Feedback Linearization Controller Design for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Electric vehicles have attracted the attention of users because they do not burn fossil fuels and emit zero greenhouse gas emissions. Fuel cells have shown their potential to power vehicles as well. The most common fuel cell types as power sources for automobiles are i) Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) and ii) Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). Normally, the PEMFC is considered main propulsion system. On the other side, the SOFC is generally not considered for propulsion system but considered for auxiliary power unit (APU). In this paper, feedback linearization controller for solid oxide fuel cells is proposed. And the performance of proposed controller is simulated under current disturbances operation condition through Matlab simulation.