1st Block - Creation of Automated Fuel Cell Operation Environment

Key Element

Design Feature

Configuration

Reactant Supply

• Control gas and liquid reactant flow rates

• Control wide range of flow rates with high accuracy

• Supply simulated Reformat gas mixtures

• Control a constant or a stoichiometric flow rate

• High quality Mass Flow Controllers and Liquid Micro Pump (PS-DM)

• Dual-range MFC setup (PS-DR)

• Capable of mixing 4 anode gases and 2 cathode gases (PS-R)

• Programmable testing profile

Temperature

• Maintain fuel cell operating temperature

• Remove waste heat

• Extensive, seven temperature controllers

• Assign thermocouples at user-defined locations

• SSR outputs capable of control of water pump or cooling fan

Relative Humidity

• Humidify dry gas going into the fuel cell

• Generate stable relative humidity under a wide range of reactant gas flow rates

• Eliminate water slugs

• Prevent vapor condensation

• Proprietary Double-bottle gas humidifier with three-stage heating zoon

Pressure

• Control fuel cell operating pressure

• Monitor fuel cell inlet and outlet pressures

• High quality Back Pressure Regulators and Pressure Gauges

• High accuracy pressure sensors and transducers

• Two Re-locatable Pressure sensors

Water

• Remove production water

• Moisture trap with manual water draining

• Water reservoir with automatic water draining

Load

• Control various fuel cell load s

• High accuracy electronic load with selective power ranges

Safety

• Both hardware and software

• Gas supply

• Fuel cell operation

• Communication Errors

• Front panel push button and User-defined shutdown parameters

• Solenoid valves, check valves, and pressure sensors

• Over-temperature, under-pressure and under-voltage shutdown

• Watchdog monitor