FuelCellWorks

A general purpose modeling platform for fuel cells

By

Arjun Ramesh

About FuelCellWorks

• Started as a hobby project on January 2014

• Uses Visual C++ for Graphical User Interface (GUI) and Python for equation solving

• Motivation: To introduce an easy-to-use GUI simulation software for single fuel cells in zero, one and two dimensions

• Current features: full zero dimensional modeling with data fitting

Zero Dimensional Modeling and Simulation

Enter

CONSTANTS

EnterEquations

(Linear or non-linear)

Set current density Limits with intervals

Solve and View Results

Input Data (Excel File)

I vs V

Input Model in

Functional Form

Input initial guesses for Parameters

Fuel Cell Modeling

Data fitting and Parameter Estimation

Demo: Modeling and Simulating a Rotating Disk Lead Acid Battery

• In FuelCellWorks a zero dimensional model is defined using the following

1. Constants2. Normal Blocks (Linear Equations)3. Solve Blocks (Non-Linear Equations)4. Parameter Estimation and data fitting

User Interface

Governing Equations Constants

Add Equations

Results

Anodic OverpotentialCathodic Overpotential

Data Fitting and Parameter Estimation

Ohmic Loss Polarization Curve

Upcoming Features

• 2D and 1D fuel cell simulation with liquid water transport

• Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cell modeling

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