Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell system performance can be significantly improved with suitable control strategies. Control appropriate models of the fuel cell stack and balance of plant are presented along with current control research. Fuel cell stack models are zero dimensional and range from simple empirical stack polarization curves to complex dynamic models of mass flow rates, pressures, temperatures, and voltages. Balance of plant models are also zero dimensional and can be used individually to build a complete system around a stack. Models of this type are presented for the air compressor, air blower, manifolds, reactant humidification, fuel recirculation, air cooling, and stack cooling. Current control work is surveyed with regard to feedforward, feedback, observers, optimization, model prediction, rule based, neural networks, and fuzzy methods. The most promising fuel cell stack model is evaluated. Additionally, improvements to the balance of plant models are recommended. Finally, future control work is explored with a desire for system control that leads to greater output power.
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ASME 2006 4th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology
June 19–21, 2006
Irvine, California, USA
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- Nanotechnology Institute
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0-7918-4247-9
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A Survey of PEM Fuel Cell System Control Models and Control Developments
Richard T. Meyer,
Richard T. Meyer
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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Shripad Revankar
Shripad Revankar
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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Richard T. Meyer
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Shripad Revankar
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Paper No:
FUELCELL2006-97030, pp. 63-79; 17 pages
Published Online:
September 15, 2008
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Meyer, RT, & Revankar, S. "A Survey of PEM Fuel Cell System Control Models and Control Developments." Proceedings of the ASME 2006 4th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology. ASME 2006 Fourth International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, Parts A and B. Irvine, California, USA. June 19–21, 2006. pp. 63-79. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/FUELCELL2006-97030
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