🔋 Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) – MATLAB/Simulink Model
 
The PEM Fuel Cell Simulation Model provides a complete MATLAB/Simulink environment for understanding, analyzing, and implementing a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell stack. This model demonstrates the electrochemical behavior of a 500 W, 32-cell PEMFC, capturing all essential voltage components such as Nernst potential, activation losses, ohmic losses, and concentration losses.
 
Designed for both academic and industrial applications, the model generates polarization (V–I) and power (P–I) curves, showcasing the nonlinear characteristics of a real PEM fuel cell. Users can simulate current variations from 0 to 29.8 A, observe voltage drops due to internal losses, and analyze how maximum power (~500 W) is achieved near the rated operating point.
 
This package is ideal for students, researchers, and engineers focusing on fuel-cell technology, renewable hybrid systems, electric vehicles, and microgrid applications.
 
✅ Key Features
✔️ Complete MATLAB/Simulink model of a 500 W PEMFC stack
✔️ Includes Nernst voltage, activation, ohmic, and concentration loss models
✔️ 32 cells with 64 cm² active area per cell
✔️ Generates V–I and P–I curves for currents 0–29.8 A
✔️ Maximum power ~500 W at rated operating current
✔️ Nonlinear behavior illustrated across activation, ohmic, and concentration regions
✔️ Equation-based implementation & Simulink visualization
✔️ Suitable for teaching, research, and hybrid energy system integration
✔️ Supports extension into microgrids, EV systems, and hybrid storage models
 
📦 What You Will Receive
📁 MATLAB code for Fuel Cell Model
 
 
⚡ Applications
Fuel Cell Modelling & Control
Electric Vehicles & Hydrogen Energy Research
Microgrid and Hybrid Energy Integration
Renewable Energy Courses & Academic Projects
Optimization and Performance Benchmarking