The Fuel Cell Test Stations provides control of flow, temperature and pressure for the anode and cathode gases. The station incorporates a DC electronic load. The Station also includes two humidity bottles, an Operating Manual and a computer utilizing LabView-based software.

The software is designed to gather and plot data for the I-V curves, life-cycle tests, and read a reference electrode. An optional AC-Impedance measurement system is available for applications requiring more than just DC testing.

Field Portable Spectroradiometers

Standard System Components

AMREL Electronic Load (E/L); see power options below(Input Voltage up to 10 Volts or 20 Volts)

10A E/L (provides up to 60W)
50A E/L (provides up to 150W)
100A E/L (provides up to 300W)
600A E/L (provides up to 600W)
1200A E/L (provides up to 1200W)
1200A E/L (provides up to 2000W)
(Input Voltage up to 60, 120 or 200 Volts)
600 A E/L (provides up to 5000W and requires a Zero (0) Volt Loading Power Supply)
Type 316 Stainless Steel Humidification Bottle w/Internal Nafion Tubing (qty. 2)
Operating Manual

Desktop Computer System includes:
3.0 GHz processor, 80 GB Hard Drive, Read-Write CD/DVD Drive, Keyboard, Mouse, 17-inch flat-screen LCD monitor, National Instr. PCI-GPIB card, RS-485 to RS-232 Converter, Windows XP Professional Operating System, LabView-based Control System

Power Ranges
1mW to 60W (10 or 50A)
5mW to 150W (100A)
10mW to 300W (200A)
50mW to 600W (600A)
100mW to 1200W (1200A)
1W to 5000W (1200A)


Special System Components

Agilent Technologies Electronic Load (E/L); see power options below (Input Voltage up to 60 Volts) Premium Prices Apply

10A E/L (240 Volt input) (Single 10A load module with mainframe; provides up to 50W; higher voltage and current resolution)

30A E/L (Single 30A load module with mainframe; provides up to 150W; higher voltage and current resolution)

60A E/L (Single 60A load module with mainframe; provides up to 300W; higher voltage and current resolution)

120A E/L (Single 120A load module with mainframe; provides up to 600W; higher voltage and current resolution)

240A E/L (Dual 120A load modules with mainframe; provides up to 1.2KW; higher voltage and current resolution)

360A E/L (Triple 120A load modules with mainframe; provides up to 1.8KW; higher voltage and current resolution)

Zero (0) Volt Loading Power Supply

Type 316 Stainless Steel Humidification Bottle w/Internal Nafion Tubing (qty. 2)

Operating Manual

University Test Stations
The University Test Station provides control of flow, temperature and pressure for the anode and cathode gases. The station incorporates a DC electronic load. The Station also includes two humidity bottles, an Operating Manual and a computer utilizing LabView-based software. The software is designed to gather and plot data for the I-V curves, life-cycle tests, and read a reference electrode. An optional AC-Impedance measurement system is available for applications requiring more than just DC testing. For further descriptions of individual items, see below.

University System Components
AMREL Electronic Load (10 Volts at 50 Amps 60 Watts)

Anode Mass Flow Controller at 500 sccm

Cathode Mass Flow Controller at 2000 sccm

Type 316 Stainless Steel University Humidification Bottle w/Internal Nafion Tubing (qty. 2)

Anode and Cathode Pre-Heaters Emergency Shut Down Switch

5 cm2 Single Cell Hardware Assembly

Operating Manual

Desktop Computer System includes:
3.0 GHz processor, 80 GB Hard Drive, Read-Write CD/DVD Drive, Keyboard, Mouse, 17-inch flat-screen LCD monitor, National Instr. PCI-GPIB card, RS-485 to RS-232 Converter, Windows XP Professional Operating System, LabView-based Control System

Optional Components
Automatic Backpressure
AC Impedance

Gas Humidification Systems

The Humidity bottles are made from type 316 stainless steel. Swagelok fittings for gas inputs and outputs are welded into the bottle. Nafion tubing inserted into a type 316 stainless steel spring for support is coiled in the bottle to provide dew-point humidity level for the gas passing through the tubing. The bottle is insulated and heated using a silicone rubber flex-pad.

Optional Auto-Fill: A magnetic switch coupled with delay relays provides automatic filling of the humidity bottle, using a metering pump.

Humidity Bottles

Humidity bottles are made from type 316 stainless steel. Swagelok fittings for gas inputs and outputs are welded into the bottle. Nafion tubing is coiled in the bottle to provide dew-point humidity level for the gas passing through the tubing. The bottle is insulated and heated using a silicone rubber flex-pad.

Single Cell Hardware

A Fuel Cell Hardware Assembly consists of a pair of Poco Graphite Blocks with a precision, machined flowtern (pattern is serpentine unless otherwise specified by the customer), and a pair of gold plated connectors fastened with aluminum end plates. Gas inputs and outputs are through Swagelok fittings. A thermocouple well and two cartridge heaters are also provided. A single Anode Reference Electrode may be added for an additional cost. The FCT Cell Hardware does not include a Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA).

5cm2 Cell Hardware Assembly ........................................25cm2 Cell Hardware Assembly

"Tubular Furnace for single cell SOFC upto 1000C MFC for anode & cathode gases Sample fixture - Croffer based for button & planar cells Sample fixture - Tubular cells Box furnace for the stack 16 cm X 13 cm X 10 cm Deep 8 channel 16 channel voltage read provsion for stack I-V 150W, 300W, 600W, 1.2 kW"

"Peristaltic MeOH pump Piston pump Cell hardware with provision for MeOH MFC for anode & cathode gases Humidifiers for air/O2";