FPGA-Based Implementation of an Optimization Algorithm to Maximize the Productivity of a Microbial Electrolysis Cell

Autor: Victor Alcaraz-Gonzalez, Ixbalank Torres-Zúñiga, Mario A. Ibarra-Manzano, José de Jesús Colín-Robles
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Processes, Vol 9, Iss 1111, p 1111 (2021)
Processes
Volume 9
Issue 7
ISSN: 2227-9717
Popis: In this work, the design of the hardware architecture to implement an algorithm for optimizing the Hydrogen Productivity Rate (HPR) in a Microbial Electrolysis Cell (MEC) is presented. The HPR in the MEC is maximized by the golden section search algorithm in conjunction with a super-twisting controller. The development of the digital architecture in the implementation step of the optimization algorithm was developed in the Very High Description Language (VHDL) and synthesized in a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). Numerical simulations demonstrated the feasibility of the proposed optimization strategy embedded in an FPGA Cyclone II. Results showed that only 21% of the total logic elements, 5.19% of dedicated logic registers, and 64% of the total eight-bits multipliers of the FPGA were used. On the other hand, the estimated power consumption required by the FPGA-embedded optimization algorithm was only 146 mW.
Databáze: OpenAIRE