Abstract
The chlor-alkali industry produces high amounts of
hydrogen as a by-product of processes based on
electrolytic cells. In order to improve the process'
efficiency, plant operators seek ways to utilize this
potential and fuel cells offer a sensible solution,
producing electricity at high efficiency. PEMFC has
already been demonstrated to be successful in this niche
market application with a few commercial scale
installations. In the DuraDemo project, a 50?kW
stationary PEMFC pilot plant has been designed in a
publicly funded national project involving partners from
different parts of the value chain. The plant serves as
an experimental platform for evaluation of BoP and power
electronics components, as well as hydrogen quality
studies. The system design is targeted to be commercially
viable and a large amount of extra instrumentation and
experimental monitoring equipment are utilized in the
pilot plant to analyze its behavior. The pilot plant is
fully automated and capable of independent operation with
remote monitoring and data logging capability. The system
design of the pilot plant is presented, including BoP
component selection and characterization of the main
components. Final assembly testing results, integration
of the plant at its demonstration site and safety
analysis work will be reported.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 701-708 |
| Journal | Fuel Cells |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
| Event | 4th European PEFC and H2 Forum, 2 - 5 July, 2013, Lucerne, Switzerland - Duration: 1 Jan 2014 → … |
Keywords
- by-product hydrogen
- demonstration
- fuel cell system
- hydrogen quality
- PEMFC
