A real time capable quasi 3D system level model of PEM fuel cells

Tavčar, Gregor (avtor), Katrašnik, Tomaž (avtor)

System level simulations, which are gaining on importance in the product concept design process and in the Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) applications, require models that feature high level of accuracy, high level of prediction capability and short computational times. This paper presents an innovative mechanistic quasi 3D model capable of real time computation of steady state and transient fuel cell operation. This model relies on a hybrid 3D analytic-numerical model (HAN) approach, which models species transport by taking 1D numerical model for pipe gas-flow and superimposing onto it a 2D analytic solution for concentration and velocity distribution in the plane perpendicular to the gas-flow. The main innovative contribution of this paper comprises a significant mathematical reduction of the previously published HAN approach to a computationally optimized approach featuring a minimal amount of computational points yielding a real-time capable model (denoted HAN-RT), which complies with 1kHz HiL constraints while retaining HAN's quasi 3D nature. Presented results confirm that the computationally optimized HAN-RT model displays real-time capabilities at sampling rates above 1 kHz while producing results that agree very well with spatially resolved results generated by the 3D multiphase CFD tool and with the experimental results of steady state and transient fuel cell operation.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: mathematical modeling, PEM fuel cells, quasi 3D, real time computation, system level simulation
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FS - Fakulteta za strojništvo
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Recenzirani rokopis
• Datum sprejetja članka: 22.11.2019
• Datum objave: 17.02.2020
• Leto izida: 2020
• Št. strani: Str. 17-32
• Številčenje: Vol. 20, iss. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-127100
• UDK: 662:519.6(045)
• ISSN pri članku: 1615-6854
• DOI: 10.1002/fuce.201900025
• COBISS.SI-ID: 17003035
• Datum objave v RUL: 18.05.2021

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Fuel cells
• Založnik: Wiley
• ISSN: 1615-6854
• COBISS.SI-ID: 517714457

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: matematično modeliranje, PEM gorivne celice, kvazi 3D, izračuni v realnem času, sistemska simulacija

Projekti

• Financer: ARRS - Agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P2-0401
• Naslov: Energetsko strojništvo