Title :
Hardware-in-the-loop validation of an air supply method for vehicular fuel cell applications
Author :
Dongdong Zhao ; Yigeng Huangfu ; Manfeng Dou ; Fei Gao
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Autom., Northwestern Polytech. Univ., Xian, China
Abstract :
This paper presents hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) validation of an air supply method for the fuel cell in automotive applications. A 12 kW proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) model is developed and implemented in dSPACE. The performances of the fuel cell stack and compressor during a classic European Driving Cycle are tested. The experimental results show that the compressor consumes up to 25 % of the fuel cell generated power in the worst operating point, whereas only 4.2 % on average.
Keywords :
compressors; fuel cell vehicles; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; European driving cycle; HIL validation; PEMFC model; air supply method; automotive applications; compressor; dSPACE; fuel cell stack; hardware-in-the-loop validation; power 12 kW; proton exchange membrane fuel cell model; Atmospheric modeling; Automotive applications; Europe; Fuel cells; Hydrogen; Mathematical model; Power demand; Automotive applications; centrifugal compressors; fuel cells; motors; ultra high speed;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2014 - 40th Annual Conference of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2014.7049094