Intelligent Control and Dynamic Simulation of Carbonate Fuel Cell Power Plant as Distributed Generation Systems

碳酸盐燃料电池电站分布式发电系统的智能控制与动态仿真

• 批准号: 9460694
• 负责人: Hossein Ghezel-Ayagh
• 金额: $ 6.5万
• 依托单位: Fuel Cell Engineering Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-07-01 至 1996-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9460694&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Intelligent; Control; Dynamic; Simulation; Carbonate

This Small Business Innovative Research Phase I project proposes to develop a dynamic simulation model as applied to fuel cells, one of the most promising technologies for distributed generation. To facilitate high penetration into utility grids, fuel cell power plants are desired to be fully automated with remote monitoring, capable of load-following, and availabilities of more than 95%. The distinctive feature of dynamic simulation approach to control of power plants is to enable the designers to test power plant's transient response to load variations, system upsets, and other modes of operation prior to plant construction. Another unique feature of dynamic simulation includes: increased flexibility in implementing advanced control strategies and utilizing state-of-the-art algorithms such as robust, fuzzy logic and neural network in fuel cell power plants. It will also include development of power management and supervisory control of such plants, leading to a highly automated generation system. Use of advanced control systems make it possible to improve the operating flexibility and enhance the life of a power plant and will ensure the plant's reliability during rapid load changes without stressing the key components of the plant. The dynamic simulation and intelligent control will ultimately lead to cost-cutting benefits associated with operator training, efficiency, availability and reliability of the fuel cell power plants.

这个小型企业创新研究第一阶段项目建议开发一个应用于燃料电池的动态仿真模型，燃料电池是分布式发电中最有前途的技术之一。为了促进对公用电网的高度渗透，燃料电池发电厂需要完全自动化，具有远程监控能力，能够跟踪负载，可用性超过95%。动态仿真方法控制电厂的显著特点是使设计人员能够在电厂建设之前测试电厂对负荷变化、系统扰动和其他运行模式的瞬态响应。动态仿真的另一个独特特点包括：在燃料电池发电厂中实现先进控制策略和利用最先进算法（如鲁棒、模糊逻辑和神经网络）方面增加了灵活性。它还将包括对这些电厂的电力管理和监督控制的开发，从而形成一个高度自动化的发电系统。使用先进的控制系统可以提高操作灵活性，延长电厂的寿命，并确保电厂在负荷快速变化时的可靠性，而不会对电厂的关键部件造成压力。动态仿真和智能控制将最终带来与操作员培训、效率、可用性和可靠性相关的成本削减效益。