A simple PEM fuel cell emulator using electrical circuit model

Author

Samosir, Ahmad Saudi ; Anwari, Makbul ; Yatim, A.H.M.

Author_Institution

Fac. of Electr. Eng., Univ. Technol. Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia

fYear

2010

fDate

27-29 Oct. 2010

Firstpage

881

Lastpage

885

Abstract

This paper presents the development of a simple emulator for proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell. This emulator is built based on the dynamic model of PEM fuel cells using electrical circuits. The electrical circuit model has been modeled in Matlab Simulink environments. The double-layer charging effect characteristic inside the fuel cell is included in the models. The steady-state and transient response of the model is investigated. Emulator performance is validated using experimental data from a 500-W commercial PEM fuel-cell stack. The emulator could be used in PEM fuel-cell control related studies.

Keywords

power supply circuits; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; transient response; PEMFC; double-layer charging effect; dynamic model; electrical circuit model; fuel cell emulator; proton exchange membrane fuel cell; steady-state response; transient response; Anodes; Cathodes; Fuel cells; Fuels; Integrated circuit modeling; Mathematical model; Resistance; Electrical Circuit Model; Fuel Cell Emulator; PEM Fuel Cell; component;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

IPEC, 2010 Conference Proceedings

Conference_Location

Singapore

ISSN

1947-1262

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7399-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPECON.2010.5697090

Filename

5697090