Control of oxygen excess ratio in a PEM fuel cell system using high-order sliding-mode controller and observer

Authors

SEYED MEHDI RAKHTALA
ABOLFAZL RANJBAR NOEI
REZA GHADERI
ELIO USAI

DOI

10.3906/elk-1301-90

Abstract

The main objective of this manuscript is to design a high-order sliding-mode observer to provide finite time estimation of unmeasurable states (x_4: oxygen mass, x_5: nitrogen mass) together with the oxygen excess ratio (ratio of the input oxygen flow to the reacted oxygen flow in the cathode). This is done by applying second-order sliding modes through either super twisting or suboptimal controllers to control the proton exchange membrane fuel cell's breathing. The estimated oxygen excess ratio is controlled in a closed-loop system using 2 distinct sliding-mode approaches: a cascaded super twisting controller and a single-loop suboptimal structure. Simulation results are presented to make a quantitative comparison between the cascade and the single-loop configuration. The results verify that the cascade provides accurate reference tracking while the single-loop presents faster convergence.

Keywords

Proton exchange membrane fuel cell, oxygen excess ratio, high-order sliding-mode observer, cascade control, second-order sliding mode

First Page

255

Last Page

278

Recommended Citation

RAKHTALA, SEYED MEHDI; NOEI, ABOLFAZL RANJBAR; GHADERI, REZA; and USAI, ELIO (2015) "Control of oxygen excess ratio in a PEM fuel cell system using high-order sliding-mode controller and observer," Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences: Vol. 23: No. 1, Article 18. https://doi.org/10.3906/elk-1301-90
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/elektrik/vol23/iss1/18