# IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

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Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):C1 - 1849
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• ### IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics publication information

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s): C2
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• ### Guest Editorial

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):1850 - 1852
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• ### A Multiphysic Dynamic 1-D Model of a Proton-Exchange-Membrane Fuel-Cell Stack for Real-Time Simulation

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):1853 - 1864
Cited by:  Papers (32)
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This paper presents cell-layer-scale multidomain dynamic 1-D proton-exchange-membrane fuel-cell (PEMFC) stack model using VHDL-AMS modeling language. The model covers three main fuel-cell energy domains: electrical, fluidic, and thermal. The performance and advantages of the VHDL-AMS language are shown in the first part. Then, by means of the ¿¿top-down¿¿ modeling approach, the electrical-, fluidi... View full abstract»

• ### A Dynamic Circuit Model of a Small Direct Methanol Fuel Cell for Portable Electronic Devices

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):1865 - 1873
Cited by:  Papers (17)
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Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) constitute nowadays a promising alternative to lithium ion batteries for powering portable devices. The effective design of power-management units for interfacing DMFCs requires accurate models able to account for variable-load conditions and fuel consumption. A dynamic nonlinear circuit model for passive methanol fuel cells is presented in this paper. The model ... View full abstract»

• ### A Large-Signal and Dynamic Circuit Model of a $hbox{H}_{2}/hbox{O}_{2}$ PEM Fuel Cell: Description, Parameter Identification, and Exploitation

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):1874 - 1881
Cited by:  Papers (25)
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The authors propose a large-signal and dynamic circuit model for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell, which includes the following different main physical and chemical phenomena: activation, electrochemical double layer, gas diffusion through the gas diffusion and active layers, and ohmic losses. Be careful: this is not an impedance model. This model will be used in studying the interactions betw... View full abstract»

• ### From Modeling to Control of a PEM Fuel Cell Using Energetic Macroscopic Representation

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):1882 - 1891
Cited by:  Papers (33)
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This paper presents a methodology to design the control part of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (FC) stack. The objective is to control the FC voltage. This methodology is based on an energetic macroscopic representation (EMR) of the FC and leads to a so-called maximal control structure (MCS). The MCS is a step-by-step inversion of the EMR (inversion-model-based control structure). The contro... View full abstract»

• ### Real-Time Implementation of a Constrained MPC for Efficient Airflow Control in a PEM Fuel Cell

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):1892 - 1905
Cited by:  Papers (58)
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Fuel cells represent an area of great industrial interest due to the possibility to generate clean energy for stationary and automotive applications. It is clear that the proper performance of these devices is closely related to the kind of control that is used; therefore, a study of improved control alternatives is fully justified. The air-supply control is widely used to guarantee safety and to ... View full abstract»

• ### Experimental Validation of a PEM Fuel-Cell Reduced-Order Model and a Moto-Compressor Higher Order Sliding-Mode Control

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):1906 - 1913
Cited by:  Papers (54)  |  Patents (1)
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Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert the chemical energy of a gaseous fuel directly into electricity. They are widely regarded as potential future stationary and mobile power sources. The response of a fuel-cell system depends on the air and hydrogen feed, flow and pressure regulation, and heat and water management. In this paper, the study is concentrated on the air subsystem that ... View full abstract»

• ### A PEM Fuel-Cell Model Featuring Oxygen-Excess-Ratio Estimation and Power-Electronics Interaction

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):1914 - 1924
Cited by:  Papers (46)
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In this paper, a polymer-electrolyte-membrane fuel-cell (FC) model that is useful for simulation and control purposes is presented. The model uses both electrical-circuit components and functional blocks to reproduce both static and dynamic FC behaviors. Its main feature is in the reproduction of the oxygen-excess-ratio behavior, but it is also able to interact with any electrical device connected... View full abstract»

• ### An Embedded Frequency Response Analyzer for Fuel Cell Monitoring and Characterization

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):1925 - 1934
Cited by:  Papers (27)
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This paper presents an embedded frequency response analyzer for fuel cells (FCs) based on a robust measurement technique with simple implementation. A frequency response analysis technique provides valuable information of different electrochemical processes that occur inside the FC. The measurement system is implemented on a low-cost digital signal processor to perform frequency response and imped... View full abstract»

• ### Design of the Dynamic Power Compensation for PEMFC Distributed Power System

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):1935 - 1944
Cited by:  Papers (27)
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Transient load power may bring damage to the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) and shorten the lifetime of the stack. This paper introduces a dynamic power compensation unit consisting of a bidirectional dc/dc converter and a supercapacitor pack, used for compensating the slow dynamic response of the PEMFC and guaranteeing the operation safety of the fuel cell (FC) during load transitions... View full abstract»

• ### Electrical Characteristic Study of a Hybrid PEMFC and Ultracapacitor System

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):1945 - 1953
Cited by:  Papers (38)
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This paper presents the characteristic study of a clean hybrid power supply system combining proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) as the main power source and ultracapacitor (UC) as the energy storage unit. Unlike the conventional fuel-cell hybrid system with power conditioning unit, the study investigated the electrical characteristic of the PEMFC and UC hybrid system without dc/dc converte... View full abstract»

• ### Predictive Control of Voltage and Current in a Fuel Cell–Ultracapacitor Hybrid

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):1954 - 1963
Cited by:  Papers (55)  |  Patents (2)
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This paper presents a system integration and control strategy for managing power transients on a Nexa polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (FC) with the assistance of an ultracapacitor (UC) module. The two degrees of freedom provided by the use of two dc/dc converters enable the independent low-level control of dc bus voltage and the current split between the FC and UC. The supervisory-level con... View full abstract»

• ### A Methodology for Sizing Backup Fuel-Cell/Battery Hybrid Power Systems

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):1964 - 1975
Cited by:  Papers (29)
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Hybridization of fuel cells and batteries combines the advantages of both power sources. This paper proposes the use of fuel-cell/battery hybrid power systems as backup power systems and develops a methodology for sizing both fuel cell and battery bank, according to a minimum lifecycle cost criterion, from any defined hourly load profile and any defined backup time. For this purpose, an existing p... View full abstract»

• ### Three-Level Bidirectional Converter for Fuel-Cell/Battery Hybrid Power System

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):1976 - 1986
Cited by:  Papers (92)
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A novel three-level (3L) bidirectional converter (BDC) is proposed in this paper. Compared with the traditional BDC, the inductor of the 3L BDC can be reduced significantly so that the dynamic response is greatly improved. Hence, the proposed converter is very suitable for fuel-cell/battery hybrid power systems. In addition, the voltage stress on the switch of the proposed converter is only half o... View full abstract»

• ### Highly Efficient High Step-Up Converter for Fuel-Cell Power Processing Based on Three-State Commutation Cell

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):1987 - 1997
Cited by:  Papers (81)
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The interest toward the application of fuel cells is increasing in the last years mainly due to the possibility of highly efficient decentralized clean energy generation. The output voltage of fuel-cell stacks is generally below 50 V. Consequently, low-power applications with high output voltage require a high gain for proper operation. Several solutions were so far proposed in the literature, ran... View full abstract»

• ### A High-Efficiency High Step-Up Converter With Low Switch Voltage Stress for Fuel-Cell System Applications

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):1998 - 2006
Cited by:  Papers (95)
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In this paper, a novel high step-up converter is proposed for fuel-cell system applications. As an illustration, a two-phase version configuration is given for demonstration. First, an interleaved structure is adapted for reducing input and output ripples. Then, a C??uk-type converter is integrated to the first phase to achieve a much higher voltage conversion ratio and avoid operating at extreme ... View full abstract»

• ### Novel High Step-Up DC–DC Converter for Fuel Cell Energy Conversion System

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):2007 - 2017
Cited by:  Papers (156)
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A novel high step-up dc-dc converter for fuel cell energy conversion is presented in this paper. The proposed converter utilizes a multiwinding coupled inductor and a voltage doubler to achieve high step-up voltage gain. The voltage on the active switch is clamped, and the energy stored in the leakage inductor is recycled. Therefore, the voltage stress on the active switch is reduced, and the conv... View full abstract»

• ### A Novel Current-Fed Boost Converter With Ripple Reduction for High-Voltage Conversion Applications

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):2018 - 2023
Cited by:  Papers (22)
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Employing a new rectifier circuit, i.e., a novel current-fed boost converter with ripple reduction, is proposed in this paper. It features high conversion ratio with smaller transformer turn ratio, recovery of transformer secondary leakage energy, low voltage stress on the rectifier diodes, and lower input- and output-current ripples with minimum component count. Therefore, high efficiency and pow... View full abstract»

• ### Converter Systems for Fuel Cells in the Medium Power Range—A Comparative Study

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):2024 - 2032
Cited by:  Papers (87)
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Inverter systems that feed electrical power from fuel cells into the grid must convert the direct current of the fuel cell into the alternating current of the grid. In addition, these inverters have to adapt the different voltages of the fuel-cell system and the grid to each other. In this paper, different topologies of appropriate inverter systems in the medium power range of 20 kW and higher are... View full abstract»

• ### A New Feedback Method for PR Current Control of LCL-Filter-Based Grid-Connected Inverter

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):2033 - 2041
Cited by:  Papers (211)
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For a grid-connected converter with an LCL filter, the harmonic compensators of a proportional-resonant (PR) controller are usually limited to several low-order current harmonics due to system instability when the compensated frequency is out of the bandwidth of the system control loop. In this paper, a new current feedback method for PR current control is proposed. The weighted average value of t... View full abstract»

• ### Low-Frequency Current Oscillations and Maximum Power Point Tracking in Grid-Connected Fuel-Cell-Based Systems

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):2042 - 2053
Cited by:  Papers (40)
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The study of a double-stage single-phase inverter for fuel-cell-based applications is proposed in this paper. A novel control strategy aimed at reducing the low-frequency oscillations of the fuel-cell (FC) current in order to guarantee the FC safety operating conditions is proposed. The reduction of such oscillations increases the FC lifetime and avoids high mechanical stress of the membrane and u... View full abstract»

• ### New Control Method Including State Observer of Voltage Unbalance for Grid Voltage-Source Converters

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):2054 - 2065
Cited by:  Papers (27)
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New observer-based disturbance-estimation and control algorithms are introduced in this paper that compensate source voltage unbalances. The algorithms are also designed to compensate the detrimental impact of delay effects caused by the digital-signal processing. Consequently, these techniques are appropriate for higher power systems with reduced pulsewidth modulation switching frequency and limi... View full abstract»

• ### Multilevel Multiphase Feedforward Space-Vector Modulation Technique

Publication Year: 2010, Page(s):2066 - 2075
Cited by:  Papers (16)
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Multiphase converters have been applied to an increasing number of industrial applications in recent years. On the other hand, multilevel converters have become a mature technology mainly in medium- and high-power applications. One of the problems of multilevel converters is the dc voltage unbalance of the dc bus. Depending on the loading conditions and the number of levels of the converter, oscil... View full abstract»

## Aims & Scope

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics encompasses the applications of electronics, controls and communications, instrumentation and computational intelligence for the enhancement of industrial and manufacturing systems and processes.

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Leopoldo Garcia Franquelo
Escuela Superior de Ingenieros