Title :
A power management system for direct methanol fuel cell
Author :
Song, Hyok J. ; Lee, S.J. ; Yoo, E.J. ; Park, Hyung Jo ; Noh, M.G. ; Park, Y.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mechatron. Eng., Chungnam Nat. Univ., Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
In this paper, a power management system (PMS) for direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) is proposed. The proposed PMS consists of interfaces for external devices, a controller, a DC/DC converter, a display, relay switches and current sensors. The power management algorithm is based on the experimentally obtained characteristics of a DMFC module. The proposed power management algorithm increased the running time of DMFC module by 61% from the existing algorithm for the same volume of methanol.
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; direct methanol fuel cells; power system management; DC/DC converter; DMFC; PMS; current sensors; direct methanol fuel cell; power management algorithm; power management system; relay switches; Batteries; Current measurement; Electricity; Fuel cells; Fuels; Methanol; Sensors; direct methanol fuel cell; fuel cell; power management algorithm;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON 2012 - 2012 IEEE Region 10 Conference
Conference_Location :
Cebu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4823-2
Electronic_ISBN :
2159-3442
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.2012.6412232
