Proton-exchange membrane fuel cell option

Fuel cell position option

The PEMFC stack model has four possible installation positions shown as:

wing_pod : Stack installed under the wing with user specified position.

underbelly : Stack installed under and outside the fuselage.

in_the_front : Stack installed at the front section inside the fuselage.

in_the_back : Stack installed at the rear section inside the fuselage.

Model fidelity option

This option allows to choose between the two polarization models for PEMFC stacks, empirical model and analytical model. The empirical model is based on the empirical data of Aerostak 200W from [Hoo18]. The analytical model is derived from standard fuel cell polarization curve calculation from [Jus21].

power_train_components:
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  pemfc_stack_1:
    id: fastga_he.pt_component.pemfc_stack
    position: ...
    options:
      model_fidelity: ... # "empirical" or "analytical"