The purpose of this paper is to present a nonlinear control method for accurately maintaining coolant temperature within a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell stack by controlling coolant flow rate. Due to the current sensitive nature of the membrane and a strict relative humidity requirement it is critical to precisely control the internal temperature of the fuel cell. First, an optimization-based parameter identification is applied to determine unknown coefficients to the nonlinear thermal model of the fuel cell stack. The stack is modeled according to a lumped parameter continuous-flow stirred tank reactor (CSTR) form. The paper then presents a nonlinear disturbance rejection control technique to accomplish the necessary temperature control. Experimental data from a 17-cell fuel cell stack is used for both the modeling and the control portions of this work.
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Thermal Dynamic Modeling and Nonlinear Control of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Stack
Jason R. Kolodziej
e-mail: jason.kolodziej@gm.com
Jason R. Kolodziej
General Motors
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Jason R. Kolodziej
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, Fuel Cell Activities, 10 Carriage Street, Honeoye Falls, NY 14472e-mail: jason.kolodziej@gm.com
J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. Aug 2007, 4(3): 255-260 (6 pages)
Published Online: July 14, 2006
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Kolodziej, J. R. (July 14, 2006). "Thermal Dynamic Modeling and Nonlinear Control of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Stack." ASME. J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. August 2007; 4(3): 255–260. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2743070
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