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Parameter Estimation of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Model Using Chaotic Embedded Particle Swarm Optimization Technique

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The value of parametric coefficients in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) are not specified by the manufacturer thus it becomes necessary to extract those values as they affect the system performance. The losses in the FC systems highly depend on these parameters which result in reduced output voltage. To minimise the losses occurring in PEMFC, improving output voltage, obtaining a better V–I curve, and improving the performance of PEMFC system extraction of parameters are a must. A static semi-empirical PEMFC model is developed in MATLAB to estimate the value of parametric coefficients. Chaotic Embedded Particle Swarm Optimization (CEPSO) algorithm is used to estimate the optimal values of seven parametric coefficients of PEMFC. The voltage-based objective function is proposed to minimise the sum of squared error (SSE) which is obtained due to the difference in simulated values and experimental data collected at N points. The algorithm coding is done in MATLAB. A Ballard Mark V PEMFC stack is numerically simulated to depict the effectiveness of the parameter determination process. The V–I curve of the PEMFC model obtained using optimised values is verified with the simulated model curve. The minimum SSE of 0.690 was obtained in 63 iterations using CEPSO that showed a higher convergence. The proposed technique was verified for different operating conditions. The V–I curve obtained in both cases is closely matched. The performance of the proposed algorithm is compared with DKPSO, grasshopper optimization algorithm, chaotic Mayfly optimization algorithm and harmony global search algorithm. The proposed technique outperformed other mentioned techniques and proved its superiority over others in obtaining minimum error and a better V–I curve.

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Mitra, U., Arya, A., Gupta, S. et al. Parameter Estimation of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Model Using Chaotic Embedded Particle Swarm Optimization Technique. SN COMPUT. SCI. 4, 473 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-023-01957-0

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