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USFCC Codes & Standards Priorty Matrix
This matrix summarizes the codes and standards priorities of the fuel cell industry and gives direction on where additional priority and resources are required. The document is reviewed monthly by the USFCC Strategy Committee.
Introduction to Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Button Cell Testing
Doc# 07-015
Button cells are the test instrument for improving materials or processes in solid oxide fuel cells. The primary purpose of button cell testing is to provide a method of evaluating the effects of changes in cell component materials and fabrication processes on cell performance. The US Fuel Cell Council Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Focus Group has made this document available as an introduction to the button cell testing process.
Electrical Conductivity Test Protocol
The US Fuel Cell Council Material & Components Working Group's Electrical Conductivity Task Force has prepared this document to supply guidance to national laboratories,
academia and the fuel cell industry on a suggested general test procedure for measuring through-plane electrical conductivity for material and bipolar plate development.
Fuel Cell Energy Cost Model
The US Fuel Cell Council Power Generation Working Group makes this Excel spreadsheet (with embedded macros)
available to the general public for calculations of estimated fuel cell energy costs given fuel, load, and
other user input.
Fuel Cell Leak Testing Requirements and Procedure
Doc# 04-070 Rev. A
This document outlines requirements and recommended processes for leak testing
of PEM fuel cells and fuel cell stacks. This document may be used in conjunction with
the USFCC Single Cell Test Protocol (#05-014), to specify leak test requirements of
single cells. The purpose of the document is to provide standardized guidelines for leak
testing fuel cells and fuel cell stacks before and after performance testing. It is
recommended to leak test all fuel cells and fuel cell stacks prior to operation or testing.
Fuel cells that show signs of gross internal or external leakage may present a safety
hazard and should not be operated.
Fuel Cell Test Station Requirements and Verification Procedure
Doc# 04-011 Rev. B
This document outlines the fuel cell test equipment and calibration
requirements for use with the USFCC Materials and Components Working
Group Single Cell Test Procedure. This document may be used in conjunction with
the USFCC Single Cell Test Protocol (#05-014). The purpose of the document is to
specify the minimum requirements for fuel cell test equipment for testing
in accordance with the USFCC Single Cell Test Procedure, and to specify
calibration requirements which will ensure that the equipment provides
accurate and repeatable test results.
Presentation on Longevity
This is a presentation given by the USFCC Materials & Components
Working Group at the public luncheon held November 4, 2004, at the Fuel
Cell Seminar in San Antonio, Texas.
Presentation on Single Cell Testing Procedure
This is the presentation given by the USFCC Materials & Components
Working Group at the 2004 Fuel Cell Seminar, featuring results of round-robin
testing of the Council's Single Cell Testing Procedure.
Proposed Hydrogen Fuel Standard Road Map
Doc# 05-146
The objective of this presentation is to present a plan for generating a
National Hydrogen Fuel Standard for road vehicles.
Protocol on Fuel Cell Component Testing: List
of Potential Hydrogen Contaminant Compounds and References to Published
Results on These Compounds
Doc# 04-007 Rev. A
The USFCC has generated and prioritized a list of potential impurities
after reviewing the various hydrogen generation processes, the potential
contamination sources of the hydrogen in transportation, storage, and
dispensing and potential contamination of the hydrogen due to vehicle
storage and fuel systems. It is hoped that investigators would use this
document as a guideline in selecting which impurities are to be tested.
Protocol
on Fuel Cell Component Testing: Primer for Generating Test Plans
Doc# 04-003 Rev. A
The purpose of this document is to supply guidance to the fuel cell industry
on the testing of fuel cell impurities on Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrodes.
This primer addresses the types of testing and the sequence of testing required
by the industry to generate the test data necessary for determining the effects
of an impurity on the performance of a fuel cell.
Protocol on Fuel Cell Component Testing: Suggested
Dynamic Testing Profile (DTP)
Doc# 04-068 Rev. A
The purpose of this document is to supply guidance to academia and the
fuel cell industry on a suggested dynamic testing profile that should be suitable for most test stands.
Protocol on Fuel Cell Component Testing: Suggested
Test Plan Template
Doc# 05-002 Rev. A
The purpose of this document is to supply guidance to national laboratories,
academia and the fuel cell industry on a suggested template for generating
test plans.
Protocol on Fuel Cell Component Testing: Types
of Measurements Necessary for Industry to Understand and Apply the Test
Data Generated
Doc# 04-010 Rev. A
The purpose of this document is to supply guidance to academia and the
fuel cell industry on the testing of and reporting on fuel cells. This
protocol addresses the types of measurements necessary for industry to
understand and apply the test data generated.
Recommended Standard Test Methods for Fuel Cell Gasket Materials
Doc# 07-001
The purpose of this document is to supply guidance to academia and the
fuel cell industry on the testing of and reporting on fuel cells. These test methods describe the procedures for determining properties of PEM fuel cell gasket materials and changes in their properties due to aging.
Single Cell Test Protocol
Doc# 05-014 Rev. B.2
This procedure was developed by consensus of members of the US Fuel Cell Council Materials & Components Working Group, Single
Cell Testing Task Force. The main intent of this procedure is to highlight key issues affecting fuel cell data quality and to present best small-scale
test practices in a practical, specific form. It is envisioned that the procedure might serve as a template which can be adapted
and applied in the context of data exchange or joint testing between material suppliers and fuel cell developers.
Single Cell Testing Protocol Discussion
A presentation on the USFCC Materials & Components Working Group Single Cell Testing Procedure, which was presented at the public luncheon held November 4, 2004, at the Fuel Cell Seminar in San Antonio, Texas.
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