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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-28799-7
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
M.S.E.E.
Discipline of degree
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Body granting the degree
University of South Alabama
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2015
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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As the technology and the population growth, the demand for energy also growth. However, energy resources are scarce. Thus, a smart energy management methodology is essential to prevent wasting a valuable portion of energy while minimizing the operational cost. In this thesis, two types of artificial neural network (ANN) based energy management techniques are developed to manage a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) power plant system while considering the cogenerated thermal energy and hydrogen production and storage. The feedforward and the dynamic neural networks produce the near optimal management decision in a very short time compared to other known management techniques such as evolutionary programming (EP). Comparison of the performance of the ANN with the EP indicates that the ANN produces the near optimal management decision in a fraction of a second while EP takes 3 to 4 hours. Based on the test results, a conclusion can be made that ANN is an excellent online management tool for the PEMFC system or any other renewable energy source.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Electrical engineering
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Subject Term
Applied sciences;Artificial neural network - ann;Energy management;Evolutionary programming;Neural network based energy management;Neural network based energy management for renewable energy sources;Renewable energy sources