CAREER: Fuel Cell Degradation Diagnostics and Control

职业：燃料电池退化诊断和控制PI：Steven Shaw此职业提案的重点是加深对燃料电池退化和瞬态电力负载之间联系的理解，包括可能减轻实际电力环境中退化的控制。 该项目将利用蒙大拿州立大学质子交换膜瞬态退化的广泛数据库，建立并验证物理模型，以预测正在运行的燃料电池的电气端子的退化。利用这些诊断技术，该研究将开发燃料电池系统的控制装置，以在电池退化和系统性能测量之间实现可接受的权衡。 智力优点：燃料电池的可靠性通常被认为是材料问题，尽管燃料电池的电气端子直接控制材料支持的化学反应。 该项目将开发电气终端的控制和诊断技术，以帮助减轻燃料电池的退化。更广泛的影响：通过该项目开发的新控制方案可以提高燃料电池帮助解决未来能源挑战的程度。该项目将通过为电气工程本科生控制课程创建一个跨学科实验室来应对跨传统工程学科创新的挑战。 新实验室的实践机会将增强学生的理解，让本科生更容易接触研究项目，并为学生解决未来的实际问题做好准备。

CAREER: Fuel Cell Degradation Diagnostics and ControlPI: Steven ShawThis CAREER proposal focuses on developing an understanding of connections between fuel cell degradation and transient electrical loads, including controls that might mitigate degradation in realistic electrical environments. The project will build and validate physical models to predict degradation from the electrical terminals of an operating fuel cell, using an extensive database of proton exchange membrane transient degradation at Montana State University. Using these diagnostics, the research will develop controls for fuel cell systems to achieve acceptable trade-offs between cell degradation and measures of system performance.Intellectual Merit: Fuel cell reliability is generally considered a materials problem, even though the electrical terminals of a fuel cell directly control the chemistry supported by the materials. This project would develop controls and diagnostics at the electrical terminals to help mitigate fuel cell degradation. Broader Impacts: New control schemes developed through this project could enhance the extent to which fuel cells help solve future energy challenges. This project would begin to address the challenge of innovating across traditional engineering disciplines by creating a cross-disciplinary laboratory for the required undergraduate controls class in electrical engineering. Hands-on opportunities in the new lab would enhance student understanding, allow research projects to be more accessible to undergraduates, and prepare students to solve future practical problems.