Energy Management of Fuel Cell System and Supercaps Elements
| Authors: | Fadel Maurice, CNRS/INPT/ENSEEIHT/LEEI, France
Caux Stéphane, CNRS/INPT/ENSEEIHT/LEEI, France
Lachaize Jérôme, CNRS/INPT/ENSEEIHT/LEEI, France
Schott Pascal, CEA, France
Nicod Laurent, Alstom Transport, France |
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| Topic: | 6.3 Power Plants and Power Systems |
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| Session: | Fuel Cells |
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| Keywords: | PEMFC, Model Distribued power Generation, Optimisation |
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Abstract
The use of Fuel Cell and Supercaps as energy elements in transport application is now a reality. Having two power sources on board allows a certain energy management strategy. Defining this strategy some iteration must be made with an accurate model to extract the optimal solution. In order to reduce computation time consumption, a simplified, physical fuel cell model is proposed. This model is used in algorithms to compute the two power references of the two sources allowing the minimum consumption of hydrogen and to absorb the maximum breaking energy for a tramway following an actual power demand.
