Parallel operation characteristics of PEM fuel cell and microturbine power plants

M. Uzunoglu; O. Onar; M. Y. El-Sharkh; N. S. Sisworahardjo; A. Rahman; M. S. Alam

doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.03.038

Parallel operation characteristics of PEM fuel cell and microturbine power plants

M. Uzunoglu, O. Onar, M. Y. El-Sharkh, N. S. Sisworahardjo, A. Rahman, M. S. Alam

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Abstract

This paper reports on the dynamic behavior of a 250 kW proton exchange membrane fuel cell power plant (PEM FCPP) and a 250 kW microturbine (MT) when operating in parallel. A load sharing control scheme is used to distribute the load equally between the PEM FCPP and the MT. For stand alone operation of a PEM FCPP, a set of batteries or ultracapacitors are needed in order to satisfy the power mismatch during transient periods. Using MT in parallel with the PEM FCPP helps in eliminating the need for storage devices. Models for the PEM FCPP and the MT with power, voltage and speed controls are used to determine the dynamic response of the system to a step change in the load. Simulation results indicate viability of parallel operation of the PEM FCPP and the MT. These results are obtained using MATLAB^®, Simulink^®, and SimPowerSystems^®.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	469-476
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Power Sources
Volume	168
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.03.038
State	Published - Jun 1 2007
Externally published	Yes

Funding

This work was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy under Grant DE-FG02-05CH11295.

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U.S. Department of Energy	DE-FG02-05CH11295

Keywords

Distributed generation
Dynamic model
Microturbine
Parallel operation
Proton exchange membrane fuel cell
Simulation

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