Date of download: 11/1/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Hybrid Solar System for Decentralized Electric Power Generation and Storage J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2012;134(4):041010-041010-8. doi:10.1115/1.4007356 Figure Legend: Schematic of the hybrid reformer with integrated catalyst

Date of download: 11/1/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Hybrid Solar System for Decentralized Electric Power Generation and Storage J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2012;134(4):041010-041010-8. doi:10.1115/1.4007356 Figure Legend: Reformer efficiency depending on the solar irradiation (200–1000 W/m2) for inlet flow rates varying from 0.19 to 15.1 mg/s methanol input per gram of catalyst

Date of download: 11/1/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Hybrid Solar System for Decentralized Electric Power Generation and Storage J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2012;134(4):041010-041010-8. doi:10.1115/1.4007356 Figure Legend: Reforming efficiency, reformer temperature, and CO mole fraction of product gas depending on the solar irradiation (200–1000 W/m2) for inlet flow rates varying from 0.19 to 15.1 mg/s methanol input per gram of catalyst

Date of download: 11/1/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Hybrid Solar System for Decentralized Electric Power Generation and Storage J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2012;134(4):041010-041010-8. doi:10.1115/1.4007356 Figure Legend: Daily distribution of electric power load, electric output by the fuel cell, and generated hydrogen for a single-family household during an average day in summer in central California

Date of download: 11/1/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Hybrid Solar System for Decentralized Electric Power Generation and Storage J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2012;134(4):041010-041010-8. doi:10.1115/1.4007356 Figure Legend: Volumetric flow rates, electric power, and specifications of system components for single-family system in summer. Values for flow rates and electric power are shown as averages and (in parentheses) as maximum per hour. The averages are calculated for 11 h of sunshine (evaporator to PROX), 8 h of compressor operation, 16 h of discharging of the gas tank, and 24 h of fuel cell operation.

Date of download: 11/1/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Hybrid Solar System for Decentralized Electric Power Generation and Storage J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2012;134(4):041010-041010-8. doi:10.1115/1.4007356 Figure Legend: Schematic of exergy flow through the entire system. Unless noted otherwise, all values show the exergy transfer during an entire day in summer (units: kWh).

Date of download: 11/1/2017 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Hybrid Solar System for Decentralized Electric Power Generation and Storage J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2012;134(4):041010-041010-8. doi:10.1115/1.4007356 Figure Legend: Schematic of the hybrid solar-powered system