Open AccessDesign of a LLC Resonant Converter for Powering a PEM Electrolyzer
Author(s) -
Gianpaolo Vitale,
F. Castaldi,
Damien Guilbert
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
renewable energy and power quality journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2172-038X
DOI - 10.24084/repqj19.317
Subject(s) - ripple , rectifier (neural networks) , voltage , electrolysis , proton exchange membrane fuel cell , electrical engineering , converters , thermal conduction , ćuk converter , boost converter , materials science , engineering , computer science , physics , electrode , fuel cells , electrolyte , stochastic neural network , quantum mechanics , machine learning , chemical engineering , recurrent neural network , artificial neural network , composite material
This paper proposes the design of a LLC resonant converter to supply a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer. The PEM requires a low voltage with high current, a reduced output voltage ripple, and an overdamped dynamic behavior of the converter to avoid voltage overshoots. The designed converter allows satisfying the design constraints, minimizing switching and reverse recovery losses; the efficiency is influenced mainly by the output rectifier's conduction losses.