Power electronics interface for an hybrid PEMFC generating system with fault management strategies for transportation

Author

De Bernardinis, Alexandre ; Candusso, Denis ; Harel, Fabien ; Coquery, Gérard

Author_Institution

Lab. des Technol. Nouvelles, Inst. Nat. De Rech. Sur Les Transp. Et Leur Securite, Versailles, France

fYear

2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

10

Abstract

This paper presents a fault tolerant power electronics interface used in an hybrid PEM Fuel Cell generating system for transportation. A battery plays the role of an energy buffer on the DC link. Anti-parallel bypass diodes are used to isolate a defective fuel cell module. An interleaved boost converter with backup strategies realizes the electrical interface. The diode derivation circuit and the electrical converter can ensure uninterrupted power delivery and fault management. Simulations with degraded working modes for the fuel cell and power converter are presented and the diode bypass function is experimentally validated on a 20-cell 500 W PEM fuel cell stack.

Keywords

power convertors; power electronics; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; transportation; diode bypass function; energy buffer; fault management strategies; fuel cell system; hybrid PEMFC generating system; interleaved boost converter; power converters; power electronics interface; transportation; Circuit faults; Diodes; Energy management; Fault tolerant systems; Fuel cells; Hybrid power systems; Power electronics; Power generation; Power system management; Transportation; Fault handling strategy; Fuel cell system; Hybrid power integration; Interleaved Converters; Power converters for FCEV;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics and Applications, 2009. EPE '09. 13th European Conference on

Conference_Location

Barcelona

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4432-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-90-75815-13-9

Type

conf

Filename

5278675