Application of Neural Network approach for Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cell systems

  • Authors:
  • Mustapha Hatti;Mustapha Tioursi

  • Affiliations:
  • Thermohydraulic Department, Division of Nuclear Technology, Nuclear Research Center of Birine, B.P 180 Ain Oussera, Djelfa, Algeria.;Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Sciences and Technology of Oran, B P 1505 El M

  • Venue:
  • International Journal of Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques, particularly the NeuralNetworks (NNs), are recently having significant impact on powerelectronics. In a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell system,there is a strong relationship between the available electricalpower and the actual operating conditions: gas conditioning,membrane hydration state, temperature, current set point, etc.Thus, a 'minimal behavioural model' of a fuel cell system able toevaluate the output variables and their variations is highlyinteresting. In this paper, we are interested in controlling thepowers by using Neural Networks Controllers under the assumptionthat any system of production is subjected permanently to loadsteps change variations. So a static production system including aProton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) is subjected tovariations of active and reactive power. Then, the goal is to makethe system follows these imposed variations. In this work, a PEMfuel cell NN model is proposed using a quasi-Newton method andimplemented on Matlab/Simulink® software,Levenberg-Marquardt training algorithm, activation functions andtheir causes on the effectiveness of the performance modelling arediscussed, the quasi-Newton NN control is described and resultsfrom the analysis as well as the limitations of the approach arepresented.