A perturbation strategy for fuel consumption minimization in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: Analysis, Design and FPGA implementation

Applied Energy

Volumn 119, Issue , 2014, Pages 21-32

  Ramos Paja, Carlos Andrés ^a   Spagnuolo, Giovanni ^b   Petrone, Giovanni ^b   Mamarelis, Emilio ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air flow control; Fuel cells; Oxygen excess ratio; Perturbative control methods

Indexed keywords

DC-DC CONVERTERS; DIGITAL DEVICES; FUEL CELLS; FUEL SYSTEMS; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

AIR FLOW CONTROL; CONTROL METHODS; FUEL CELL SYSTEM MODELING; OXYGEN EXCESS; PERTURB-AND-OBSERVE METHOD; PERTURBATION APPROACH; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; STEADY-STATE CONDITION;

ELECTROLYTES;

AIRFLOW; ALGORITHM; DESIGN; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROKINESIS; FUEL CELL; HYDROGEN; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; MEMBRANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXYGEN; POLYMER;

EID: 84893133859     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.12.037     Document Type: Article

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