Control optimization of an electric traction bus powered by PEMFC and PV

Author

Zamora, Inmaculada ; San Martin, J.I. ; Asensio, F.J. ; Garcia-Villalobos, J. ; San Martin, J.I. ; Aperribay, V.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain

fYear

2013

fDate

16-20 June 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This paper focuses on the design and optimization of the electrical system operation in an electric drive bus, powered by a PEM fuel cell and photovoltaic modules. Through the optimization developed, an improved performance and reduced operating costs for the system, in normal operation, is pursued. Aiming that objective, models of all components (fuel cell, solar modules, electric motors, batteries, controllers, etc.) involved in the system have been developed using the software MATLAB. Results obtained with these models have allowed the designing of an optimized control system.

Keywords

optimisation; photovoltaic power systems; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; traction; MATLAB; PEM fuel cell; PEMFC; control optimization; electric drive bus; electric traction bus; electrical system operation; operating costs; optimized control system; photovoltaic modules; Batteries; Fuel cells; Hydrogen; Mathematical model; Photovoltaic systems; Voltage control; Clean Urban Transport; Fuel cells; Hydrogen; Modeling; Photovoltaic systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

PowerTech (POWERTECH), 2013 IEEE Grenoble

Conference_Location

Grenoble

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PTC.2013.6652454

Filename

6652454