Development of a model-based controller prototype for a PEM fuel cell engine with ASCET-MD

There are many challenges in the developing process of Electronics Control Unit (ECU) in automotive industries. In order to cut the cost and shorten the development time of ECU, V-cycle is applied commonly. ECUs applied in fuel cell vehicles meet the same challenges as well. To obtain safer, more reliable and effective controllers of fuel cell engines with lower cost, the ECU rapid prototype is used in many applications. This paper is contributed to introducing one of the powerful platforms for ECU rapid prototype development-the ASCET-MD, INTECRIO software as well as ES1000 hardware, and its application case on a 7kW PEM fuel cell engine. The proposed controller has been modeled with ASCET-MD.