Decomposed Energy Management of a Multi-Source Fuel Cell Vehicle Using Energetic Macroscopic Representation

Energy management of multi-sources vehicles is a complex task. The higher the number of sources becomes, the higher the complexity is. In this study, a decomposed energy management strategy is used for a vehicle fed by three energy sources: a fuel-cell, a battery and supercapacitors. This decomposition allows simplifying the synthesis of the Energy Management Strategy. A comparison with a fuel cell vehicle is performed by simulation. By imposing a constant current to the fuel-cell, the developed strategy enables to improve the fuel cell lifetime. Moreover, the fuel consumption is reduced in comparison with the pure fuel-cell vehicle.