scholarly journals Sliding Mode Control for Stabilizing of Boost Converter in a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 139-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junsheng Jiao
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Sliding Mode Control ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Output Voltage ◽  
Sliding Mode ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Oxide Fuel ◽  
Hydrogen Flow Rate ◽  
Dc Voltage ◽  
Hydrogen Flow

Abstract The output voltage of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) is usually changed with the temperature and hydrogen flow rate. Since the fuel cell can generate a wide range of voltages and currents at the terminals, as a consequence, a constant DC voltage and function cannot be maintained by itself as a DC voltage power supply source. To solve this problem, a simple SOFC electrochemical model is introduced to control the output voltage. The Sliding Mode Control (SMC) is used to control the output voltage of the DC-DC converter for maintaining the constant DC voltage when the temperature and hydrogen flow rate are changed. By the simulation results it can be seen that the SMC technique has improved the transient response and reduced the steady state error of DC voltage.

scholarly journals An experimental investigation of solid oxide fuel cell performance at variable operating conditions

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 1421-1433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismet Tikiz ◽  
Imdat Taymaz
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Cell Performance ◽  
Oxide Fuel ◽  
Nitrogen Flow ◽  
Cell Temperature ◽  
Hydrogen Flow ◽  
Fuel Cell Performance

Cell temperature and selection of the reactant gases are crucial parameters for the design and optimization of fuel cell performance. In this study, effect of operating conditions on the performance of Solid Oxide Fuel (SOFC) has been investigated. Application of Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was applied to optimize operations conditions in SOFC. For this purpose, an experimental set up for testing of SOFC has been established to investigate the effect of Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen flow rates and cell temperature parameters on cell performance. Hydrogen flow rate, oxygen flow rate, nitrogen flow rate and cell temperature were the main parameters considered and they were varied between 0.25 and 1 L/min, 0.5 and 1 L/min, 0 and 1 L/min and 700-800 oC in the analyses respectively. The maximum power density was found as 0.572 W/cm2 in the experiments.

scholarly journals Designing Hydrogen and Oxygen Flow Rate Control on a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Simulator Using the Fuzzy Logic Control Method

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darjat ◽  
Sulistyo ◽  
Aris Triwiyatno ◽  
Sudjadi ◽  
Andra Kurniahadi
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Output Voltage ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Control Voltage ◽  
Oxide Fuel

A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is an electrochemical cell that converts chemical energy into electrical energy by oxidizing fuel. SOFC has high efficiency and cleans oxidation residues. Research has shown the importance of SOFC control. Voltage output control is needed because of nonlinearity, slow dynamics, and proper SOFC operating restrictions. This study aims to design an SOFC simulator with output voltage control to optimize the flow rate of fuel (hydrogen) and air (oxygen). This SOFC simulator is designed based on a microcontroller model. The controller is designed using the fuzzy logic method. Tests show that the output voltage can approach the set point with an average of 340.6 volts. The pressure difference (∆Pressure) between the two gases averaged 4428 Pa, and the fuel/gas flow rate was in the range of 0.7 mol/s. The controller can correct both the output voltage of the SOFC simulator and the difference in gas pressure under 8106 Pa (0.08 atm).

scholarly journals Effects of Fe-Doped Electrolyte and Feed Flow Rate Evaluation in Home Made Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

2021 ◽  
Vol 1143 (1) ◽  
pp. 012007
Author(s):  
Hary Devianto ◽  
Isdiriyani Nurdin ◽  
Pramujo Widiatmoko ◽  
Kafi Adi Prasetya ◽  
Basil Pradipta
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Oxide Fuel ◽  
Feed Flow Rate ◽  
Rate Evaluation

Electrical and Thermal Performance of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Unit With Nonuniform Inlet Flow and High Fuel Utilization

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syu-Fang Liu ◽  
Mu-Sheng Chiang ◽  
Shih-Bin Wang ◽  
Ping Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Solid Oxide ◽  
Electrical Performance ◽  
Oxide Fuel ◽  
Fuel Utilization ◽  
Air Flow Rate ◽  
Average Current Density ◽  
Average Current

This study investigates the electrical performance of a planar solid oxide fuel cell unit with cross-flow configuration when the fuel utilization gets higher and the fuel inlet flows are nonuniform. A numerical code, solving the two-dimensional, simultaneous, partial differential equations of mass, energy, and electrochemistry and neglecting the stack direction variation effect, is developed. The results show that the fuel utilization increases with a decrease in the molar flow rate, and the average current density decreases when the molar flow rate drops. In addition, nonuniform pattern A induces more severe happening of nonreaction area in the corner of the fuel exit and the air inlet. This nonreaction area deteriorates the average current density and then reduces the electrical performance to 7%. This study suggests that the fuel inlet manifold should be located far from the inlet of air, which is able to decrease the deterioration to below 3% when using nonuniform profile of pattern B. On the other hand, employing a suitable air flow rate, we can easily control the operating temperature of a solid oxide fuel cell unit and the effect of nonuniform inlet air flow rate on the temperature distribution becomes negligible.

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