Fuel Cell

Fuel Cell

Fuel Cell Testing stations are the high tech stations with power ranging from 100 W to 250 kW. They are of High Temperature and Low Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEM FC), Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) and hybrid test stations.

Our Test Stations are custom built to meet exact requirements of our customer and come fully functional with FC Stack Connectivity, Gas Supply, Pressure Control and Measurement, Humidification, Electronic Load, Impedance Spectroscopy, Automation and Control, Dead-End Operation, FC Stack Cooling, etc.

Fuel Cell Test Stations

General parameters:

• Power range 100W to 250kW
• Full electronic control of process parameters
• Single-cell / stack testing
• Hydrogen PEMFC / DMFC / SOFC testing
• Safety shut-down with nitrogen purging
• Optional electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)
• High quality components

Automation and Control SW

• Core of our test stations is industrial PC from B&R Automation (Austria)
• Manual or Automatic operational mode following predefined scripts
• Control through web-based visualization accessible from any device with browser
• Predefined scripts such as volt-ampere curve can be generated using user interface without any coding
• Results of tests are stored in an SQL database, export to .csv format
• Secure VPN connection for remote access
• Diagnostics of fault states including event logging
• Emergency stop button and hydrogen leakage sensor for safe operation
• We can offer MEA/single cell/stack testing services up to 100kW on our own testing stations
• Desktop client PC with keyboard and mouse for user interface access

PEM Electrolyser Stack

Advanced PEMWE stacks LCWE nn-25 have been developed to produce hydrogen at high pressure with an efficient, clean, and safe production process. The LCWE xx-25 electrolysers operate with a high-pressure gradient across the membrane from the cathode (high-pressure) side to the anode (nearly ambient pressure) side.

This device permits elevated hydrogen supply pressures without the need for mechanical compression. Hydrogen molecules are reduced electrochemically at the electrode surface and raise the pressure in the cathode chamber, provided that mechanical support is guaranteed from the membrane.

The stack produces hydrogen at a mid-pressure (max 30 bar) and oxygen at low pressure.

Maximum hydrogen output is 22 Nl/h per cell. The LCWE10-25 stack made of 10 cells produces 225 Nl/h, while oxygen is produced at one-half of that volumetric rate (112 Nl/h).