Global Advanced Research Journal of Physical and Applied Sciences (GARJPAS)

March 2014 Vol. 3(1), pp. 008-016
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Original Research Paper

Control and Operation of a Solidoxide Fuel-Cell Power Plant in an Isolated system

Hassan H.EL-Tamally, Hamdy M.Sultan and M.Azzam

Department of Electrical Engineering Minia University

Corresponding author Email: dr_h_tamaly@yahoo.com

Accepted 09 December 2013

Abstract

A dynamic model for a solid oxide fuel cell power plant has been constructed. The concept of a feasible operating area for a solid oxide fuel-cell power plant is introduced by establishing the relationship between the stack terminal voltage, fuel utilization, and stack current. By controlling the input hydrogen fuel in proportion to the stack current, constant utilization control can be accomplished. The effectiveness of the proposed schemes is illustrated through simulation.

Keywords: Distributed generation, SOFC, Load tracking