Modeling and Control of Fuel Cells

The emerging fuel cell (FC) technology is growing rapidly in its applications, from small-scale portable electronics to large-scale power generation. This book gives electric power engineering students and practitioners an understanding of the FC dynamic modeling and response prediction necessary to be able to evaluate FC response and to design controllers to adapt FCs to particular applications. Because of the multidisciplinary nature of the subject area, Modeling and Control of Fuel Cells is also appropriate for non-electrical engineering students and engineers and scientists working in the fuel cell area.

Author Biography

M. HASHEM NEHRIR, PhD, is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Montana State University-Bozeman. His primary areas of interest include modeling and control of power systems, alternative energy power generation systems, and applications of intelligent controls to power systems. In addition to this book, he is the author of two textbooks and the author or coauthor of numerous technical papers. He is a member of the IEEE PES Energy Development and Power Generation Committee and currently is Vice Chair of the IEEE PES Energy Development Subcommittee. CAISHENG WANG, PhD, is Assistant Professor at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He has worked in the areas of both large power systems and distributed generation systems, including alternative energy sources. As a part of his doctoral research, during 2002–2006, Dr. Wang was involved in fuel cell modeling and control and design of hybrid alternative energy power generation sources, including fuel cells.