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Fuel cells for household appliances: Experimental test of power management algorithms
Valeria BoscainoA. MessinaGiuseppe CapponiRosario Micelisubject
Power managementEngineeringbusiness.industryProton exchange membrane fuel cellpower system controlSettore ING-IND/32 - Convertitori Macchine E Azionamenti Elettricifuel cellpower supplieBase load power plantPeaking power plantDistributed generationHybrid powerSwitched-mode power supply applicationsbusinessAlgorithmhybrid power systemPower densitydescription
In this paper, fuel cell - based hybrid power supplies for household appliances are addressed. The profile of residential power consumption is evaluated during working, non-working days in both summer and winter periods. The worst-case load power demand is therefore highlighted. A 5kW Nuvera PowerFlow proton exchange membrane fuel cell for household appliances is tested. On the basis of the characterization of the fuel cell stack under test, stand-alone and fuel cell - battery active hybrid power supply architectures are both considered. Experimental validation of three power management algorithms is proposed in terms of hydrogen consumption, cost and energy saving. Power management algorithms are validated by the mean of experimental data in MATLAB environment.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-01 |