Project 1

AIM: To create a Stateflow or Simulink model for the following chart.

THEORY:

• According to the flowchart shown, there are two power sources mentioned Fuel Cell (FC) and Battery.
  
  
• The flowchart also mentions that if the Power Demand from the vehicle is less than the minimum FC power then the FC must go on standby and the power should be supplied from the battery storage system. If the power demand is greater than the min FC power then the FC should be used and if the power demand of the vehicle is more than the max FC power demand then the battery should supply the power.

SIMULINK MODEL:

• The Simulink model has been developed for this as shown below:
  Min FC power is kept between 0 to 1000 W.
  
  
  FC Operating region is kept between 1000 W to 9000 W.
  
  
  Max Power Demand is set from 9000 W to 10000 W.
  
• The Signal Builder block is used as the input to give the power demand required by the vehicle, the simulation has been run for 600 sec and the output such as FC power, Battery Power and FC Operating State.
  

RESULT:

From the results, it is clear that the logic which has been developed is foolproof and working properly as per the logic defined. We can even see that when the FC is in operation, the FC status is shown as:
When it's ON, the FC status is turned to 1.
When it's OFF, the FC status is turned to 0.

CONCLUSION:

A Simulink model is created according to the chart and the outputs of Fuel Cell Power, Battery Power and FC Operating State have been formed as shown in the figure above.