Low-temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) is an electrochemical device that ensures the generation of electricity from a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen. This technology has been the focus of research and development because of its sustainable nature and zero gas emissions as compared to fossil fuels, but is still far from maturity. Its efficiency and power-to-weight ratio are still below the desired levels and improvement of these characteristics would be high value, increasing reliability, and the range of application areas for this technology. The project scope includes: (i) development of a detailed non-linear model of the PEM fuel cell, particularly using the approaches to the modeling of complex electrical and thermo-dynamic components developed within the process control group of the Khalifa University; (ii) development and design of the model-based control of PEM fuel cell system; (iii) implementation of the complete system and experimental testing.
