TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose and compare two energy management strategies (EMSs). First, a classic method based on frequency separation with fixed limits on fuel cell (FC) power is presented and tested. Then, the improvement of the classic strategy is developed and implemented when the main enhancements are its ease of implementation, hydrogen economy and extending hybrid source lifetime.Design/methodology/approach The proposed EMS is developed using an online variable power limitation of the FC depending on the battery state of charge while ensuring that the energy of batteries remains in its operating depth of discharge (DOD) range.Findings In the objective to show the benefits of the developed strategy, a comparative analysis was conducted between two strategies. The simulation and experimental results show the effectiveness and gains obtained by the improved energy management system (IEMS) in terms of fuel economy (13 per cent) and decreasing the applied stress on the FC (22 per cent) which leads to a longer life span of the whole system.Originality/value The proposed approach is developed and tested by simulation. To confirm it, a test bench has been assembled as hardware in the loop (HIL) real-time system. The presented experimental results confirm the efficiency and show the providing gains of the IEMS.
VL  - 36
IS  - 4
SN  - 0332-1649
DO  - 10.1108/COMPEL-08-2016-0336
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/COMPEL-08-2016-0336
AU  - Bendjedia Bachir
AU  - Rizoug Nassim
AU  - Boukhnifer Moussa
AU  - Bouchafaa Farid
PY  - 2017
Y1  - 2017/01/01
TI  - Improved energy management strategy for a hybrid fuel cell/battery system: Simulation and experimental results
T2  - COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 1008
EP  - 1027
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -