Modeling and Simulation of an Indirect Diesel Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) System for a Marine Application

M. B. V. Virji; P. L. Adcock; R. M. Moore; J. B. Lakeman

doi:10.1115/1.2759505

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Modeling and Simulation of an Indirect Diesel Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) System for a Marine Application

M. B. V. Virji, P. L. Adcock, R. M. Moore and J. B. Lakeman

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M. B. V. Virji, R. M. Moore

Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822

P. L. Adcock

Intelligent Energy Ltd., The Innovation Centre, Epinal Way, Loughborough, LE11 3EH, U.K.

J. B. Lakeman

DSTL Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0QR, U.K.

J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol 4(4), 481-496 (May 22, 2006) (16 pages) doi:10.1115/1.2759505 History: Received November 30, 2005; Revised May 22, 2006

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A dynamic simulation of a PEMFC hybrid system has been developed in a MATLAB/SIMULINK environment to study the component interactions between a diesel fuel processor, a PEMFC system, a compressor/expander system, and a battery pack. Each subsystem has been modeled using its fundamental reactions or processes. The simulation also allows subsystem performance to be analyzed and control strategies to be developed and tested for a range of configurations. This paper describes the models used in the dynamic simulation tool and how these models are programmed and implemented in the MATLAB/SIMULINK environment. The paper also presents the results from a study of a PEMFC marine system as an auxiliary power source for a ship hotel load to illustrate the capability of the simulation tool. The analysis focuses on the effect of using a $1.5 {MW}_{e}$ fuel cell stack and a diesel fuel processor with 36 tonnes of high-temperature LAIS (lithium-aluminium/iron sulphide) battery pack $(2.88 MWh)$ on the performance of the system under the hotel load duty cycle. A steady-state analysis was performed for the average system power of $1.5 {MW}_{e}$ , and the results of steady state calculations are also presented.

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Schematic representation of a PEMFC hybrid system for a marine application (without thermal integration)

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Schematic representation of a PEMFC hybrid system for a marine application (without thermal integration)

Effect of H2O:C ratio on PoX reactor performance

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Effect of H2O:C ratio on PoX reactor performance

Equilibrium gas composition for range of different temperatures

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Equilibrium gas composition for range of different temperatures

The calculated and experimented polarization curve

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The calculated and experimented polarization curve

Dynamic simulation of the PEMFC marine hybrid system in a MATLAB/SIMULINK environment

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Dynamic simulation of the PEMFC marine hybrid system in a MATLAB/SIMULINK environment

Diesel fuel processor in the dynamic simulation

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Diesel fuel processor in the dynamic simulation

PoX reactor model in the dynamic simulation

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PoX reactor model in the dynamic simulation

GCU reactor model in the dynamic simulation

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GCU reactor model in the dynamic simulation

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PEMFC model in the dynamic simulation

Compressor model in the dynamic simulation

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Compressor model in the dynamic simulation

Expander model in the dynamic simulation

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Expander model in the dynamic simulation

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Burner model in the dynamic simulation

LAIS battery model in the dynamic simulation

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LAIS battery model in the dynamic simulation

DC/DC converter model in the dynamic simulation

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DC/DC converter model in the dynamic simulation

Hotel load model in the dynamic simulation

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Hotel load model in the dynamic simulation

Control system model in the dynamic simulation

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Control system model in the dynamic simulation

Results from the dynamic simulation for 1.5MWe stack power (load, SoC, stack power, and battery power)

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Results from the dynamic simulation for 1.5MWe stack power (load, SoC, stack power, and battery power)

Results from the dynamic simulation for 1.7MWe stack power (load, SoC, stack power, and battery power)

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Results from the dynamic simulation for 1.7MWe stack power (load, SoC, stack power, and battery power)

Results from the dynamic simulation (load, PEMFC stack power, cell current, and cell voltage)

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Results from the dynamic simulation (load, PEMFC stack power, cell current, and cell voltage)

Results from the dynamic simulation (load, battery power, current, and voltage)

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Results from the dynamic simulation (load, battery power, current, and voltage)

Results from the dynamic simulation (load, compressor power, expander power, and electrical efficiency)

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Results from the dynamic simulation (load, compressor power, expander power, and electrical efficiency)

Results from the dynamic simulation (load, diesel, air, and hydrogen flow rate)

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Results from the dynamic simulation (load, diesel, air, and hydrogen flow rate)

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Virji MV, Adcock PL, Moore RM, Lakeman JB. Modeling and Simulation of an Indirect Diesel Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) System for a Marine Application. ASME. J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. 2006;4(4):481-496. doi:10.1115/1.2759505.

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