Research Article

Adaptive Second Order Sliding Mode Control of a Fuel Cell Hybrid System for Electric Vehicle Applications

Table 4

PEMFC system parameters.

Symbol Parameter Value

Number of cells in stack 381
Universal gas constant 8.314 J/(mol K)
Temperature of the fuel cell 353.15 K
Faraday constant 96485 C/mol
Atmospheric pressure  Pa
Atmospheric temperature 298.15 K
Cathode volume 0.01 m3
Anode volume 0.005 m3
Oxygen mass fraction 0.23
Air molar mass  kg/mol
Oxygen molar mass  kg/mol
Nitrogen molar mass  kg/mol
Ratio of specific heats of air 1.4
Specific heat capacity of air 1004 J/(kg K)
Compressor efficiency 80%
Motor mechanical efficiency 98%