scholarly journals Adaptive search for a PEM fuel cell maximum net power

2011 ◽  
Vol 145 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-57
Author(s):  
Arkadiusz MAŁEK

Supply method of the fuel cell cathode side significantly affects the durability and efficiency of the hydrogen energy conversion. A fuel cell is a stochastic object. The paper presents air flow control of the PEM fuel cell in order to find and hold the maximum value of the net power produced by the fuel cell stack, regardless of changes of the parameters of the object of control and its outer environment. The Application of an adaptive extremum control with bi-parameter identification provide automatic adjustment of the parameters of a controller to the changing characteristics of an object. The adaptive algorithm contains a number of variables and signals that support the estimation process. The quality and speed of finding an optimal point depends on their values.

2021 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
pp. 397-412
Author(s):  
Yan Cao ◽  
Hamdi Ayed ◽  
Samad Jafarmadar ◽  
Mir Ali Asghar Abdollahi ◽  
Ahmed Farag ◽  
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2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (06) ◽  
pp. 329-334
Author(s):  
S. Rabih ◽  
C. Turpin ◽  
S. Astier

Author(s):  
Frano Barbir ◽  
Haluk Gorgun ◽  
Xinting Wang

Pressure drop on the cathode side of a PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) fuel cell stack has been studied and used as a diagnostic tool. Since the Reynolds number at the beginning of the flow field channel was <250, the flow through the channel is laminar, and the relationship between the pressure drop and the flow rate is linear. Some departure from linearity was observed when water was either introduced in the stack or produced inside the stack in the electrochemical reaction. By monitoring the pressure drop in conjunction with the cell resistance in an operational fuel cell stack, it was possible to diagnose either flooding or drying conditions inside the stack.


2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 11482-11487 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Hamaz ◽  
C. Cadet ◽  
F. Druart ◽  
G. Cauffet

Author(s):  
Samuel Simon Araya ◽  
Søren Juhl Andreasen ◽  
Søren Knudsen Kær

As fuel cells are increasingly commercialized for various applications, harmonized and industry-relevant test procedures are necessary to benchmark tests and to ensure comparability of stack performance results from different parties. This paper reports the results of parametric sensitivity tests performed based on test procedures proposed by a European project, Stack-Test. The sensitivity of a Nafion-based low temperature PEMFC stack’s performance to parametric changes was the main objective of the tests. Four crucial parameters for fuel cell operation were chosen; relative humidity, temperature, pressure, and stoichiometry at varying current density. Furthermore, procedures for polarization curve recording were also tested both in ascending and descending current directions.


2021 ◽  
Vol MA2021-02 (37) ◽  
pp. 1104-1104
Author(s):  
Ariel Chiche ◽  
Göran Lindbergh ◽  
Ivan Stenius ◽  
Carina Lagergren

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