Coupling and modeling an SOFC system with a high-performing metal hydride storage

1D, 2D and 3D models using Matlab & Comsol have been created to study the coupling of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and high temperature metal hydride storage supplemented with auxiliary hydrogen tank. This enables complete understanding of the systems behavior as well as optimizing the system by using different parameters in the simulation process during the warming up and operation process and aids in the design of the metal hydride tank & auxiliary hydrogen tank. Thermal integration of the metal hydride tank with a SOFC system should allow the recovery of heat needed for hydrogen desorption and can be can be considered in the market of Auxiliary Power Units (APU) for trains and trucks.