Renewable Energy

RE510 Educational PEM Fuel Cell
The Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell is one of the current leading contenders as a power source for use in motor vehicles. The fuel cell generates electrical power directly from hydrogen and air producing only pure water and heat as a by-product.

Unlike other educational units on the market the Hilton RE510 utilises an award winning module that is identical to those used in an actual vehicle power supply currently in production. This incorporates a unique membrane electrode assembly for the stack cells, each of which is internally reinforced and water cooled. This gives the cell a high watt density and allows students to investigate a practical fuel cell with a realistic output capable of driving significant electrical loads up to 1.5kW. Optional electrical loads are also available to allow graphic demonstration of the capabilities of the unit.

An integral computer control system and data acquisition software allows automatic start-up and shut down with full safety monitoring, hydrogen detection and alarm system.


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	RE520 Educational Alkaline Fuel Cell A bench top hydrogen fuel cell with integral control system and electrical load. The unit allows students to investigate the performance of a fuel cell under varying load and system temperature. The unit is fully instrumented and supplied with WindowsTM based software, allowing the cell current, voltage and fuel consumption to be recorded as the load and operating temperature is varied. The unit may be operated under fully automatic or manual control thereby allowing students with a broad range of abilities to gain valuable experience of technology that is destined to be of increasing importance. To ensure operator safety the unit incorporates both software and mechanical interlocks and a flammable gas detection system that is linked to the main control unit.