Modeling and design of fuel cell based two phase interleaved boost converter

Author

Harinee, M. ; Nagarajan, V.S. ; Dimple ; Seyezhai, R. ; Mathur, B.L.

Author_Institution

EEE Dept., SSN Coll. of Eng., Chennai, India

fYear

2011

fDate

3-5 Jan. 2011

Firstpage

72

Lastpage

77

Abstract

Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is one of the promising technologies for the distributed power generation. For designing high efficiency fuel cell power systems, a suitable DC-DC converter is required. Among the various topologies, interleaved boost converter (IBC) is considered as a better solution for fuel cell systems, due to improved electrical performance, reduced weight and size. Detailed analysis has been done to investigate the benefits of interleaved boost converter compared to the conventional boost converter. In this paper, the electrochemical modeling of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) has been carried out. A two phase interleaved boost converter is suggested for fuel cells, considering variation of input voltage, inductance and switching frequency. Simulation study for the IBC interfaced with fuel cells has been studied using MATLAB/SIMULEVK.

Keywords

DC-DC power convertors; distributed power generation; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; DC-DC converter; MATLAB/SIMULEVK; distributed power generation; electrochemical modeling; fuel cell power system; proton exchange membrane fuel cell; two phase interleaved boost converter; Biomembranes; Converters; Equations; Fuel cells; Mathematical model; Protons; Resistance; IBC and ripple; Modeling; PEMFC;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Energy Systems (ICEES), 2011 1st International Conference on

Conference_Location

Newport Beach, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9732-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICEES.2011.5725305

Filename

5725305