Sliding-Mode Control of PEM Fuel Cells

• Main Authors: Kunusch, Cristian (Author), Puleston, Paul (Author), Mayosky, Miguel (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Advances in Industrial Control,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Renewable energy resources.; Automotive engineering.; Control engineering.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Control.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Automotive Engineering.

Recent advances in catalysis technologies and new materials make fuel cells an economically appealing and clean energy source with massive market potential in portable devices, home power generation and the automotive industry. Among the more promising fuel-cell technologies are proton exchange memb...

Table of Contents:

• Introducing Fuel Cells
• Basics of PEM Fuel Cells
• Fundamentals of Sliding Mode Control Design
• Assessment of SOSM Techniques Applied to Fuel Cell Control
• Control-oriented Modelling and Experimental Validation of a PEMFC Generation System
• SOSM Controller for the PEMFC Generation System: Design and Implementation
• Closing Remarks.