Mathematical Modeling of an Electrotechnical Complex of a Power Unit Based on Hydrogen Fuel Cells for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Ivan V. Vasyukov, Alexander V. Pavlenko, Vladimir S. Puzin, Denis V. Batishchev and Irina A. Bolshenko
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Ivan V. Vasyukov: Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute, Platov South-Russian State Polytechnic University, 346428 Novocherkassk, Russia
Alexander V. Pavlenko: Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute, Platov South-Russian State Polytechnic University, 346428 Novocherkassk, Russia
Vladimir S. Puzin: Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute, Platov South-Russian State Polytechnic University, 346428 Novocherkassk, Russia
Denis V. Batishchev: Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute, Platov South-Russian State Polytechnic University, 346428 Novocherkassk, Russia
Irina A. Bolshenko: Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute, Platov South-Russian State Polytechnic University, 346428 Novocherkassk, Russia

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 21, 1-15

Abstract: The issues of mathematical and numerical simulation of an electrical complex of a power plant based on hydrogen fuel cells with a voltage step-down converter were considered. The work was aimed at developing a mathematical model that would provide for determining the most loaded operation mode of the complex components. The existing mathematical models do not consider the effect of such processes as the charge and discharge of the battery backup power supply on the power plant components. They often do not consider the nonlinearity of the fuel cell output voltage. This paper offers a mathematical model of an electrical complex based on the circuit analysis. The model combines a well-known physical model of a fuel cell based on a potential difference and a model of a step-down converter with a battery backup power supply developed by the authors. A method of configuring a fuel cell model based on the experimental current–voltage characteristic by the least-squares method has been proposed. The developed model provides for determining currents and voltages in all components of the power plant both in the nominal operating mode and in the mode of limiting the power consumed from the fuel cell when the battery backup power supply is being charged. The correctness of the calculated ratios and the mathematical model has been confirmed experimentally. Using the proposed model, a 1300 W power plant with a specific power of 529.3 W∙h/kg was developed and tested.

Keywords: mathematical model; calculation method; step-down; converter; fuel cell; UAV; power unit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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