Asian Modelica and FMI Conference 2026

Matteo Testi


Sessions

09-22
11:05
25min
Dynamic Modelling of a PEM Electrolyser and Metal Hydride Hydrogen Storage System
Michele Bolognese, Matteo Testi, Paolo Piras, Giulia Bonamigo, Erika Michela Dematteis, Paola Rizzi, Marcello Baricco

Renewable deployment requires hydrogen storage decoupling production from demand, and metal hydride systems offer a safe, low-pressure, high-density option. Within the EU REMEDHYS project, a solid-state storage system based on an intermetallic alloy produced from recycled European metals is coupled to a 2 MW proton exchange membrane electrolyser. This paper presents a modular, equation-based Modelica model of the balance of plant of both subsystems, comprising eleven control loops, measured pressure-composition isotherms and a pseudo-twodimensional discretisation of the hydride bed. A 2 MW to 1 MW load step, a full absorption-desorption cycle, a sensitivity analysis and a coupled scenario feeding twenty cassettes are simulated. The hydrogen delivered per cycle falls from 4281 to 3292 g as the delivery pressure rises from 1 to 5 bar and doubles between 50 and 70 ◦C. Coupled to the electrolyser, a cassette charges in 6.6 h and stops discharging at a state of charge of 0.24, limited by the alloy equilibrium pressure.

Hydrogen & Heat
Energy (R2002)
09-22
11:30
25min
Waste to Hydrogen system dynamic modelling
Michele Bolognese, Emanuele Martinelli, Michele Urbani, Matteo Testi, Annarita Salladini, Alessia Borgogna, Maria Rosaria Pepe

Waste gasification is a promising thermochemical route for converting municipal solid waste and biomass into syngas for clean hydrogen production. This paper presents a Modelica-based dynamic model of the complete Balance of Plant (BoP) of the Hy2Rome Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI), focusing on three key contributions: (i) the integration of the gasifier Reduced Order Model (ROM), exported as a Functional Mock-up Unit (FMU), into the Modelica environment; (ii) the dynamic model of the Temperature Swing Adsorption (TSA) unit; and (iii) the dynamic model of the Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) system for final hydrogen purification. All BoP components were calibrated against Heat and Material (H&M) balance data, achieving acceptable relative errors. The PSA model implements a four-vessel, eight-step cycle delivering hydrogen at a nominal purity of 99.99 %, maintained during the adsorption steps at cyclic steady state. The TSA model operates a two-vessel thermal swing cycle between 40°C and 270°C with a PIDcontrolled state machine.

Hydrogen & Heat
Energy (R2002)