An adaptive non-linear observer for the estimation of temperature distribution in the planar solid oxide fuel cell

Minimising the thermal gradients is extremely important in a planar solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) forimproving the cell life. The estimation of the temperature distribution in the cell is necessary to achievethis objective through suitable control, since they are not generally measurable. In this wor...

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Main Authors: Periasamy, Vijay, Tade, Moses
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Science Ltd. 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43578
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author Periasamy, Vijay
Tade, Moses
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Tade, Moses
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description Minimising the thermal gradients is extremely important in a planar solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) forimproving the cell life. The estimation of the temperature distribution in the cell is necessary to achievethis objective through suitable control, since they are not generally measurable. In this work, we havedesigned a non-linear adaptive observer for estimating the temperatures inside the hydrogen fed planarSOFC. The observer design is based on a lumped parameter model of the SOFC. The stability of theproposed observer is proven using the Lyapunov function method and is based on the concept of input-to-state stability for cascaded systems. The simulations show that the developed observer can track the temperature and species concentration profiles in the planar SOFC during step changes in the cell current. The adaptive observer presented is valid for a wide operating range, requires fewer variables to be measured, and is robust to fluctuations in the inlet flows.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-435782017-01-30T15:08:33Z An adaptive non-linear observer for the estimation of temperature distribution in the planar solid oxide fuel cell Periasamy, Vijay Tade, Moses Solid oxide fuel cell Adaptive non-linear observer Temperature distribution Lyapunov function method Minimising the thermal gradients is extremely important in a planar solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) forimproving the cell life. The estimation of the temperature distribution in the cell is necessary to achievethis objective through suitable control, since they are not generally measurable. In this work, we havedesigned a non-linear adaptive observer for estimating the temperatures inside the hydrogen fed planarSOFC. The observer design is based on a lumped parameter model of the SOFC. The stability of theproposed observer is proven using the Lyapunov function method and is based on the concept of input-to-state stability for cascaded systems. The simulations show that the developed observer can track the temperature and species concentration profiles in the planar SOFC during step changes in the cell current. The adaptive observer presented is valid for a wide operating range, requires fewer variables to be measured, and is robust to fluctuations in the inlet flows. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43578 Elsevier Science Ltd. restricted
spellingShingle Solid oxide fuel cell
Adaptive non-linear observer
Temperature distribution
Lyapunov function method
Periasamy, Vijay
Tade, Moses
An adaptive non-linear observer for the estimation of temperature distribution in the planar solid oxide fuel cell
title An adaptive non-linear observer for the estimation of temperature distribution in the planar solid oxide fuel cell
title_full An adaptive non-linear observer for the estimation of temperature distribution in the planar solid oxide fuel cell
title_fullStr An adaptive non-linear observer for the estimation of temperature distribution in the planar solid oxide fuel cell
title_full_unstemmed An adaptive non-linear observer for the estimation of temperature distribution in the planar solid oxide fuel cell
title_short An adaptive non-linear observer for the estimation of temperature distribution in the planar solid oxide fuel cell
title_sort adaptive non-linear observer for the estimation of temperature distribution in the planar solid oxide fuel cell
topic Solid oxide fuel cell
Adaptive non-linear observer
Temperature distribution
Lyapunov function method
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43578