Title :
Modelling and simulation of a portable fuel cell system
Author :
Zhang, Longlong ; Xu, Dehong ; Hurley, William Gerard
Author_Institution :
Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China
Abstract :
It is possible to reduce the cost of a fuel cell system with a self humidifying stack and replacing the air-condenser with a fan. This low cost PEMFC is suitable for portable appliances such as laptop computers, smart phones, cameras, etc. This paper describes a new model for the portable PEMFC with self-humidifying stack and fan. The model looks at the effect of temperature, hydrogen flow and oxygen flow on the self-humidifying stack, and gives the dynamic output performance of the PEMFC for step load variation with simulation results. Finally, experimental results are presented to validate the simulation results.
Keywords :
proton exchange membrane fuel cells; cameras; hydrogen flow; laptop computers; low cost PEMFC; oxygen flow; portable fuel cell system; self humidifying stack; smart phones; step load variation; Atmospheric modeling; Fuel cells; Mathematical model; Power system dynamics; Simulation; Supercapacitors; Voltage control; Energy Management; Fuel Cell; Portable; Self-humidifying; Ultracapacitor;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference (EPE/PEMC), 2010 14th International
Conference_Location :
Ohrid
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7856-9
DOI :
10.1109/EPEPEMC.2010.5606605
