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Fuel Cell Systems Analysis
R. Kumar, R. Ahluwalia, E. Doss, and M. KrumpeltArgonne National Laboratory
2002 Annual National Laboratory R&D MeetingDOE Fuel Cells for Transportation Program
Golden, COMay 9-10, 2002
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Objectives and Approach• Objectives
Identify key design parameters and operating efficiencies
Assess design, part-load, and dynamic performance
Support DOE/FreedomCAR development efforts
• ApproachDevelop, document, and make available an efficient,versatile system design and analysis code
Develop models of different fidelity
Apply models to issues of current interest
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Reviewers’ CommentsDeveloped several new component models
Fast start fuel processor initiative
Load following fuel processor
Pressurized direct H2 system on FUDS and FHDS
High temperaturemembrane systems
No cost to DOEcontractors
• Emphasize code development rather than code utilization
• Analyze cold start-up of fuel processors
• Focus on transient modeling
• Investigate effects of driving protocols on system performance
• Conduct sensitivity and trade-off analyses
• Make model available at minimum cost
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Component Model Development in FY2002
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• New application package for analysis of data on catalytic reactions• Generic model for metal hydrides: kinetics with heat transfer• Desulfurization with ZnO sorbent• Auto-thermal reforming of iso-octane with ANL catalyst
Heat transfer coefficients for desuperheating & condensing sections
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GCtool Simulations for Rapid-Start Fuel Processors
• Our simulations showed that for rapid startup, the catalyticreactors must be heated in parallel rather than sequentially
• Analyzed effect of start-up energy on cycle efficiency
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PSAT-GCtool Integration forFuel Cell Vehicle Analysis
• PSAT and PSAT-Pro: Hybrid vehicle simulationcodes (FreedomCAR and Vehicle Systems)
“Forward” model: driver to wheelConsistent rapid control prototyping, hardware-in-the-loop and vehicle control system integration
• GCtool_ENG: Engineering models of FC systemsbased on GCtool architecture
Speed and accuracy appropriate for fast transientsComponent maps from models in GCtool or test dataTranslator to port GCtool_ENG models to MATLAB
• ApplicationsMulti-platform studyFuel Cell–Battery/Supercap hybridization
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80-kW Direct Hydrogen System(for SUV Application)
• Compressed hydrogen fuel
• CEM performance data from DOE contract• Pressurized stack at 3 atm, 80oC, 0.7 cell potential
at design pointStack polarization curve from LANL and GCtool
• Anode and cathode feeds heated/cooled to 70oC, humidified to 90% RH at stack temperature
Stack coolant used for controlling anode and cathodefeed temperatures
• Fuel cell – battery hybrid on SUV platform
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Water Management in Pressurized Fuel Cell Systems
• Reformed gasoline systems:Condenser needed to recover process water at all conditionsDew point is a function of ambient pressure and O2 stoichiometry
• Direct hydrogen systems:Condenser needed only at part loadWater also recovered at stack and condenser exits
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Condenser and Air Heater Duties in Pressurized Direct Hydrogen Systems
• For design pressure ratio of 3, condenser cooling load is highest at20% of rated flow
• Condenser duty is a strong function of cathode stoichiometry• Cathode air heater/humidifier duty is also highest at part load
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Performance of Pressurized Direct Hydrogen System
• DOE Phase I data for CEM: design pressure ratio of 3• Stack at 80oC and 0.7 V cell potential at design point• 70% efficiency for condenser and radiator fans
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Solid Lines: 27oC AmbientSymbols: 47oC Ambient
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Parasitic Losses in 80-kW Pressurized Direct Hydrogen System
• CEM and radiator fan account for much of the parasitic power• Auxiliary power is affected by the ambient temperature
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Efficiencies With and Without Expander for 80-kW Direct Hydrogen System
• Efficiencies and power at high ambient temperature (320 K)
With GT W/O GT With GT W/O GT With GT W/O GT
Power to CEM 7.5 kW 21.2 kW 9.3 kW 28.3 kW 12.3 kW 42.4 kW
Efficiency at Rated Flows 45.6% 39.4% 44.8% 36.9% 43.5% 32.8%
Efficiency at 50% Flows 59.6% 56.3% 59.3% 54.4% 58.5% 51.7%
Stack Size 100 kg 116 kg 102 kg 123 kg 105 kg 139 kg
Condenser Heat Duty 9 kW 13 kW 21 kW
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Dynamic Response of the Pressurized Direct Hydrogen System
• In current simulations, dynamic response is determinedby the CEM and the integral controller
• Extended period of stack operation at very low currentdensities over FUDS cycle
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Temperature Response Over theFUDS Cycle
• Cold start at 300 KCondenser and radiator fans remain off over one FUDS cycle
• Warm start at 300 KRadiator fan remains off at low powerCondenser fan cycles off and on
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Dynamic Efficiency on FUDS Cycle• Beside ambient temperature, pressure, and load, dynamic
efficiency depends on the control algorithm and the state of the FC system
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Current and Future Work• Model validation with data from Nuvera system• Ambient pressure direct hydrogen systems• Direct hydrogen systems with physical / chemical
hydride hydrogen storage• Reformed liquid fuel systems on drive cycles• Fast-start and load-following fuel processors• High temperature membrane systems• Alternative system configurations• Detailed component models
• Interactions with A.D. Little, Nuvera, others