Abstract
The rapid depletion of fossil fuels, oil, and natural gas due to their excessive use is a source of motivation for finding alternative solutions. Global warming is also an important issue caused by the emission of harmful gases. Consequently, extensive research has been conducted on Fuel Cell-based Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) to address the twin challenges of resource depletion and harmful emissions. This study presents a novel model comprising of four sources i.e. Fuel Cell (FC), Photo Voltaic panel (PV), battery, and Supercapacitor (SC). The Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) in which hydrogen is used as fuel is the primary source whereas the other three sources act as secondary sources. These sources are interconnected via DC converters to a DC bus. To regulate this Hybrid Energy Storage System (HESS), a Super-Twisting Sliding Mode Controller (ST-SMC) has been developed, ensuring global stability through the application of Lyapunov criteria. In addition, the proposed controller is compared with a conventional Sliding Mode Controller (SMC) and Integral Sliding Mode Controller (ISMC). Both simulation (MATLAB/Simulink 2021b) and hardware tests (MicroLabBox dSPACE RTI1202) confirm the system's stability, resilience, and efficient functionality across various dynamic scenarios. Comparative analysis between the three demonstrates the superiority of ST-SMC over the SMC and ISMC, as verified by the results.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 952-963 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy |
Volume | 71 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 19 Jun 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2024
Keywords
- Fuel cell electric vehicles
- Hybrid electric vehicles
- Lyapunov
- MicroLabBox dSPACE
- Photovoltaic
- Super-twisting sliding mode control
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Fuel Technology
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology