Design of New Test System for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Design of Test System
2.1. Gas Control Module
2.1.1. Gases Supply System
2.1.2. Temperature and Humidity Control System
2.1.3. Hydrogen Cycling System
2.1.4. Back Pressure Control System
2.2. Safety Alarm Module
3. Design of Control System
3.1. PLC Technology
3.2. LabVIEW Technology
3.3. OPC Technology
4. Test System Test
4.1. Start/Stop Test
4.2. Gas Tightness Test
4.3. Humidification Effect Test
5. Fuel Cell Performance Investigation and System Evaluation
6. Conclusions
- Data acquisition and output instruction. The input module and output module of PLC S7-200 combined with the LabVIEW software of the upper computer were used to collect and save multichannel data.
- Hydrogen recycling. Under the premise of ensuring system security, the maximization of energy utilization could be realized.
- Accurate control of humidity. The relative humidity of inlet gas with a margin of error of less than 0.7% was achieved by the PLC programming PID technology combined with the mass flow controller and temperature and humidity sensor.
- Back-pressure control. The controller of the mass flow rate and pressure sensor worked together to control the back pressure.
- The as-developed test system demonstrated good test and control performances during the fuel cell performance experiment.
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Xia, Y.; Lei, H.; Wu, X.; Hu, G.; Pan, H.; Fang, B. Design of New Test System for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell. Energies 2023, 16, 833. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16020833
Xia Y, Lei H, Wu X, Hu G, Pan H, Fang B. Design of New Test System for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell. Energies. 2023; 16(2):833. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16020833
Chicago/Turabian StyleXia, Yuzhen, Hangwei Lei, Xiaojun Wu, Guilin Hu, Hao Pan, and Baizeng Fang. 2023. "Design of New Test System for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell" Energies 16, no. 2: 833. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16020833