High Power Fuel Cell Simulator Using an Unity Active Power Factor Rectifier

Authors

  • J.C. Alfonso Gil Department of Electronics Engineering (I.Q.M.A.), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia Author
  • J.J. Vague Cardona Department of Electronics Engineering (I.Q.M.A.), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia Author
  • F.J. Gimeno Sales Department of Electronic and Automatic Engineering University of Seville Author
  • S. Segui-Chilet Department of Electronic and Automatic Engineering University of Seville Author
  • S. Orts Grau Department of Electronic and Automatic Engineering University of Seville Author
  • N. Muñoz Galeano Department of Electrical Engineering Universidad de Antioquia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24084/repqj07.264

Keywords:

Ohmic Region, Active Rectifier, Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation (SVPWM)

Abstract

This paper proposes a high power fuel cell simulator built by means of an active power rectifier that works with unity power factor in the grid side. The Unity Power Factor Rectifier (UPFR) is controlled by a digital processor to produce in the dc terminals the electrical behaviour of commercial high power fuel cells (FC). The control used in the paper is based in the FC model developed in the paper. The UPFR control algorithms are explained in the paper and some simulated results are presented in the paper. The simulated results demonstrate the behaviour of the proposed system.

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Published

2024-01-24

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2009)

Section

Articles