Educational panel for study of Hydrogen Cells
H2planet has created for the "V.Lancia" Institute of Borgosesia a teaching panel for the study of hydrogen cells through which, after a first familiarization and the first connections, it was possible to program and perform several experiments by the students.
Thanks to the inherent dimensional flexibility of fuel cells, the technology can be used in applications with a wide range of energy needs.
The system allows to demonstrate and measure the operation of hydrogen technology with the main components and the PEM fuel cell, and has been developed only for educational and demonstration purposes.
Features of the Teaching Panel
The DL HYDROGEN-B teaching system for the study of fuel cell technology consists of:
- Container module for storage of 225 l (DL 9040).
- 100W PEM fuel cell module. Performance: 14V to 7.2A. H2 consumption: 1.4l/min. Includes electronic controller. Complete with sensors (pressure, flow and temperature) for measurement and data acquisition (DL 9041).
- Module of measuring instruments, containing 2 instruments for Voltage, Current and Power, 1 instrument for Pressure and Flow and 1 instrument for Temperature (DL 9042).
- DC/DC converter module with 12V, 8A (DL 9043) output.
- Load with a halogen lamp (12V, 20W) and an LED lamp (12V, 3x1W) (DL 9044).
- Logarithmically variable rheostat module (1.5Ω 17Ω, 100W, Imax :8A) (DL 9045).
- Battery module.
Applications of Fuel Cells
Fuel cell applications can be classified as mobile or stationary applications.
Mobile applications mainly include transport systems and portable electronic equipment, while fixed applications mainly include combined heat and power systems for both residential and commercial needs.
Educational experiments for the students of the Institute
Observing the system during operation and commenting on its performance by analyzing all its parameters during each experiment ( such as Pressure, Voltage, Current Output and Power ) was part of the teaching training for the students of the Institute.
The system, as anticipated, allows to demonstrate and measure the operation of hydrogen technology and has been developed only for educational and demonstration purposes.
