An Efficient and Robust Current Control for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Power System

Mohammed Yousri Silaa, Mohamed Derbeli, Oscar Barambones, Cristian Napole, Ali Cheknane and José María Gonzalez De Durana
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Mohammed Yousri Silaa: Engineering School of Vitoria, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Nieves Cano 12, 1006 Vitoria, Spain
Mohamed Derbeli: Engineering School of Vitoria, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Nieves Cano 12, 1006 Vitoria, Spain
Oscar Barambones: Engineering School of Vitoria, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Nieves Cano 12, 1006 Vitoria, Spain
Cristian Napole: Engineering School of Vitoria, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Nieves Cano 12, 1006 Vitoria, Spain
Ali Cheknane: Laboratory of Semiconductors and Functional Materials, Amar Telidji University of Laghouat, BP 37G, Laghouat 03000, Algeria
José María Gonzalez De Durana: Engineering School of Vitoria, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Nieves Cano 12, 1006 Vitoria, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-18

Abstract: Taking into account the restricted ability of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) to generate energy, it is compulsory to present techniques, in which an efficient operating power can be achieved. In many applications, the PEMFC is usually coupled with a high step-up DC-DC power converter which not only provides efficient power conversion, but also offers highly regulated output voltage. Due to the no-linearity of the PEMFC power systems, the application of conventional linear controllers such as proportional-integral (PI) did not succeed to drive the system to operate precisely in an adequate power point. Therefore, this paper proposes a robust non-linear integral fast terminal sliding mode control (IFTSMC) aiming to improve the power quality generated by the PEMFC; besides, a digital filter is designed and implemented to smooth the signals from the chattering effect of the IFTSMC. The stability proof of the IFTSMC is demonstrated via Lyapunov analysis. The proposed control scheme is designed for an experimental closed-loop system which consisted of a Heliocentric hy-Expert™ FC-50W, MicroLabBox dSPACE DS1202, step-up DC-DC power converter and programmable DC power supplies. Comparative results with the PI controller indicate that a reduction of 96 % in the response time could be achieved using the suggested algorithm; where, up to more than 91 % of the chattering phenomenon could be eliminated via the application of the digital filter.

Keywords: polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell; proton exchange membrane fuel cell; PEM fuel cell; PEMFC; PI; integral fast terminal sliding mode; sliding mode control; SMC; digital filter; MicroLabBox dSPACE DS1202 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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