Comparative study of control approaches of Li-Ion battery/supercapacitor storage devices for fuel cell power plant

Author

Sikkabut, S. ; Mungporn, P. ; Yodwong, B. ; Ekkaravarodome, C. ; Nahid-Mobarakeh, B. ; Pierfederici, S. ; Davat, B. ; Thounthong, P.

Author_Institution

Renewable Energy Res. Centre, King Mongkut´s Univ. of Technol. North Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

fYear

2015

fDate

16-18 June 2015

Firstpage

647

Lastpage

652

Abstract

This study presents energy management approaches for a fuel cell (FC) power plant for autonomous system applications. Two storage devices (supercapacitor (SC) and Li-ion battery) are used in the proposed structure. Linear proportional-integral (PI) and nonlinear flatness-based controllers for dc bus stabilization for power plants are compared. Experimental results with small-scale devices [namely, a PEMFC (1200 W, 46 A), a Li-ion battery module (11.6 Ah, 24 V), and a supercapacitor bank (100 F, 25 V)] illustrate the excellent energy-management scheme during motor drive cycles.

Keywords

PI control; energy management systems; fuel cell power plants; motor drives; nonlinear control systems; power system control; secondary cells; supercapacitors; DC bus stabilization; FC power plant; Li-ion battery-supercapacitor storage device control approach; PI controller; autonomous system application; energy management approach; fuel cell power plant; linear proportional-integral controller; motor drive cycle; nonlinear flatness based controller; Batteries; Fuel cells; Power conversion; Power generation; Supercapacitors; Voltage control; Flatness control; Li-ion battery; fuel cells; nonlinear system; supercapacitor;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP), 2015 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Taormina

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCEP.2015.7177588

Filename

7177588