Converters for Stationary Fuel Cell Systems
Led by: | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Mertens |
Team: | Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Averberg |
Funding: | Landesinitiative Brennstoffzelle Niedersachsen |
Within the scope of the State's Initiative Fuel Cell Lower Saxony, a converter system is under development, feeding electrical energy of a fuel cell heating device into the mains. This is a 5 kW SOFC high-temperature fuel cell. The IAL as the project partner provides the DC/DC converter incl. control equipment which is required between fuel cell and inverter. Moreover, the IAL is responsible for the connection of an appropriate energy store, supporting the fuel cell during start and shut-down as well as in case of load steps during isolated operation.