OPTIMAL POWER POINT OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR FUEL CELLS BASED ON GENERATION EFFICIENCY EVALUATION

Ma Yuhe; Wei Dong; Cui Jian; Zheng Wanjun

doi:10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2023-2127

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Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (4) : 49-57. DOI: 10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2023-2127

OPTIMAL POWER POINT OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR FUEL CELLS BASED ON GENERATION EFFICIENCY EVALUATION

Ma Yuhe¹, Wei Dong², Cui Jian¹, Zheng Wanjun¹

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Based on the second-order RC equivalent circuit of fuel cells, combined with internal resistance characteristics and electrical output characteristics, the energy conversion process of fuel cell stack power generation is analyzed, and a fuel cell stack power generation efficiency model is established to study the variation law among operating conditions, internal resistance characteristics, and power generation efficiency. An optimal power point control method is proposed, which takes the minimum total internal resistance in the reactor as the optimization objective and power tracking as the constraint condition, The optimal operating conditions of the stack under different load demand power output are obtained to achieve the optimal performance output. The effectiveness and reliability of the model and method through experiments on the I-V characteristics and AC impedance characteristics of the fuel cell stack are verified. The research results indicate that the minimum total internal resistance of DC in the reactor corresponds to the optimal operating conditions, and the power generation efficiency is improved. Under load tracking state, the optimal operating conditions obtained through the optimal power point optimization control method can improve the output performance and power generation efficiency of fuel cell stacks, and the method is effective and reliable.

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fuel cells / efficiency / optimization / operation conditions / load tracking

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Ma Yuhe, Wei Dong, Cui Jian, Zheng Wanjun. OPTIMAL POWER POINT OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR FUEL CELLS BASED ON GENERATION EFFICIENCY EVALUATION[J]. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica. 2025, 46(4): 49-57 https://doi.org/10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2023-2127

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