Fuel Cell Emulator for Supercapacitor Energy Storage Applications

Benyahia, N.; Rekioua, Toufik; Benamrouche, Nacereddine; Bousbaine, Amar

doi:10.1080/15325008.2012.755234

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“…Testing the fuel cell systems in satisfactory conditions of safety requires complex experimental means. Therefore, a real time simulation of the fuel cells system offers an attractive solution to surmount these constraints [20]. The main objective of this kind of real time simulator is to reduce the system development costs significantly.…”

Section: Pem Fuel Cell Simulator Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Modeling and characterization of ultra capacitor for fuel cell vehicle simulator

Benyahia

Zaouia

Denoun

et al. 2013

2013 15th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE)

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The main objective of this paper is the modeling and the characterization of a hybrid power source combining ultra capacitors and proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). The related theoretical study is validated through experimental measurements. After establishing the ultra capacitor model, a brief study of a PEMFC is presented taking into account the fuel starvation phenomenon which causes serious problems during the operating modes where the load changes rapidly, such as vehicle accelerations. To validate this study a PEMFC real time simulator has been build using dSpace device. Then, this tool has been used to demonstrate the main role of ultra capacitors in terms of preventing the starvation phenomena in FCEV.

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Modeling and characterization of ultra capacitor for fuel cell vehicle simulator

Benyahia

Zaouia

Denoun

et al. 2013

2013 15th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE)

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“…The main control devices are the compressor motor for airflow and pressure regulation, the hydrogen flow and pressure regulation valve, the water pump for temperature regulation, and the humidifier for humidity control. It is worth mentioning that changes in one parameter influence the others [3], [49]. Thus, this is the cause of a PEMFC being a complex system.…”

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Development of an Equivalent Electronic Circuit Model for PEMFC Voltage Based on Different Input Electrical Currents

Hernández-Gómez,

Langarica-Cordoba,

Martinez-Rodriguez

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IEEE Access

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The technological development and exploration of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell have relied on several mathematical models. However, despite the wide variety of models, the equivalent electronic circuit model is the most suitable for describing electrical behavior, designing electronic interfaces, and analyzing control and reliability strategies. In addition to the fact that this type of model is scarce to model the fuel cell voltage, an equivalent electronic circuit model that depends only on the input current has not been reported (in general, the reported mathematical models take into account additional variables such as humidity, temperature, pressure, etc.). For this reason, this work focuses on developing an equivalent electronic circuit model for the fuel cell voltage that depends only on the input current. Besides, the configuration of the proposed circuit (one voltage source, two capacitors, and three resistors) is simpler than the circuits proposed in previous works. To validate the model and its parameters, current tests from 1.2 kW Nexa ® fuel cell power module were used. The comparison between the experimental data and the developed model confirms the efficiency of the equivalent electronic circuit model to reproduce the fuel cell voltage as a function of the current.INDEX TERMS Adaptive parameters, circuit electronic modeling, fuel cell voltage, proton exchange membrane fuel cell.

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“…Additionally, the reported controllers for electric emulators have been realized on hardware platforms based on DC-DC buck converters, the control strategies of which are mainly based on PI controllers [49] and fuzzy control [54], among others. This kind of system is typically implemented on digital platforms using digital signal processors (DSPs) or dSPACE control boards [10,14,57,62] and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) systems [61]. For the validation of the emulators, in addition to performing a comparison of data taken from a real PEMFC, the hardware-ina-loop (HIL) system has been successfully used [37,[40][41][42]44,[46][47][48]56].…”

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PEM Fuel Cell Emulators: A Review

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Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) emulators are feasible solutions for conducting low-cost and safe developments. These types of systems have attracted the attention of global PEMFC manufacturers and research groups over the last few years. Owing to these emulators, it has been possible to develop and optimize PEMFC systems including power electronics and control without the need to use or damage a real PEMFC. However, despite the importance of PEMFC emulators in research, reported studies on this topic remain scarce. For this reason, this review describes the main characteristics and different types of PEMFC emulators (i.e., pseudo and electronic emulators), providing a basis for new emulator prototypes. Additionally, in this paper, the mathematical models that complement PEMFC emulators are presented (i.e., these models and emulators generate reliable measurements compared with real PEMFC systems). Examples of electronic circuit designs based on mathematical models (electrical and heat) are also presented to give some insight into the construction of new PEMFC emulators. Therefore, this paper proposes tools for the construction of new PEMFC emulators to boost the development of this technology.

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Fuel Cell Emulator for Supercapacitor Energy Storage Applications

Cited by 14 publications

References 23 publications

Modeling and characterization of ultra capacitor for fuel cell vehicle simulator

Modeling and characterization of ultra capacitor for fuel cell vehicle simulator

Development of an Equivalent Electronic Circuit Model for PEMFC Voltage Based on Different Input Electrical Currents

PEM Fuel Cell Emulators: A Review

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