PROTIUM-1500
FUEL CELL SYSTEM
USER GUIDE
VERSION 2.2 DECEMBER 2021
Page 1: ...PROTIUM 1500 FUEL CELL SYSTEM USER GUIDE VERSION 2 2 DECEMBER 2021 ...
Page 2: ...o the Hydrogen gas outlet It is advisable to attach a longer gas tubing to the Hydrogen gas outlet connector and safely guide the purge exhaust far away from the fuel cell CAUTION Always put the Hydrogen gas outlet tubing behind the cooling fan and never in front of the fuel cell stack or oxidant blower inlet Purged Hydrogen mixed with air intake into the fuel cell s cathode channels may cause fir...
Page 3: ...1 2 3 5 4 6 Figure 1 1 1 Front view of PROTIUM 1500 CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW 1 OVERVIEW 1 1 PROTIUM 1500 SYSTEM OVERVIEW 8 ...
Page 4: ...er mounting plate Left 4 Oxidant flow manifold 12 Load power connector XT 90 female 5 Oxidant blower x2 13 External power supply receptacle 6 Protective mask 14 Balance of plant BOP switch 7 Status LED 15 User mounting plate Right 8 ON OFF push button Behind the Blower See fig 1 1 1 16 H2 gas inlet connector Figure 1 1 2 Left and Right views of PROTIUM 1500 CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW ...
Page 5: ...CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW 1 2 MECHANICAL DIMENSION ...
Page 6: ...All dimensions in mm A 391 80 E 40 00 B 351 80 F 395 50 C 283 20 G 164 50 D 100 50 CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW ...
Page 7: ...structing the oxidant flow and causing potential performance drop and cell damage Mount PROTIUM 1500 in the recommended configuration above For optimal oxidant and cooling airflows it is also recommended that there is at least 15cm unobstructed clearance in front of the protective mask and oxidant blower inlet and 30cm unobstructed clearance behind the cooling fans outlet Figure 1 3 1 Recommended ...
Page 8: ...99 999 purity Delivery pressure 0 7bar 10 psig Fuel consumption rated power 19L min Gas tubing PU 8 x 5 5 Supply purge control Solenoid valves with integrated pressure sensor Stack leakage checks Automated via integrated pressure sensors Electronic Controller Processor board FEATHER V1 2 External power supply requirement 15 90V 225W max Weight including casing 680g Output connector XT 90 Warning p...
Page 9: ...tive humidity 60 H2 supply pressure 10psig Dead ended operation Balance of plant BOP powered by fuel cell Tcell at 1500W 66oC CHAPTER 2 SPECIFICATIONS 2 2 VI CURVE TEST CONDITIONS 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 0 0 5 0 10 0 15 0 20 0 25 0 30 0 35 0 40 0 45 0 0 0 10 0 20 0 30 0 40 0 50 0 60 0 70 0 Power W Voltage V Current A ...
Page 10: ...ltage 3 By setting the BOP Switch to 0 the External Power Supply will power the BOP at all times including Running Phase Fuel cell power IN Power output to LOAD User Interface ON OFF push button Status LED Buzzer Communication USB or Radio telemetry transmitter External Power Supply 15 to 90V 225W Fuel cell power OUT 27 41V Hybrid Output Source optional DC DC converter optional NOTE PROTIUM 1500 f...
Page 11: ... Set the parameters 57600 baud rate 8 data bit No parity 1 stop bit Reminder Ensure that all gas tubing and electrical wire connections are firm and secure PROTIUM 1500 is now ready to turn on CHAPTER 3 OPERATING PROCEDURES 3 OPERATING PROCEDURES 3 1 SETTING UP PROTIUM 1500 3 2 TURNING ON PROTIUM 1500 1 Turn on the external power supply Wait for 5s A welcome header should appear in the GUI LED wil...
Page 12: ...circuit voltage to 27VDC min or 1500W max 1VDC second Constant Current Load 0A to 55A or 1000W max 2A second Constant Power Load 0W to 1500W max 150W second Parameters Description FCV FC voltage V FCA FC current A FCW FC power W Energy Energy delivered by the fuel cell during this operation Wh FCT1 FC temperature at location 1 C FCT2 FC temperature at location 2 C FAN Cooling fan duty cycle BLW Ox...
Page 13: ...tdown Initiated will appear in the GUI and PROTIUM 1500 will enter its Shutdown Phase The system is now OFF LED will blink at 60 on standby awaiting the next start up command 3 If you do not intend to restart the system soon turn OFF your Hydrogen gas supply and remove the Hydrogen gas tubing from the H2 gas inlet connector Caution some remaining gas in the tubing will be released into the atmosph...
Page 14: ...o decreasing power output equal Increase cooling fan speed by 5 manual control hyphen Decrease cooling fan speed by 5 manual control 0 Increase cooling fan speed by 1 manual control 9 Decrease cooling fan speed by 1 manual control Increase oxidant blower speed by 3 manual control Decrease oxidant blower speed by 3 manual control PROTIUM 1500 has several in built protections The LED will flash and ...
Page 15: ...supply pressure is too high and the system will wait for 1min Reduce the delivery pressure Error Over Pressure Hydrogen is not properly supplied within the stipulated time limit Check and ensure sufficient Hydrogen supply and correct delivery pressure Restart the system High Temperature Stack temperature is too high and the system will wait for 1min Error High Temperature Disconnect everything and...
Page 16: ...oad will be temporarily disconnected LED will blink Check and ensure sufficient Hydrogen supply and correct delivery pressure Error Low H2 Supply Hydrogen supply pressure is too low Check and ensure sufficient Hydrogen supply and correct delivery pressure Restart the system High H2 Supply Pressure Hydrogen supply pressure is too high and the supply valve will be temporarily shut off LED will blink...
Page 17: ...ase Blink at 1Hz Meaning Power ON 10 5s after start up power is provided into the fuel cell controller LED will blink at 10 indicating that the system is ready to receive its start command Starting Phase 40 Executing Starting Phase procedures Running Phase 100 System in normal Running Phase Running Phase 80 System warning during Running Phase After shutdown 60 System off due to normal shutdown and...
Page 18: ...system enters Running Phase set constant voltage CV load of 27V and run the system for 1h The fuel cell should recover to its maximum rated power output PROTIUM 1500 is now ready for usual operation or can be stored again for future use CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE STORAGE 5 MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE 5 1 MAINTENANCE FOR PROTIUM 1500 5 2 STORAGE Keep PROTIUM 1500 in an open cool standard room temperature of...
