Elettronica Veneta
FUEL-C/EV
Fuel Cell Testing Panel

This system enables experimental investigation of the electrochemical energy conversion taking place in a fuel cell stack fed by hydrogen and oxygen (present in atmospheric air).

Description

Fuel Cell Testing Panel

FUEL-C…/EV
FUEL-C…C/EV (computerized version)

This system enables experimental investigation of the electrochemical energy conversion taking place in a fuel cell stack fed by hydrogen and oxygen (present in atmospheric air). The equipment is manufactured using real components available on the market

Description:

The system consists of:

A) Fuel cell stack

B) Hydrogen feeding line

C) Variable electric load

D) Instrumentation

E) Data acquisition board with USB interface for PC connection
(computerized versions only)

F) Mini Electrolyzer with a set of metal hydride cartridges

Operating Principle:

Training Program:

  • Hydrogen storage in metal hydrides
  • PEM fuel cells
  • System startup
  • Evaluation of the system operating parameters
  • Calculation of the produced and consumed power
  • Calculation of the efficiency of energy conversion
  • Drawing the fuel cell stack characteristic curves
  • Data acquisition and system supervision via PC

PC Data Acquisition (computerized versions only)

  • The unit includes a data acquisition board with USB interface for connection to PC.
  • A specific software (developed with LabView) is supplied to monitor the different parameters of the system.
  • Parameters displayed:
    • Voltage, current and power generated by the stack and powering the load
    • Flow rate of hydrogen feeding the stack
    • Pressure of hydrogen feeding the stack
  • The software enables to:
    • Calculate the energy conversion efficiency
    • Draw the fuel cell stack characteristic curves
    • Save the exercises data for future analysis or project work

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