Fuel Cells: Modeling, Control, and Applications(Power Electronics and Applications Series)

Fuel Cells: Modeling, Control, and Applications describes advanced research results on modeling and control designs for fuel cells and their hybrid energy systems. Filled with simulation examples and test results, it provides detailed discussions on fuel cell modeling, analysis, and nonlinear control. The book begins with an introduction to fuel cells and fuel cell power systems as well as the fundamentals of fuel cell systems and their components. It then presents the linear and nonlinear modeling of fuel cell dynamics, before discussing typical approaches of linear and nonlinear modeling and control design methods for fuel cells. The authors also explore the Simulink implementation of fuel cells, including the modeling of PEM fuel cells and control designs. They cover the applications of fuel cells in vehicles, utility power systems, stand-alone systems, and hybrid renewable energy systems. The book concludes with the modeling and analysis of hybrid renewable energy systems, which integrate fuel cells, wind power, and solar power. Mathematical preliminaries on linear and nonlinear control are provided in an appendix. With the need for alternative power well established, we are seeing unprecedented research in fuel cell technology. Written by scientists directly involved with the research, this book presents approaches and achievements in the linear and nonlinear modeling and control design of PEM fuel cells.

Table of Contents:
Introduction The Past, Present, and Future of Fuel Cells Typical Fuel Cell Power System Organization The Importance of Fuel Cell Dynamics Organization of This Book Fundamentals of Fuel Cells Introduction PEMFC Components The Balance-of-Plant Components Linear and Nonlinear Models of Fuel Cell Dynamics Introduction Nomenclature Nonlinear Models of PEMFC Dynamics State Space Dynamic Model of PEMFCs Electrochemical Circuit Model of PEMFCs Linear Model of PEMFC Dynamics Parametric Sensitivity of PEMFC Output Response Linear and Nonlinear Control Design for Fuel Cells Introduction Linear Control Design for Fuel Cells Nonlinear Control Design for Fuel Cells Nonlinear Control Design for Interface Analysis of Control Design Simulation of Nonlinear Control for PEMFC Simulink Implementation of Fuel Cell Models and Controllers Introduction Simulink Implementation of the Fuel Cell Models Simulink Implementation of the Fuel Cell Controllers Simulation Results Applications of Fuel Cells in Vehicles Introduction Fuel Cell Vehicle Components Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Fuel Cell System Design for Electric Vehicles Control of Hybrid Fuel Cell System for Electric Vehicles Fault Diagnosis of Hybrid Fuel Cell System Application of Fuel Cells in Utility Power Systems and Stand-Alone Systems Introduction Utility Power Systems and Residential Applications Stand-Alone Application Modeling Distributed Generators in Load Flow Analysis Control and Analysis of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Introduction Hybrid System Consisting of Wind and Fell Cell Sources Hybrid Renewable Energy System for Isolated Islands Power Management of a Stand-Alone Wind/Photovoltaic/Fuel Cell Energy System Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems in Load Flow Analysis Appendices Index References appear at the end of each chapter.

About the Author :
Bei Gou is currently the president and CEO of Smart Electric Grid, LLC. He was previously an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas, Arlington. Woon Ki Na is a senior power electronics and control engineer at Caterpillar Inc. Bill Diong is an associate professor at Texas Christian University.