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Design Considerations

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Systems

Electrolyser

Electrolysers are devices that convert electric energy into hydrogen.

Fuel Cell System

A fuel cell system is a stack of fuel cells and the components additionally required to operate it in order to produce electric current.

Hydrogen Refueling Station

The hydrogen refueling station is a facility that can supply hydrogen to the hydrogen storage system of hydrogen powered systems.

Hydrogen Storage System

The hydrogen storage system is the system by which hydrogen is stored and made available for use by the target application when needed.

Hydrogen Trailer

A hydrogen trailer more commonly refers to either a high-pressure gaseous or cryogenic liquid hydrogen transport used to move hydrogen from the point of production to the end-user.

Components

Air Actuated Valves

An air actuated valve is generally designed as the on/off needle valve type. The actuation is done pneumatically which allows for the use of these valves in automated control PLC circuits.

Air Compressors

Air compressors are used to blow air with high pressor through the fuel cell stacks to increase the performance of fuel cells.

Catalysts

A catalyst is a substance that changes the rate of a chemical reaction occurring in its presence, but itself remains unchanged.

Cathode Blowers

Cathode blowers are specially designed for compressing air in the fuel cell application.

Controllers

A fuel cell controller is a computer that can monitor and manage the activity of components of an electrical or mechanical system.

Electric Converters

These convert electricity with a certain input voltage to another output voltage.

Electric Motor Controllers

An electric motor controller, also known as inverter, can work as a motor speed controller or as a motor torque controller in a fuel cell system.

Filters

In the context of hydrogen based systems filters are devices that remove impurities or other particulate matter from a fluid or gas.

Flow Meters

A hydrogen flow meter is a technical component that not only measures the flow rate, but very often the flowing pressure and temperature of the hydrogen at the flow meter.

Fuel Cell Stack

This is a combination of two or more fuel cells packed together to function in series. Fuel cells are the components at the heart of a fuel cell system where electricity is generated from hydrogen or another fuel.

Fuel Cells

Fuel cells are the components at the heart of a fuel cell system that generate electricity from hydrogen or other fuels.

Humidifiers

Humidifyers add moisture to a gas. The source of the moisture can be another gas or water.

Hydrogen Blowers

Hydrogen blowers are pumps or compressors specially designed for moving hydrogen.

Hydrogen Tanks

Hydrogen tanks are containers suitable for the storage of hydrogen.

Inverters

Inverters convert direct current electricity (DC) into alternating current (AC)

Pressure Relief Valves

A pressure relief valve prevents a predefined pressure from being exceeded. When the pressure is exceeded, the valve opens and the excess pressure is released and the medium is discharged.

Sensors

A sensor is a system that detects a change in its environment and can transmit this information to another device.

Valves

A valve is a mechanical device that can regulate the flow of a gas or a fluid.

Technical Maturity Standards

Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL)

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Technology Readiness Level (TRL)

The technology readiness level (TRL) is a standard commonly used to describe the maturity of the development. Products on Hyfindr are categorized according to their TRL and can be filtered accordingly.