Title :
Single Stage Power Electronic Interface for a Fuel Cell Based Power Supply System
Author :
Jain, Shailendra ; Jiang, Jin ; Huang, Xinhong ; Stevandic, Srdjan
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Western Ontario, London, ON
Abstract :
Fuel cell systems have generated significant interests in residential applications as well as distributed power generation due to their cleanliness, portability and suitability for electricity and heat generation. Development of a suitable power electronic interface to make the technology viable is still a challenge. This paper presents a single stage power electronic interface for fuel cell power plant suitable for stand alone application as well as for grid interface. A single stage PWM inverter is selected as a power electronic interface between fuel cell and the grid, followed by a LC filter and a step-up transformer. The simulation model is developed in MATLAB environment with control scheme implementation in qd-reference frame.
Keywords :
PWM invertors; distributed power generation; fuel cell power plants; power filters; power supply quality; power transformers; uninterruptible power supplies; LC filter; PWM inverter; distributed power generation; electricity; fuel cell power plant; fuel cell systems; grid interface; heat generation; power electronic interface; power supply system; step-up transformer; DC-DC power converters; Distributed power generation; Fuel cells; Photovoltaic systems; Power electronics; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Power supplies; Pulse width modulation inverters; Topology; Fuel Cell; Grid Interface; PWM Inverter; Power Quality; Stand Alone System;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Power Conference, 2007. EPC 2007. IEEE Canada
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1444-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1445-1
DOI :
10.1109/EPC.2007.4520330
