DSP-based online optimal PWM multilevel control for fuel cell power conditioning systems

Author

Azli, Naziha Ahmad ; Yatim, Abdul Halim Mohd

Author_Institution

Fac. of Electr. Eng., Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

921

Abstract

This paper focuses on fuel cell as an alternate source of energy has increased due to the many advantages that it can offer in comparison to the conventional energy sources such as fossil fuel and nuclear power. Design and characteristics of a fuel cell power conditioning system (PCS) play a significant role in determining the acceptance of large-scale fuel cell generation systems by power utilities. A modular structured multilevel inverter (MSMI) topology with a digital signal processor (DSP)-based control scheme suitable for high power fuel cell PCS applications is proposed in this paper. Both are described in detail and their performance verified based on simulation and experimental results

Keywords

DC-AC power convertors; PWM invertors; control system synthesis; digital control; digital signal processing chips; fuel cell power plants; optimal control; digital signal processor control scheme; fuel cell power conditioning system; large-scale fuel cell generation systems; modular structured multilevel inverter topology; power utilities; Character generation; Fossil fuels; Fuel cells; Large-scale systems; Nuclear power generation; Optimal control; Personal communication networks; Power conditioning; Power generation; Pulse width modulation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Electronics Society, 2001. IECON '01. The 27th Annual Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Denver, CO

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7108-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECON.2001.975888

Filename

975888