Investigation of PEM Fuel Cell Characteristics in Steady and Dynamic Operation Modes
The article is devoted to the problem of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) integration into power supply systems. A hybrid energy complex (HEC) based on PEMFCs and lithium iron phosphate batteries can be used as a reliable energy source. It is necessary to properly determine the PEMFC cha...
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| author | Alexey Loskutov Andrey Kurkin Andrey Shalukho Ivan Lipuzhin Rustam Bedretdinov |
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| description | The article is devoted to the problem of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) integration into power supply systems. A hybrid energy complex (HEC) based on PEMFCs and lithium iron phosphate batteries can be used as a reliable energy source. It is necessary to properly determine the PEMFC characteristics in order to develop a PEMFC-based HEC prototype and its control algorithms. This paper presents a 1 kW PEMFC’s test results in steady and dynamic modes. The dependences of the average hydrogen consumption per 1 min, the volume of hydrogen for the generation of 1 kWh, the PEMFC efficiency on the load current were obtained and an analysis of these dependences for steady operation modes was performed. A range of load changes beyond which the efficiency of the PEMFC significantly decreased and it was recommended to switch to the joint operation of the PEMFCs and batteries (or only batteries) was established. Diagrams of the PEMFC output voltage during the dynamic changes in loads are presented and an analysis of transient response characteristics was carried out. The air supply fans were found to affect the performance of PEMFCs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-48df60fb7a6c4fc8ba75aa6e0e6e23c82023-11-23T20:09:11ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-09-011519686310.3390/en15196863Investigation of PEM Fuel Cell Characteristics in Steady and Dynamic Operation ModesAlexey Loskutov0Andrey Kurkin1Andrey Shalukho2Ivan Lipuzhin3Rustam Bedretdinov4Department of Electric Power Engineering, Power Supply and Power Electronics, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University n.a. R.E. Alekseev, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, RussiaDepartment of Applied Mathematics, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University n.a. R.E. Alekseev, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, RussiaDepartment of Electric Power Engineering, Power Supply and Power Electronics, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University n.a. R.E. Alekseev, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, RussiaDepartment of Electric Power Engineering, Power Supply and Power Electronics, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University n.a. R.E. Alekseev, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, RussiaDepartment of Electric Power Engineering, Power Supply and Power Electronics, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University n.a. R.E. Alekseev, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, RussiaThe article is devoted to the problem of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) integration into power supply systems. A hybrid energy complex (HEC) based on PEMFCs and lithium iron phosphate batteries can be used as a reliable energy source. It is necessary to properly determine the PEMFC characteristics in order to develop a PEMFC-based HEC prototype and its control algorithms. This paper presents a 1 kW PEMFC’s test results in steady and dynamic modes. The dependences of the average hydrogen consumption per 1 min, the volume of hydrogen for the generation of 1 kWh, the PEMFC efficiency on the load current were obtained and an analysis of these dependences for steady operation modes was performed. A range of load changes beyond which the efficiency of the PEMFC significantly decreased and it was recommended to switch to the joint operation of the PEMFCs and batteries (or only batteries) was established. Diagrams of the PEMFC output voltage during the dynamic changes in loads are presented and an analysis of transient response characteristics was carried out. The air supply fans were found to affect the performance of PEMFCs.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/19/6863hydrogenfuel cellPEMFChybrid energy complexefficiencycontrol system |
| spellingShingle | Alexey Loskutov Andrey Kurkin Andrey Shalukho Ivan Lipuzhin Rustam Bedretdinov Investigation of PEM Fuel Cell Characteristics in Steady and Dynamic Operation Modes Energies hydrogen fuel cell PEMFC hybrid energy complex efficiency control system |
| title | Investigation of PEM Fuel Cell Characteristics in Steady and Dynamic Operation Modes |
| title_full | Investigation of PEM Fuel Cell Characteristics in Steady and Dynamic Operation Modes |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of PEM Fuel Cell Characteristics in Steady and Dynamic Operation Modes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of PEM Fuel Cell Characteristics in Steady and Dynamic Operation Modes |
| title_short | Investigation of PEM Fuel Cell Characteristics in Steady and Dynamic Operation Modes |
| title_sort | investigation of pem fuel cell characteristics in steady and dynamic operation modes |
| topic | hydrogen fuel cell PEMFC hybrid energy complex efficiency control system |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/19/6863 |
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