Title :
The Development of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Emulator
Author :
Gebregergis, Abraham ; Pillay, Pragasen
Author_Institution :
Clarkson Univ. Potsdam, Potsdam
Abstract :
This paper introduces the development of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) emulator that mimics the behavior of an actual fuel cell for testing, design, control and optimization. The emulator is developed from a lumped solid oxide fuel cell model in a Matlab/Simulink environment, and programmed to a dSPACE and/or DSP controller for real-time applications. The controller generates an output control voltage, which is fed to a linear power amplifier capable of high output current. The emulator is tested for various cell temperatures, flow rate concentrations and load changes to predict the static and dynamic response. The test results are compared with experimental data to validate the SOFC emulator.
Keywords :
dynamic response; power amplifiers; solid oxide fuel cells; voltage control; DSP controller; Matlab/Simulink environment; SOFC emulator; dSPACE controller; dynamic response; flow rate concentrations; linear power amplifier; lumped solid oxide fuel cell; voltage control; Design optimization; Digital signal processing; Fuel cells; High power amplifiers; Mathematical model; Power generation; Solid modeling; Temperature; Testing; Voltage control; DSP; Emulator; Fuel Cells; Simulation; Solid oxide;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 2007. PESC 2007. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0654-8
Electronic_ISBN :
0275-9306
DOI :
10.1109/PESC.2007.4342169