The paper focuses on the experimental results of a series of tests performed on a hybrid electrical source. The hybrid generator is made up of a fuel cell primary source equipped with an ultracapacitor storage device. The paper presents an examination of the steady-state and transient performance of the hybrid fuel cell-ultracapacitor source in terms of power quality. The aim is to investigate on fuel cell-ultracapacitor source’s behavior to feed pulsing loads.

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Technical Briefs
Keywords:
fuel cell, ultracapacitor, hybrid power source, experimental tests, fuel cells, hybrid power systems, transient response
Topics:
Fuel cells, Fuels, Hybrid power systems, Stress, Transients (Dynamics), Ultracapacitors, Proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Steady state
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