PEM fuel cells for the power supply of electronic appliances

At the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE we develop customized fuel cell systems based on hydrogen or methanol as fuel. This article describes some scientific approaches for the basic understanding of fuel cells we are taking in terms of simulation (modeling) and characterization (data extraction). Furthermore, some systems which have been realized recently on the base of solid polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells, as well as the control scheme we developed for a completely autonomous mobile power box will be presented

PEM fuel cells for the power supply of electronic appliances

At the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE we develop customized fuel cell systems based on hydrogen or methanol as fuel. This article describes some scientific approaches for the basic understanding of fuel cells we are taking in terms of simulation (modeling) and characterization (data extraction). Furthermore, some systems which have been realized recently on the base of solid polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells, as well as the control scheme we developed for a completely autonomous mobile power box will be presented