see oil reserves gone if the current rate of consumption continues within the next century. Therefore, it is important that we start exploring new fuel sources as soon as possible. We will be performing hydrogen electrolysis as the source for our hydrogen. Although we do not expect to see our method as the cheapest option available in the current market, we want to see how our proposed model might compare to generators currently available commercially. We were surprised to discover how hydrogen will continue to develop as an alternative option in the future as fossil fuels become used up.
For the design of our hydrogen producer, we plan to design a prototype that can be produced relatively cheaply and that shows proof of the concept of a hydrogen electrolysis generator.