• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.194-201
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• 2011

The air flow supplied to a fuel cell system is one of the most significant factors in determining fuel efficiency. The conventional method of controlling the air flow is to fix the oxygen supply at an estimated constant rate for optimal efficiency. However, the actual optimal point can deviated from the pre-set value due to temperature, load conditions and so on. In this paper, the maximum efficiency point tracking (MEPT) algorithm is proposed for finding the optimal air supply rate in real time to maximize the net-power generation of fuel cell systems. The fixed step MEPT algorithm has slow dynamics, thus it affects the overall efficiency. As a result, the variable step MEPT algorithm is proposed to compensate for this problem instead of a fixed one. The complete small signal model of a PEM Fuel cell system is developed to perform a stability analysis and to present a design guideline. For a design example, a 1kW PEM fuel cell system with a DSP 56F807 (Motorola Inc) was built and tested using the proposed MEPT algorithm. This control algorithm is very effective for a soft current change load like a grid connected system or a hybrid electric vehicle system with a secondary energy source.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.62 no.3
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• pp.342-348
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• 2013

It proposes an efficient control algorithm to increase electric power transmission efficiency between photovoltaic power generating system and the grid. The main controller finds a maximum efficiency condition by considering the quantity of power generated from PV arrays, the number of inverters, and efficiency of PV inverter. According to the condition, a relay board arranges a point of contract of PV arrays. By the disposition of PV arrays, it assigns the optimized power on each PV inverter. Operational principle of the proposed maximum efficiency point tracking algorithm is given in detail. To verify the validity of the proposed approach, computer-aided simulation and experiment carried out.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.42-44
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• 2008

연료전지가 동작할 때에는 공기공급을 위한 압축기가 동작하게 되는데 공기의 유량에 따라 연료전지의 출력전력이 달라진다. 또한 공기의 유량에 따라 압축기에서 소비하는 전력이 달라지기 때문에 공기 유량에 따른 연료전지의 최대 효율점이 존재하게 된다. 본 논문에서는 연료전지의 출력전력에서 압축기의 손실전력을 제외한 순수 파워를 최대로 낼 수 있는 유량을 추적 제어하는 알고리즘을 제안한다.