Design of the Multi-converter System for Fuel Cell Diagnosis and Load Leveling

연료전지의 진단 및 부하 평준화를 위한 다중 컨버터 시스템의 설계

In this research, a novel multi-converter system for the fuel cell diagnostics and the load leveling function under varying load condition is proposed. The proposed system is composed of two converters and operates in two different modes. In the normal mode operation the additional bidirectional converter is used for the load leveling and in the diagnostic mode it is used for implementing integral diagnostics by way of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The proposed method can perform the EIS for fuel cell under varying load conditions with no influence to the load. The validity and feasibility of the proposed system is verified by the experiments and the design procedure of the proposed system is detailed.