A single-stage fuel cell energy system based on a buck-boost inverter with a back-up unit

M. Jang; M. Ciobotaru; V. G. Agelidis

doi:10.1109/ICPE.2011.5944406

A single-stage fuel cell energy system based on a buck-boost inverter with a back-up unit

M. Jang, M. Ciobotaru, V. G. Agelidis

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

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Abstract

When low-voltage unregulated fuel cell (FC) output is conditioned to generate AC power, two stages are usually required: a boost stage and an inversion one. In this paper, the buck-boost inverter topology that achieves both boosting and inversion functions in a single-stage is used as a building block to develop a single-phase FC-based energy system which offers high conversion efficiency, low-cost and compactness. The proposed system incorporates additional battery-based energy storage and a DC-DC bi-directional converter to support the slow dynamics of the FC. The single-phase buck-boost inverter is voltage-mode controlled and the DC-DC bi-directional converter is current-mode controlled. The low-frequency current ripple is supplied by the battery which minimizes the effects of such ripple being drawn directly from the FC itself. Experimental results from a 1kW prototype are presented to validate the performance of the proposed system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	8th International Conference on Power Electronics - ECCE Asia, ICPE 2011-ECCE Asia
Subtitle of host publication	"Green World with Power Electronics"
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	1894-1900
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9781612849560
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICPE.2011.5944406
Publication status	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes
Event	8th International Conference on Power Electronics, ICPE 2011 - ECCE Asia - Jeju, Korea, Republic of Duration: 30 May 2011 → 3 Jun 2011

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Conference	8th International Conference on Power Electronics, ICPE 2011 - ECCE Asia
Country/Territory	Korea, Republic of
City	Jeju
Period	30/05/11 → 3/06/11

Keywords

Buck-boost-inverter
fuel cell
power conditioning system (PCS)

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Jang, M., Ciobotaru, M., & Agelidis, V. G. (2011). A single-stage fuel cell energy system based on a buck-boost inverter with a back-up unit. In 8th International Conference on Power Electronics - ECCE Asia, ICPE 2011-ECCE Asia: "Green World with Power Electronics" (pp. 1894-1900). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICPE.2011.5944406

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Jang, M, Ciobotaru, M & Agelidis, VG 2011, A single-stage fuel cell energy system based on a buck-boost inverter with a back-up unit. in 8th International Conference on Power Electronics - ECCE Asia, ICPE 2011-ECCE Asia: "Green World with Power Electronics". Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 1894-1900, 8th International Conference on Power Electronics, ICPE 2011 - ECCE Asia, Jeju, Korea, Republic of, 30/05/11. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICPE.2011.5944406

A single-stage fuel cell energy system based on a buck-boost inverter with a back-up unit. / Jang, M.; Ciobotaru, M.; Agelidis, V. G.
8th International Conference on Power Electronics - ECCE Asia, ICPE 2011-ECCE Asia: "Green World with Power Electronics". Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2011. p. 1894-1900.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

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