1. Resarch and Development in Belfort
Fuel Cell System
Resarch and Development in Belfort
National Technologic Research Centre on Fuel Cells and Interfaces for Transportation Applications (Belfort - Montbéliard - Nancy)
National Fuel Cell Test Platform
Laboratory for research in Electrical Engineering and Systems
Paris - Arcueil
Nancy
Belfort
Montbéliard
Lyon- Bron

2. companies and laboratories Technical and scientific
Partners
Interface between
companies and laboratories
Laboratories
Nancy
National FC Test Platform
Technical and scientific
management
FC research works

3. National Technologic Research Center
(Fuel Cells and Interfaces for Transportation Applications)
(located in Belfort – Montbéliard – Nancy)
Partners :
Created by the French government :
For the promotion of the fuel cell platform
For facilitation of scientific and technical exchanges between industries and public labs in the field of fuel cells and their applications for energy and transportation
Association
Board of directors
Scientific committee

4. PEMFC Generator FC Stack DC/DC Converter Hydrogen Water Condenser Pump
Reformer
Fuel
Humidificateur
DC/DC
Converter
Condenser
Radiator
FC Stack
Hydrogen
Water
Compressor
Air (Oxygen)
Pump
Source : PSA

5. Objectives of the CNRT
Overall modelling and experimental characterisation for a vehicle powered by a fuel cell
Global modelling and full power tests of fuel cell generator
Interactions between fuel cell and power electronics
Ageing effects, reliability due to the transportation cycling load
Interest of electrical “power“ storage (in relation with the
vehicle use cycle)
Integration in the vehicle power train modelling and test
Influence on reliability and maintainability
Optimisation of the entire system (efficiency, emission)

6. National FC Test Platform
Offices - Labs
Gas Storage
FC Test Area
National Research Centre on Fuel Cells
and Interfaces for Transportation Applications
Electrical Engineering and Systems Laboratory
UFC – UTBM – INRETS LRE T_31

7. Main Characteristics Electrical power up to 200 kW
Hydrogen, Methanol, Natural gas,.. supplying
Dynamic load to simulate transportation applications
Measuring devices and data acquisition
Transportation environment
Wide open to industrial and research laboratories

8. Implantation Fuel Cell P1 5-10 kW Fuel Cell P2 70-80 kW Fuel Cell P3
Active load : motors, converters, supercapacitors, batteries…
Measurement, Supervision, Control
Maintenance workshop

9. Equipment Ventilation Coupling with building Gas feeding
Normal: 20 volumes/hour, H2 detection: 40 volumes/hour, Abnormal: shutter opening, Weak seam roof
Gas feeding
Hydrogen (max 870 kg), Nitrogen, Air (compressor), mixing station, gasoline
FC and active load cooling
Safety and automatisms
Permanent control of Hydrogen flow, Inerting, Explosimeters, Ultraviolet and Infrared sensors, Thermal sensors
Active loads
Data acquisition
Coupling with building

10. Specific Equipment for transportation applicationsFC FC
DC/DC
Power
adapted
to the FC
Power
adapted
to the FC
DC/DC
DC network 540 V
Power
modulated
for transportation
applications
Test bench 30 kW
Test bench 30 kW
DC/DC
DC/AC
DC/AC
DC generator
DC generator
DC/AC
ultracapacitors
Induction
motor
Brushless
motor
Self controlled
Synchronous
motor
DC/AC
DC/AC
AC Grid 400 V

11. Vibration table and air conditioning caisson
MF – electrodynamics – from 5 to 2000 Hz
35 kN
table 1220x1220
3 axes
Air conditioning caisson
-30°C < Temperature < 130°C
1°C per minute in the useful area
controlled hygrometry
net capacity 1700x1700x800
acceptable heat emission: 10 kW (radiation and convection)

12. View of Room P1 (< 10 kW) Sensors for safety Ventilation Cooling
Heating
500 W Test Bench
5 kW
Test Bench
Gas distribution
hydrogen
air
nitrogen
others

13. Control - data acquisition
500W PEMFC Test Bench (L2ES)
Gas manifolds
Flow meters
ZSW PEMFC
Control - data acquisition
Humidification
Active load

14. Laboratory for research Electrical Engineering and Systems
Electrical machines – thermal, electrical and magnetic modeling, optimal design
Power management and control – inverter, batteries, ultra capacitors
Fuel Cell Systems – modeling, ancillaries, APU

15. Energy and Transportation
Integrated power electronics
Hybrid vehicle
In wheel motor

16. Energy Management Power electronics HF Transformer APU Vehicle DC
network
Fuel
Cell
System
Supercapacitor
Tank
Boost
Chopper
Buck
APU

17. FC Generator Energy Optimal Design
Basic research
Applications
Single cell
Thermal behavior
Cooling
LEMTA – LET
LSGS – LEPSI - ..
FC Generator Optimal Structure
Piloting
Transportation Applications Constraints
FC system dynamic modeling
Generator design and integration in a system
Environment Conditions
Validation Experiments
Technical evolutions
Membranes
Temperature
Bipolar plates
Humidification
Gas …
Hybridizing
Diagnosis and faults localization
Life time and relation with gas quality
Ageing
Reliability

18. FCTESTNET Fuel Cell Test Network 5th PCRD – 56 participants
Kick-off meeting - 3 and 4 April 2003
L2ES is leader for :
WP1 : Transportation (Automotive FC systems)
Inventory of test procedures related to measure material flow inputs and outputs
Inventory of test procedures and methods already in use
Inventory of safety aspects and associated test procedures
WP4 : Balance of Plant
Definition of essential parameters for balance-of-plant components in different system concepts/applications

19. Some Projects CNRT – L2ES
GENEPAC
Technical Feasibility of a FC electrical generator
Partners : PCA – CEA – CNRS GDR Membranes – CNRT – L2ES
The Belfort team is in charge of :
experimental behavior tests of the FC generator
FC generator start tests
APUROUTE
INEVA/CNRT – DELPHI – TOTAL - PSA – RENAULT TRUCKS - RENAULT
– UTAC – INRETS – CEA - L2ES(UTBM)
Experimental tests of a SOFC generator under conditioning atmosphere (temperature and vibrations)
under various
temperature constraints

20. Some Projects – L2ES Project PREDIT-INTERREG III – URBILEC
This project deals with design, realization and behavioral comparison of two electrical scooters (FC scooter + ultracapacitors + in-wheel electrical motor, battery scooter + ultracapacitors + in-wheel electrical motor).
Partners : Peugeot Motocycles, Air Liquide, Technicréa Recherche, INRETS, L2ES, LEI-EPFL (CH), Ville de Lausanne (CH), Maxwell (CH), CREE-RDP (CH)
Sum total : 645 k€
This application project is a part of the EPO AUTO project run by the CEREVEH

21. Thank you for your attention
Contact
Paris - Arcueil
Nancy
Belfort
Montbéliard
Lyon- Bron