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Artificial neural network model of molten carbonate fuel cells: Validation on experimental data
Author(s) -
Milewski Jarosław,
Szczȩśniak Arkadiusz,
Szabłowski Łukasz,
Dybiński Olaf,
Miller Andrzej
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.4608
Subject(s) - artificial neural network , molten carbonate fuel cell , activation function , range (aeronautics) , computer science , layer (electronics) , process engineering , electricity generation , software , hyperbolic function , power (physics) , simulation , biological system , engineering , artificial intelligence , materials science , mathematics , chemistry , nanotechnology , thermodynamics , mathematical analysis , physics , electrode , biology , anode , programming language , aerospace engineering
Summary This article shows the teaching processes of artificial neural networks that are used to model the molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC). Researchers model MCFCs to address a variety of issues across a range of complexities, from simply gauging the effect of temperature through to a complete model with 14 input parameters. The architecture of the model is a triple layer network with one hidden layer containing three neurons. The activation function used for the hidden layer was a hyperbolic tangent, with the last layer being based on linear function. We produced various network configurations, mostly networks containing one hidden layer. Models map the work of a real fuel cell with an average error in the range of 2.4% to 4.6%. The model we created guided the optimization of the thermal‐flow and construction parameters of the MCFC. Commercially available software was used to build the model and optimize the operating parameters. The selected objective functions were the efficiency of electricity production and the power density obtained from the cell's surface. The results obtained serve as pointers for possible changes in fuel cell operation and could lead to some structural changes being made.