August 8-9, 2002

Sponsored by the National Fuel Cell Research Center

Purpose:

The goal of this workshop is to bring together a group of university professors to provide leadership in the area of power electronics in terms of research, development, and application of fuel cells for power generation. Power electronics is a key element that interfaces fuel cells with the power system. In our workshop, we will discuss R&D [top of page]ics in power electronics for fuel cells, identify potential areas for collaboration, discuss the research priorities by federal and state representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy (US DOE), California Energy Commission (CEC), and the California Air Resources Board (CARB), US Army, and National Laboratories.

AGENDA AND PRESENTATIONS

August 8, 2002:

8:00 am

• Professor Scott Samuelsen, UC Irvine
  Welcome, Introduction

8:10 am

• Dr. Jack Brouwer, UC Irvine
  Background on NFCRC

8:20 am

• Professor Keyue Smedley, UC Irvine
  Power Electronics for Fuel Cells Background,
  Mission, Goals, Objectives & Activities

8:40 am

• Professor M.A. Pai, University of Illinois-Urbana
  Challenges in System Integration of Distributed Generation
  with the Grid

9:00 am

Presentations from University Participants

• Professor Enrico Santi, University of South Carolina
  Fuel Cell Activities at University of South Carolina
• Professor Jason Lai, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
  Virginia Tech Research on Power Electronics for Fuel Cells
• Professor Fang Peng, Michigan State University
  Z-Source Inverter for Fuel Cell
• Professor Keyue Smedley, UC Irvine
  One Cycle Control and its Applications in Power Quality
  Control and Renewable Power Generation

10:15 am

• Professor Ned Mohan, University of Minnesota
  Fuel Cell Inverter
• Professor Giri Venkataramanan, University of Wisconsin
  Power Electronics for Distributed Energy
  Systems: Standard Power Electronic Interfaces
• Professor Issa Batarseh, University of Central Florida
  Power Electronics for Fuel Cells
• Professor Franco Maddaleno, UC Irvine
  Power Electronics for Fuel Cells
• Professor Marcelo Simoes, Colorado School of Mines
  Intelligent Based Hierarchical Control of Power Electronics
  for Distributed Generation Systems
• Professor M.A. Pai, University of Illinois-Urbana
  Distributed Generation: Stability and Protection Issues

12:45 pm

• Professor Longya Xu, Ohio State University
  Novel Mechatronic Compressor/ Pump for Fuel Cell Systems
• Professor A.P. Sakis Meliopoulos, Georgia Institute of Technology
  Physically Based Converter Models for High Fidelity
  Simulation & Stability Analysis
• Professor Mariesa Crow, University of Missouri-Rolla
  Integration of FACTS and Energy Storage
• Professor Guozhu Chen, UC Irvine
  Interface & Energy Buffer for Fuel Cell Applications System
• Professor Ali Keyhani, Ohio State University
  Parallel Operation of Power Converters for Distributed Energy Systems
• Professor Parviz Famouri, West Virginia University
  PEM Fuel Cell Electric Circuit Model
• Dr. Brian Kuhn, Purdue University
  Energy Systems Analysis Consortium (ESAC)
• Professor Faryar Jabbari, UC Irvine
  Dynamic Modeling and Control

3:45 pm

Government and National Lab Presentations

• Mr. Dick DeBlasio, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  NREL DER Program Activites and P1547-SCC21
  Interconnection Standards Development Status
• Dr. Randall Gemmen, National Energy Technology Laboratory (U.S. DOE)
  Analysis for the effect of inverter ripple current on
  fuel cell operating condition
• Mr. Don Collins, National Energy Technology Laboratory (U.S. DOE)
  The Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance
  
  Mr. Roch Ducey, US Army
  DoD Fuel Cell Inverter Experiences
• Mr. Richard Corey, California Air Resources Board
  Califiornia Stationary Fuel Cell Collaborative
  
  

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August 9, 2002:

Group I
Professor Keyue Smedley, UC Irvine
Professor Enrico Santi, University of South Carolina
Professor Jason Lai, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Professor Fang Peng, Michigan State University
Professor Ned Mohan, University of Minnesota
Professor Issa Batarseh, University of Central Florida
Professor Franco Maddaleno, UC Irvine
Government Participants

Group II
Professor M.A. Pai, University of Illinois-Urbana
Professor Longya Xu, Ohio State University
Professor A.P. Sakis Meliopoulos, Georgia Institute of Technology
Professor Mariesa Crow, University of Missouri-Rolla
Professor Guozhu Chen, UC, Irvine
Professor Ali Keyhani, Ohio State University
Government Participants

Group III
Dr. Jack Brouwer, UC Irvine
Professor Parviz Famouri, West Virginia University
Dr Brian Kuhn, Purdue University
Professor Faryar Jabbari, UC Irvine
Professor Marcelo Simoes, Colorado School of Mines
Professor Giri Venkataramanan, University of Wisconsin
Government Participants

Break Out [top of page]ics

• Identify issues and approaches in power electronics for fuel cells
  
  • Fuel cell characteristics
    
  • Interface fuel cells with power inverters
    
  • Connect the inverter to the grid
    
• Collaboration, cooperative, teaming efforts
  
  • How to facilitate? 
  • How can and should industry be involved?
    
• Funding
  
  • Identify existing resources
  • Facilitate resource expansion
  • Strategies
• Additional [top of page]ics

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