Title :
Simulator of a PEM fuel-cell stack based on a dynamic model
Author :
Restrepo, Carlos ; Torres, Carlos ; Calvente, Javier ; Giral, Roberto ; Leyva, Ramòn
Author_Institution :
Dept. d´´Eng. Electron., Electr. i Autom., Univ. Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
Abstract :
This paper presents a low cost, easy to use digital simulator for a proton exchange membrane fuel-cell (PEMFC) stack by means of a power source controlled by LabVIEW. The simulator easily allows to implement different models and simultaneously permits to study different FC types. The FC stack is represented with a circuital model that considers the capacitive effects of the electrodes and the internal thermodynamic characteristics. Experimental results are contrasted with the data model from a Relion SR-12 500-W PEM FC stack.
Keywords :
power system control; power system simulation; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; LabVIEW; PEMFC stack; Relion SR-12 500-W PEM FC stack; capacitive effects; circuital model; digital simulator; electrodes; internal thermodynamic characteristics; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Costs; Digital signal processing; Fuels; Proposals; Rectifiers; Testing; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, 2009. IECON '09. 35th Annual Conference of IEEE
Conference_Location :
Porto
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4648-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1553-572X
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2009.5415411
