Modelling and simulation analysis of closed proton exchange membrane fuel cell system
Zhenheng Liu, Li Liu, Yuying Zhou
Abstract
As the problem of energy crisis and environmental pollution increases seriously, research on clean energy is attracting more and more attention. As one of the most popular clean energy, proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) have been quickly promoted due to their excellent performance, while the corresponding modelling and simulation is hardly expressed compared to previous study on its performance. In this paper, we introduced a structure of closed PEMFC used in the air-starved environment, which is rarely explored compared to the common air-exposed pattern. We establish the dynamic model of PEMFC and the mathematical model of the closed PEMFC gas supply system to explore its working principle, and conduct simulation verification through MATLAB/Simulink platform.