Our world class Test Facility has a wide range of test stations capable of evaluation at four levels:
- mini-cells (3 cm2 active area) for testing catalyst and membrane
- sub-scale, single cell (25 – 50cm2) for early MEA product development
- single cell at full stack scale (100 – 800 cm2)
- stacks up to 64 cells for MEA reproducibility and durability testing
All of our test stations operate with JMFC-designed software:
- 24/7 operation using the a common scripting language
- 24/7 automatic resistance measurement (CI as standard)
- all stations are networked and controllable from desktops
Reproducibility, accuracy and reliability are paramount:
- Calibration and preventative maintenance (USFCC 04-011)
- Reproducibility and Repeatability testing performed regularly
A wide range of diagnostic techniques are used to fully understand the performance data generated from single cell and stack testing:
- 3Wayox, cyclic voltammetry, compression testing, humidity sweep, leak current, AC impedance, transient studies, tracer studies, accelerated durability, water balance, drive cycles, reformate sensitivities, half cells (anode over-potential) and ohmic resistance and shorting resistance...
Our comprehensive testing capability is available for contract testing. Please contact us at fuelcells@matthey.com for further details.
