Towards intelligent and integrated architecture for hydrogen fuel cell system: challenges and approaches

The hydrogen fuel cell is rapidly attracting research interest for its potential in power generation and electrified transportation. The fuel cell stack (FCS) is a complex system comprising multiple coupled subsystems, and in order to maximize the utilization of an FCS, the system-level design and c...

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Main Authors: Guo Xiaoyu, Dong Zhen, Shen Jiabin, Xu Yiqiao, He Qiaohui, Zhao Xiaowei
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Published: Science Press 2023-02-01
Series:National Science Open
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Online Access:https://www.sciengine.com/doi/10.1360/nso/20220038
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Dong Zhen
Shen Jiabin
Xu Yiqiao
He Qiaohui
Zhao Xiaowei
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Shen Jiabin
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He Qiaohui
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description The hydrogen fuel cell is rapidly attracting research interest for its potential in power generation and electrified transportation. The fuel cell stack (FCS) is a complex system comprising multiple coupled subsystems, and in order to maximize the utilization of an FCS, the system-level design and control can be optimized through modeling, data-based analytics and monitoring. To this end, a systematic overview of the system architecture and control of hydrogen fuel cells is provided in this review, with focus on integration and intelligence. Firstly, the fuel cell subsystems, namely the cathode, anode and cooling loops are reviewed, where their respective control methods and impact on FCS performance are discussed. DC/DC converters are another core component of FCS, and we present an overview of fuel cell DC/DC converter topologies and integrated control of DC/DC converter and air compressor. Finally, the system-level integration of fuel cells in power systems is surveyed. In the conclusions, we discuss the challenges and perspectives concerning the integrated architecture and intelligent control for FCS, including cohesive dynamic models, data-based approaches, and integrated hardware architecture.
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spelling doaj-art-2db46f5e6531419282f6a52bea304e852025-08-20T02:02:21ZengScience PressNational Science Open2097-11682023-02-01210.1360/nso/20220038eb33e642Towards intelligent and integrated architecture for hydrogen fuel cell system: challenges and approachesGuo Xiaoyu0Dong Zhen1Shen Jiabin2Xu Yiqiao3He Qiaohui4Zhao Xiaowei5["Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK"]["School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK"]["General Motors Canada Company, Oshawa L1J 0C5, Canada"]["Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK"]["School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK"]["School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK"]The hydrogen fuel cell is rapidly attracting research interest for its potential in power generation and electrified transportation. The fuel cell stack (FCS) is a complex system comprising multiple coupled subsystems, and in order to maximize the utilization of an FCS, the system-level design and control can be optimized through modeling, data-based analytics and monitoring. To this end, a systematic overview of the system architecture and control of hydrogen fuel cells is provided in this review, with focus on integration and intelligence. Firstly, the fuel cell subsystems, namely the cathode, anode and cooling loops are reviewed, where their respective control methods and impact on FCS performance are discussed. DC/DC converters are another core component of FCS, and we present an overview of fuel cell DC/DC converter topologies and integrated control of DC/DC converter and air compressor. Finally, the system-level integration of fuel cells in power systems is surveyed. In the conclusions, we discuss the challenges and perspectives concerning the integrated architecture and intelligent control for FCS, including cohesive dynamic models, data-based approaches, and integrated hardware architecture.https://www.sciengine.com/doi/10.1360/nso/20220038polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cellsystem integrationcontrol strategyDC/DC converter
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Towards intelligent and integrated architecture for hydrogen fuel cell system: challenges and approaches
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polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell
system integration
control strategy
DC/DC converter
title Towards intelligent and integrated architecture for hydrogen fuel cell system: challenges and approaches
title_full Towards intelligent and integrated architecture for hydrogen fuel cell system: challenges and approaches
title_fullStr Towards intelligent and integrated architecture for hydrogen fuel cell system: challenges and approaches
title_full_unstemmed Towards intelligent and integrated architecture for hydrogen fuel cell system: challenges and approaches
title_short Towards intelligent and integrated architecture for hydrogen fuel cell system: challenges and approaches
title_sort towards intelligent and integrated architecture for hydrogen fuel cell system challenges and approaches
topic polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell
system integration
control strategy
DC/DC converter
url https://www.sciengine.com/doi/10.1360/nso/20220038
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