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Dynamic variable coupling analysis and modeling of proton exchange membrane fuel cells for water and thermal management

  • Daming Zhou
  • , Elena Breaz
  • , Alexandre Ravey
  • , Fei Gao
  • , Abdellatif Miraoui
  • , Ke Zhang
  • Université de technologie de Belfort Montbéliard

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Abstract

Dynamic variable coupling analysis is an important tool to properly design a control structure for complex multivariable and multi-physique systems, such as fuel cells. Fuel cell is an electrochemical energy conversion device which contains different inter-coupled dynamic phenomena in electrochemical, fluidic and thermal domains. Among those dynamic phenomena, the management of water and thermal dynamics play an important role to achieve the optimized fuel cell performance. In this paper, a control variable coupling analysis of fuel cell dynamic behaviors are presented and discussed based on a dynamic proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell model, which considers in particular the transient behaviors of membrane water content and cell temperature. Through the analysis based on the relative gain array (RGA) method, the effects of nonlinear coupling among different fuel cell control variables are shown. The analysis results can be used to optimize the controller design for fuel cell system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages3476-3480
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781467383936
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 May 2016
Event31st Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2016 - Long Beach, United States
Duration: 20 Mar 201624 Mar 2016

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC
Volume2016-May

Conference

Conference31st Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLong Beach
Period20/03/1624/03/16

Keywords

  • coupling analysis
  • dynamic variable
  • management of water and thermal
  • membrane water content
  • transient behaviors

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