PEM221 300W PEM FUEL CELL TEST STATION

Description
The PEM221 fuel cell test station is designed to meet the needs of both industrial development activities and university research.
Developed to meet small footprint requirement, the PEM 221 occupies only 24″ x 24″ of benchtop space.

 

Power: Up to 300W

Gas Delivery System:

• Dual reactant input streams (2 anode lines, 2 cathode lines)
• Mass Flow Control of anode and cathode gas streams
• Reactant humidification
• heat traced reactant path
• Nitrogen purge of all lines

Data Acquisition:

• Back panel GPIB and DeviceNet ports for connection to host computer
• Open source code Labview® based user interface
• Executable package and Labview® source code provided
• Control, measurement and logging parameters
• Selectable flow control modes: constant flow or constant stoichiometry

Cell Control:

• Amrel PEL Load Bank
  • Configurable to customer specifications (19” inch standard rack to accomodate other load bank models)
  • Integrated 3V boost power supply for 0V fuel cell operation
  • Multiple control modes
• Integrated Electro Impedence Spectroscopy (optional)
• Cell heater control

Safety Features:

• Hardware based interlock system to isolate gas inputs and system power
• Front panel mounted EMO (emergency shutoff)
• User configurable software alarms for all monitored parameters