Journal article
Multilinear-Model Predictive Control of a Tubular Solid Oxide Fuel Cell System
Industrial & engineering chemistry research, v 52(1), pp 430-441
09 Jan 2013
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Abstract
As solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are highly nonlinear systems, a single linear controller cannot perform satisfactorily over a wide range of operating conditions of the processes. This work studies multilinear-model predictive control of a tubular SOFC. The objective is to control the fuel cell outlet voltage over a wide range of operating conditions by manipulating inlet fuel pressure (flow rate). A first-principles model of an ammonia fed-tubular solid oxide fuel cell is used for the controller design. The model accounts for diffusion, inherent impedance, transport (momentum, heat and mass transfer), electrochemical reactions, activation and concentration polarizations, and the ammonia decomposition reaction. The servo and regulatory performances of the multimodel predictive controller (MMPC) are compared with those of a single-model predictive controller (SMPC) and a proportional-integral (PI) controller. For small load changes, the MMPC, SMPC, and PI controller all provide zero offset, and the MMPC yields the best closed-loop performance. However, for large load changes, the SMPC and PI controller fail to provide zero offset; under these two controllers the closed-loop system with the large load changes is unstable.
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- Title
- Multilinear-Model Predictive Control of a Tubular Solid Oxide Fuel Cell System
- Creators
- Seyedahmad Hajimolana - Univ Malaya, Dept Chem Engn, Kuala Lumpur 50603, MalaysiaM. A. Hussain - Univ Malaya, Dept Chem Engn, Kuala Lumpur 50603, MalaysiaMasoud Soroush - Drexel UniversityWan A. Wan Daud - Univ Malaya, Dept Chem Engn, Kuala Lumpur 50603, MalaysiaMohammed H. Chakrabarti - Univ Malaya, Dept Chem Engn, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
- Publication Details
- Industrial & engineering chemistry research, v 52(1), pp 430-441
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society; Washington, DC
- Number of pages
- 12
- Grant note
- UM.C/HIR/MOHE/ENG/18 / UM/MOHE High Impact Research Grant Bsp_App462/11(K) / UM Bright Sparks Unit
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000315303900044
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84872140758
- Other Identifier
- 991019168971504721
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- Engineering, Chemical