Development and research of operational efficiency of a hybrid energy system based on hydrogen fuel cell and energy storage for railway industry

The paper presents a 3 kW prototype of a hybrid energy system (HES) based on a proton exchange membrane fuel cell and lithium iron phosphate batteries to power remote consumers of the railway industry. A control system for ensure HES high efficiency and reduce hydrogen consumption is developed. The structure of the HES prototype is presented, and description of its main blocks and their characteristics is given. Experimental studies of the fuel cell used in the HES were carried out to determine the control system optimal settings. HES characteristic operating modes differing in the strategy of power distribution between the sources are formed using the principles of the finite state machine theory. The results of studies of the HES prototype in various operating modes are presented, which confirmed the operability of the device, the high quality of the electrical energy, the correctness of the control algorithm and the choice of control system settings.

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