Title :
Power management of an embedded fuel cell - supercapacitor APU
Author :
Gualous, H. ; Hissel, D. ; Bontour, S. ; Harel, F. ; Kauffmann, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Electr. Eng. & Syst., UFC-UTBM Joint Res. Unit
Abstract :
This paper presents the design, realization and power management of an auxiliary power unit (APU) dedicated to vehicle applications. The proposed APU is based on a parallel arrangement of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) and a supercapacitor bank. Using such an arrangement, the PEFC provides only the mean power to a 42 V DC embedded bus, whereas the supercapacitors bank is sized to respond to the electrical power requirements during transients
Keywords :
energy management systems; fuel cell power plants; fuel cell vehicles; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; supercapacitors; 42 V; DC embedded bus; PEFC; auxiliary power unit; electrical power requirements; embedded fuel cell; polymer electrolyte fuel cell; power management; supercapacitor bank; vehicle applications; Automotive applications; Batteries; Energy management; Energy storage; Fuel cell vehicles; Fuel cells; Polymers; Power supplies; Power system management; Supercapacitors; Alternative Energy; Automotive Application; DC Power Supply; Fuel Cells System; Supercapacitor;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Applications, 2005 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dresden
Print_ISBN :
90-75815-09-3
DOI :
10.1109/EPE.2005.219618
