Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE
For fuel cells to generate electrical energy efficiently, sustainably and competitively, their components must work reliably with high electrochemical stability even under extreme conditions. To this end, we analyze fuel cell stacks under different operating conditions with regard to their performance and aging behavior and use simulations to determine system requirements. Our facilities include five test benches for operating fuel cell stacks, a mobile impedance measurement system with 28 channels, two climate chambers for conditioning stacks and system components, and experience in stack characterization since the 1990s.
We offer:
- Multi-channel electrochemical fuel cell stack characterization
- Fuel cell stack testing under extreme conditions in walk-in climate chamber
- In-situ characterization and sensitivity analyses of fuel cell stacks on five test rigs in the power classes 4, 10 and 20 kWel
- Execution of automated endurance tests with customer-specific load profiles
- Simulation of fuel cell systems to determine the operating parameters for individual system components and to optimize operation
- Development of cold and frost start strategies with experimental validation
Your benefits:
- You receive reliable data on the operating behavior with regard to performance and aging of fuel cell stacks as a function of operation.
- The fully automated process guarantees efficient, reliable and reproducible measurements.
- Highly qualified personnel and calibrated testing equipment ensure reproducible and reliable measurements.
- We support you in the test design with an application-oriented needs analysis, if necessary with special test setups.
- Our hydrogen infrastructure with filtered media in combination with two climate chambers for the extended characterization of fuel cell stacks enables us to offer a wide range of tests.