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A new state-observer of the inner PEM fuel cell pressures for enhanced system monitoring

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 June 2014

Olivier Bethoux ,
Emmanuel Godoy ,
Ivan Roche ,
Bruno Naccari ,
Miassa Amira Taleb ,
Mohamad Koteiche  and
Younane Nassif
Olivier Bethoux*
Affiliation:
LGEP CNRS UMR 8507/SPEE Labs, 11 rue Joliot Curie, Plateau du Moulon, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Emmanuel Godoy
Affiliation:
SUPELEC Systems Sciences (E3S) Automatic Control Department, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Ivan Roche
Affiliation:
PSA Peugeot Citroën, route de Gizy, VVA, bât. 91, VV1404, 78943 Vélizy Villacoublay, France
Bruno Naccari
Affiliation:
SUPELEC Systems Sciences (E3S) Automatic Control Department, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Miassa Amira Taleb
Affiliation:
LGEP CNRS UMR 8507/SPEE Labs, 11 rue Joliot Curie, Plateau du Moulon, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France SUPELEC Systems Sciences (E3S) Automatic Control Department, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Mohamad Koteiche
Affiliation:
SUPELEC Systems Sciences (E3S) Automatic Control Department, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Younane Nassif
Affiliation:
LGEP CNRS UMR 8507/SPEE Labs, 11 rue Joliot Curie, Plateau du Moulon, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France SUPELEC Systems Sciences (E3S) Automatic Control Department, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
*
ae-mail: olivier.bethoux@lgep.supelec.fr
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Abstract

In embedded systems such as electric vehicles, Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) has been an attractive technology for many years especially in automotive applications. This paper deals with PEMFC operation monitoring which is a current target for improvement for attaining extended durability. In this paper, supervision of the PEMFC is done using knowledge-based models. Without extra sensors, it enables a clear insight of state variables of the gases in the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) which gives the PEMFC controller the ability to prevent abnormal operating conditions and associated irreversible degradations. First, a new state-observer oriented model of the PEM fuel cell is detailed. Based on this model, theoretical and practical observability issues are discussed. This analysis shows that convection phenomena can be considered negligible from the dynamic point of view; this leads to a reduced model. Finally a state-observer enables the estimation of the inner partial pressure of the cathode by using only the current and voltage measurements. This proposed model-based approach has been successfully tested on a PEM fuel cell simulator using a set of possible fault scenarios.

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The European Physical Journal - Applied Physics , Volume 66 , Issue 3 , June 2014 , 30901
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© EDP Sciences, 2014

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