Stand alone PEM Fuel Cell Feeding Non-Linear, Linear and PMSM Load through HVDC Link

Abstract

In the present scenario, the Fuel cell (FC) plays a pivotal role in renewable generation of electrical power; it is economic and environmental friendly. This paper objective is modeling of Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) to feed linear and non-linear loads. The performance of the PEMFC model is analyzed for various loads connected nearer to the fuel cell generation and a permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) load located at the distribution end through a 750KV back to back HVDC link. In this proposed system, PEMFC is connected to DC-DC Boost converter, and integrated electronic load controller (IELC) feeding Non-linear, linear and PMSM load. The IELC is a voltage source converter (VSC), which consists of a three leg insulated bipolar transistor based current controlled, and  a chopper switch and auxiliary load on DC bus. The PEMFC power generating system is simulated using MATLAB/SIMULINK.

Keywords: Fuel cell (FC), proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), Integrated electronic load controller (IELC), Voltage source converter (VSC).