Design of a fuel cell generation system using a PEMFC simulator

In this paper, a PCS (power conditioner system) design for a fuel cell generation system has been proposed. In order to analyze the dynamic performance of the PCS, a fuel cell stack simulator is also designed, which can consider the dynamic V–I characteristics of the PEMFC (proton exchange membrane fuel cell). First, we explain the PCS design for a fuel cell generation system in detail along with the system configuration and operational principle of the developed PEMFC simulator that has been investigated. In addition, we cover the validity of the proposed system that has been verified by informative simulation and experimental results.