Analysis of control characteristics using fuel cell plant simulator

To estimate the operational characteristics of duel cell power plants, the authors developed a dynamic simulator and analyzed the operating characteristics. In the simulations, attention is given to the pressure difference between the cathode and anode of the fuel cell and the system base pressure. The former is important for safe operation of the fuel cell and the latter is important for safe operation of the reformer. For load following and shut-down modes of the 1 MW plant studied, calculation results were compared with actual test results and agree fairly well.<
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