Fully Decentralized Energy Management Strategy Based on Model Predictive Control in a Modular Fuel Cell Vehicle

Abstract

Power allocation strategy (PAS) plays an essential role in fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). Current studies mainly focus on centralized PASs (C-PASs) without adequately providing flexibility (plug & play) and robustness. In this regard, a decentralized PAS (D-PAS) based on prediction is proposed for a modular FCV powertrain. The performance of this suggested approach is analyzed for various driving scenarios. Based on the numerical results, the proposed D-PAS provides superior performance compared to the centralized ones.