Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers (한국자동차공학회논문집)

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Optimization of Air Supply for Increased Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell System Efficiency

고분자 전해질 연료전지 시스템의 효율향상을 위한 공기공급 최적화

  • Chu, Keon-Yup (Department of Automotive Engineering, Graduate School, Hanyang University) ;
  • Jo, Ki-Chun (Department of Automotive Engineering, Graduate School, Hanyang University) ;
  • SunWoo, Myoung-Ho (Department of Automotive Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Choi, Seo-Ho (Corporate Research & Development Division, Hyundai Motor Company & Kia Motors Corporation)
  • 주건엽 (한양대학교 대학원 자동차공학과) ;
  • 조기춘 (한양대학교 대학원 자동차공학과) ;
  • 선우명호 (한양대학교 자동차공학과) ;
  • 최서호 (현대기아자동차 환경기술연구소)
  • Received : 2010.04.07
  • Accepted : 2010.10.09
  • Published : 2011.05.01
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Abstract

Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells (PEFCs) operate in wide-range changes in temperature, humidity, and electric current for automotive applications. In order to operate automotive PEFC efficiently, optimal air supply is required to adjust to these changes. This paper presents an air-supply optimization process that consists of experiments, modeling of the PEFC system, and optimization. The objective is to establish an air supply suitable for the required power for PEFC system and optimized with a Lagrange multiplier. Our simplified PEFC system model is used as a constraint for optimization problem. The result of this paper presents that efficient operation of PEFC system can be achieved by air-supply optimization.

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