ABSTRACT
A fuzzy identification of the system’s dynamic is developed with a data generated by a hydrogen fuel cell simulator. The data obtained is single input/single output, without having previous knowledge of the system model, and showing nonlinear behavior. The choice of the fuzzy method for identification is based on those particular data features, and the malleability of the mathematical fuzzy technique. The objective of the fuzzy identification is to reach an analytic formula for a better understanding of the cause-effect relationships of the data, followed by its validation. The dynamic system identification process is performed using fuzzy clustering through the Gustafson and Kessel algorithm, followed by a Takagi and Sugeno fuzzy inference method. The k-fold technique, is the cross validation tool, used to confirm the lack of data over-training. The novelty of this approach covers mathematical and engineering features that makes this study interdisciplinary. For the mathematical contribution, there is a three-dimensional graphic interpretation of the data clustering geometry, obtained through own code computer simulations. Concerning to the engineering context, the novelty is based on the use of the fuzzy approach to the hydrogen fuel cell. Both contributions have no precedent in the literature. The results of the fuzzy identification show high reliability in terms of cross validation, making the fuzzy approach a promising tool for black-box identification. Combining this technique with others will provide powerful instrument for industrial problems.
Keywords:
hydrogen fuel cell; fuzzy clustering; identification of dynamical systems; Takagi Sugeno inference method
