• DocumentCode
    2589264
  • Title

    SOFC-based Fuel Cells for Load Following Stationary Applications

  • Author

    Akkinapragada, Nagasmitha ; Chowdhury, Badrul H.

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Missouri, Rolla, MO
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    17-19 Sept. 2006
  • Firstpage
    553
  • Lastpage
    560
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a dynamic model of SOFC and the response of the fuel cell for sudden load changes. Slow response of the fuel cell prevents it from following the load. Hence connection with the DC/DC buck-boost converter is required. The models are developed in PSCAD with and without a feedback control system. Power characteristics obtained in order to validate the need of the DC/DC converter which allows the SOFC system to be used for load following applications.
  • Keywords
    DC-DC power convertors; power system CAD; solid oxide fuel cells; DC/DC buck-boost converter; PSCAD; feedback control system; load following; solid oxide fuel cells; Anodes; Cathodes; DC generators; DC-DC power converters; Distributed control; Fuel cells; Hydrogen; Power system modeling; Solids; Temperature; DC/DC converter; Dynamic model; Solid Oxide fuel cell; load following;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Symposium, 2006. NAPS 2006. 38th North American
  • Conference_Location
    Carbondale, IL
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0227-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1-4244-0228-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NAPS.2006.359626
  • Filename
    4201369