Publication

PEMFC state and parameter estimation through a high-gain based adaptive observer

Conference Article

Conference

IFAC World Congress (IFAC)

Edition

21st

Pages

5895-5900

Doc link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2020.12.1639

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Abstract

This work presents the design of an adaptive observer to estimate the cathode catalytic layer's water content of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell and some of the parameters related to its water dynamics. However, in general, existing adaptive observer algorithms require a certain relative degree condition which is not satised in the concerned fuel cell system. This conflicict is solved by modifying the adaptive observer strategy with an auxiliary signal that does satisfy the relative degree condition. This signal is estimated through a high-gain observer. The viability of the presented observer is validated through numerical simulations.

Categories

adaptive control, observability, power generation control.

Author keywords

Observers, Estimation parameters, High-gain observer, Fuel cells, Nonlinear systems

Scientific reference

A. Cecilia, M. Serra and R. Costa. PEMFC state and parameter estimation through a high-gain based adaptive observer, 21st IFAC World Congress, 2020, (Virtual), Vol 53 of IFAC Papers Online, pp. 5895-5900, Elsevier.