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DETAILED ENGINEERING DESIGN OF AN AUTONOMOUS POWER SYSTEM BASED ON A DIESEL REFORMER AND A 25 kW FUEL CELL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY (INTA)
Diesel reformer and fuel cell Workbench
[[ This project deals with the design of an autonomous power system consisting of a Diesel reformer and two PEM (Polymer Electrolyte Membrane) fuel cells. The work includes detailed engineering and it has been carried out in collaboration with INTA (National Aerospace Agency), CSIC (Council for Scientific Research) and CIDAUT (Automobile Research Center). This project continues the work done in the framework of “Feasibility analysis of an autonomous power system based on a Diesel reformer and a 25 kW fuel cell”, carried out by the same consortium during 2006. AICIA’s contribution in this project has mainly been devoted to designing and integrating the control system for the reformer coupled to the fuel cells and also to designing the basic fuel cell controller. In order to perform these tasks, data acquisition and communication with the local controller of the reformer were completed. AICIA has also participated in the design of the necessary tests and in their implementation. It is important to notice that the novelty of this project is associated to the design of a reformer that is fed by gas-oil, while most research teams are working on ethanol or methane reformers. ]
DELFIN Development of an electric vehicle with low infrared signature NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY
[[ The objective of this research project is the development of an electric vehicle that is propelled by a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) fuel cell, showing a low infrared signature. This fuel cell is fed by hydrogen, which is stored in a high-pressure on-board tank. The project deals with the tasks related to the design and characterization of the components as well as their integration. These components are the fuel cell, the electric motor, the electric storage (battery), the electronic power converters and the control system. AICIA has participated in the design phase Overview of the vehicle and has been in charge of the final integration, working in collaboration with the National Aerospace Institute (INTA). The vehicle is driven by an electric motor that can be fed by the fuel cell and, additionally, by electric batteries; the motor needs adequate management of the power that is exchanged amongst the components. The control objective is to satisfy the power demanded by the driver while minimizing fuel consumption. ]
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