Model-based control design for H2 purity regulation in high-pressure alkaline electrolyzers
Model-based control design for H2 purity regulation in high-pressure alkaline electrolyzers
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2021-05
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David, Martín Rafael
Bianchi, Fernando D.
Ocampo-Martínez, Carlos
Sánchez-Peña, Ricardo
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"This paper proposes two control strategies that mitigate the cross contamination of H2 and O2 in a high-pressure alkaline electrolyzer, which consequently increases the supplied gases purity: one based on a decoupled PI scheme and the other based on optimal control tools. In order to reduce the diffusion of gases through the membrane, the controllers establish the opening of two outlet valves based on the pressure of the system and the difference in liquid level between both separation chambers. Therefore, two multiple input - multiple output controllers are designed here. For this purpose, a high-fidelity model previously developed was simplified in order to obtain a control-oriented model. The proposed controllers were evaluated in simulation using the high-fidelity nonlinear model in a wide operating range, which resulted in less than 1% impurity of gases."