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Fuel Cell System Resarch and Development in Belfort

Fuel Cell System Resarch and Development in Belfort. National Technologic Research Centre on Fuel Cells and Interfaces for Transportation Applications (Belfort - Montb é liard - Nancy) National Fuel Cell Test Platform Laboratory for research in Electrical Engineering and Systems.

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Fuel Cell System Resarch and Development in Belfort

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  1. Fuel Cell System Resarch and Development in Belfort • National Technologic Research Centre on Fuel Cells and Interfaces for Transportation Applications (Belfort - Montbéliard - Nancy) • National Fuel Cell Test Platform • Laboratory for research in Electrical Engineering and Systems Paris - Arcueil Nancy Belfort Montbéliard Lyon- Bron

  2. Partners Interface between companies and laboratories Laboratories Nancy National FC Test Platform Technical and scientific management FC research works

  3. National Technologic Research Center National Technologic Research Center (Fuel Cells and Interfaces for Transportation Applications) (located in Belfort – Montbéliard – Nancy) • Partners : • Created by the French government : • For the promotion of the fuel cell platform • For facilitation of scientific and technical exchanges between industries and public labs in the field of fuel cells and their applications for energy and transportation • Association • Board of directors • Scientific committee

  4. FC Stack DC/DC Converter Hydrogen Water Condenser Humidificateur Pump Radiator Reformer Compressor Fuel Air (Oxygen) PEMFC Generator Source : PSA

  5. Objectives of the CNRT • Overall modelling and experimental characterisation for a vehicle powered by a fuel cell • Global modelling and full power tests of fuel cell generator • Interactions between fuel cell and power electronics • Ageing effects, reliability due to the transportation cycling load • Interest of electrical “power“ storage (in relation with the vehicle use cycle) • Integration in the vehicle power train modelling and test • Influence on reliability and maintainability Optimisation of the entire system (efficiency, emission)

  6. National FC Test Platform Offices - Labs Gas Storage FC Test Area National Research Centre on Fuel Cells and Interfaces for Transportation Applications Electrical Engineering and Systems Laboratory UFC – UTBM – INRETS LRE T_31

  7. Main Characteristics • Electrical power up to 200 kW • Hydrogen, Methanol, Natural gas,.. supplying • Dynamic load to simulate transportation applications • Measuring devices and data acquisition • Transportation environment • Wide open to industrial and research laboratories

  8. Active load : motors, converters, supercapacitors, batteries… Maintenance workshop Measurement, Supervision, Control Fuel Cell P3 200 kW Fuel Cell P2 70-80 kW Fuel Cell P1 5-10 kW Implantation

  9. Equipment • Ventilation • Normal: 20 volumes/hour, H2 detection: 40 volumes/hour, Abnormal: shutter opening, Weak seam roof • Gas feeding • Hydrogen (max 870 kg), Nitrogen, Air (compressor), mixing station, gasoline • FC and active load cooling • Safety and automatisms • Permanent control of Hydrogen flow, Inerting, Explosimeters, Ultraviolet and Infrared sensors, Thermal sensors • Active loads • Data acquisition Coupling with building

  10. Specific Equipment for transportation applications FC FC DC/DC DC/DC Power adapted to the FC Power adapted to the FC DC network 540 V Power modulated for transportation applications Test bench 30 kW Test bench 30 kW DC/DC DC/AC DC/AC DC generator DC generator DC/AC ultracapacitors Induction motor Self controlled Synchronous motor Brushless motor DC/AC DC/AC AC Grid 400 V

  11. Vibration table and air conditioning caisson • Vibration table • MF – electrodynamics – from 5 to 2000 Hz • 35 kN • table 1220x1220 • 3 axes • Air conditioning caisson • -30°C < Temperature < 130°C • 1°C per minute in the useful area • controlled hygrometry • net capacity 1700x1700x800 • acceptable heat emission: 10 kW (radiation and convection)

  12. View of Room P1 (< 10 kW) Sensors for safety Ventilation Cooling Heating 5 kW Test Bench 500 W Test Bench • Gas distribution • hydrogen • air • nitrogen • others

  13. 500W PEMFC Test Bench (L2ES) Gas manifolds Flow meters ZSW PEMFC Control - data acquisition Humidification Active load

  14. Laboratory for research in Electrical Engineering and Systems • Electrical machines – thermal, electrical and magnetic modeling, optimal design • Power management and control – inverter, batteries, ultra capacitors • Fuel Cell Systems – modeling, ancillaries, APU

  15. Energy and Transportation Integrated power electronics Hybrid vehicle In wheel motor

  16. Vehicle DC network Boost Supercapacitor Buck Fuel Cell Chopper Tank Chopper System Energy Management Power electronics HF Transformer APU

  17. FC Generator Energy Optimal Design Basic research Applications Single cell Thermal behavior Cooling LEMTA – LET LSGS – LEPSI - .. FC Generator Optimal Structure Piloting Transportation Applications Constraints FC system dynamic modeling Environment Conditions Generator design and integration in a system Validation Experiments • Technical evolutions • Membranes • Temperature • Bipolar plates • Humidification • Gas • … Hybridizing Diagnosis and faults localization Life time and relation with gas quality Ageing Reliability

  18. FCTESTNET • Fuel Cell Test Network • 5th PCRD – 56 participants • Kick-off meeting - 3 and 4 April 2003 • L2ES is leader for : • WP1 : Transportation (Automotive FC systems) • Inventory of test procedures related to measure material flow inputs and outputs • Inventory of test procedures and methods already in use • Inventory of safety aspects and associated test procedures • WP4 : Balance of Plant • Definition of essential parameters for balance-of-plant components in different system concepts/applications

  19. Some Projects CNRT – L2ES • GENEPAC • Technical Feasibility of a FC electrical generator • Partners : PCA – CEA – CNRS GDR Membranes – CNRT – L2ES • The Belfort team is in charge of : • experimental behavior tests of the FC generator • FC generator start tests • APUROUTE • INEVA/CNRT – DELPHI – TOTAL - PSA – RENAULT TRUCKS - RENAULT • – UTAC – INRETS – CEA - L2ES(UTBM) • Experimental tests of a SOFC generator under conditioning atmosphere (temperature and vibrations) under various temperature constraints

  20. Some Projects – L2ES • Project PREDIT-INTERREG III – URBILEC • This project deals with design, realization and behavioral comparison of two electrical scooters (FC scooter + ultracapacitors + in-wheel electrical motor, battery scooter + ultracapacitors + in-wheel electrical motor). • Partners : Peugeot Motocycles, Air Liquide, Technicréa Recherche, INRETS, L2ES, LEI-EPFL (CH), Ville de Lausanne (CH), Maxwell (CH), CREE-RDP (CH) • Sum total : 645 k€ • This application project is a part of the EPO AUTO project run by the CEREVEH

  21. Thank you for your attention Contact ineva-cnrt@utbm.fr Paris - Arcueil Nancy Belfort Montbéliard Lyon- Bron

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