SUN Xiaopeng, KANG Wei, CHEN Mengdong, et al. A Universal Equivalent Circuit Model for PEM Electrolyzers Suitable for Large Disturbance and Fluctuating Input Conditions[J]. 2025, 45(16): 6236-6245.
SUN Xiaopeng, KANG Wei, CHEN Mengdong, et al. A Universal Equivalent Circuit Model for PEM Electrolyzers Suitable for Large Disturbance and Fluctuating Input Conditions[J]. 2025, 45(16): 6236-6245. DOI: 10.13334/j.0258-8013.pcsee.250476.
With the increasing scale of hydrogen production from renewable energy
the inherent volatility of renewable energy poses a severe challenge to the accurate modeling of proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers. In this paper
an equivalent circuit model (ECM) of the PEM electrolyzer is proposed to simulate the dynamic electrochemical characteristics of the PEM electrolyzer under the input conditions of large disturbance and fluctuation. In this model
nonlinear resistance and nonlinear capacitance are used to simulate the electrode impedance characteristics and electrical double-layer capacitance characteristics of the PEM electrolyzer
and the relationship among the ECM
polarization curve
and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is constructed based on the idea of integrating electrochemical and circuit theories. By fitting the polarization curve and EIS test data
the ECM parameters of the PEM electrolyzer are identified. The experimental results show that the model can accurately characterize the dynamic electrochemical behavior of the PEM electrolyzer under different working conditions
with a maximum relative error of only 0.8%. In addition
the model features low complexity
with a simple parameter identification process and good adaptability to electrolyzers with different performance parameters