Title :
Maximum efficiency point tracking for hydrogen fuel cells
Author :
Herrera Vega, D. ; Marx, N. ; Boulon, L. ; Hernandez, A.
Author_Institution :
Univ. du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada
Abstract :
Optimal fuel consumption in hydrogen fuel cell systems requires the maximum operation efficiency point (MEP) of the fuel cell to be found. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the effectiveness of the “Perturb and observe” method during fuel cell operation through simulation. Those simulations use a fuel cell model based on data acquired on a fuel cell test bench. A maximum efficiency point tracking (MEPT) algorithm is used to track the current needed to reach the maximum efficiency. The method is simulated in a SIMULINK-MATLAB environment to verify the performance of the MEPT controller.
Keywords :
fuel cells; hydrogen economy; maximum power point trackers; MEPT algorithm; MEPT controller; SIMULINK-MATLAB environment; hydrogen fuel cells; maximum efficiency point tracking; maximum operation efficiency point; perturb and observe method; Data models; Equations; Fuel cells; Fuels; Hydrogen; Load modeling; Mathematical model; Efficiency; HFC; Hydrogen Fuel Cell; MEPT;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), 2014 IEEE 27th Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3099-9
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.2014.6900909
