Thermodynamic modelling of fuel cell systems to examine scaling effects
Completed Research Project

Aim

Design of fuel cell systems (1 – 200 kW) according to various fields of work

Approach

Create a library of characteristic diagrams

• Measurement of system components
• Data from external measurements
• Characteristic diagrams by the manufacturer
• Definition of scaling quantities
• Interpolation of components according to scaling functions

Development of a selection algorithm in Matlab/Simulink

• Weighting according to fields of work
• Selection of suitable components
• Selecting optimum components for the required field of work

Development system simulation

• Assessment of the system that has been created with the chosen components