Powerpath controller for fuel cell & battery hybridisation

This paper demonstrates the ability to use ideal diodes to control the flow of electricity through the hybrid and that voltage regulation is not needed for a motor in this case. Furthermore, this paper explores the natural balancing strategy created by duty cycling the PEM fuel cell to different points within it's polarisation curve, removing the requirement for DC-DC converters to match it to the battery voltage. The changes made improve the efficiency of the hybrid power electronics to over 97%.