Fuel Cells : Dynamic Modeling and Control with Power Electronics Applications, Second Edition

Due to its voltage and current characteristics, fuel cells are inherently necessary to have a power electronics converter for the power conversions DC/DC and DC/AC. Auto companies are now promoting fuel cell vehicles, which are made possible by fuel cells and power electronics converters. Many power systems companies, such as Bloom Energy, have begun selling fuel cell power systems for factories and buildings. In this new edition, crucial designs of DC/DC converter and DC/AC inverter design and control have been added, which will be beneficiary for fuel cell developers. MATLAB/Simulink and PowerSim tools act as aids designing fuel cell power electronics converters and allow the reader to learn through simulation.

This book 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. Beginning 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. Typical approaches of Linear and Nonlinear Modeling and Control Design methods for Fuel Cells are also discussed. The authors 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, and stand-alone systems, which integrate Fuel Cells, Wind Power, and Solar Power. Mathematical preliminaries on Linear and Nonlinear Control are provided in an appendix.