Electrochemistry

Fuel Cells

Converting chemical energy into electrical energy can be done in different ways, but for chemical energy stored in various fuels (alcohols, hydrogen, hydrocarbons), electrochemical (fuel) cells are the most direct, and have the potential to be very efficient. 

Fuel Cells

The electrochemistry side of fuel cells is rather straightforward.  Hydrogen, possibly with some carbon, on one side combines with oxygen on the other to produce water and possibly carbon dioxide.  The half reactions are separated so that the energy difference between reagents and products can be harvested as electrical energy.

The industry is currently challenged by the need to design systems and materials that allow efficient electron transfer (catalysts) while being very long lived (e.g. avoiding CO poisoning).  This materials development for fuel cells requires a great deal of electrochemical testing, from measuring device impedances to rotated ring disk electrode catalyst studies.

Fuel Cells

Reference 3000

FUEL CELL RESEARCH AND MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT

The Ideal Solution

Reference 3000 with PWR800 &

EIS300

Reference 30k

Booster for Extra

Current

Fuel Cell Research EIS300

Software

Gamry has the right instrument for your Application

For lower cost impedance testing of very high current

systems (>30 A), gamry’s FC350 fuel cell analyzer

 can be used in conjunction with an electronic load. 

For users who already have a compatible electronic

load, or who need more than 30 A but do not need

the additional functionality provided by a reference

3000, this is a good option.  Unlike the

ref3000/electronic load setup mentioned above, this

setup has the AC and DC components of the current

shared by both the fuel cell and the electronic load.

FC350 Fuel Cell Analyzer

FC350 Both Boards

Gamry Expertise

Gamry has been at the forefront of affordable,

high performance EIS measurements for more

than 15 years.  We have also been making floating

instruments since our inception.  We understand

how difficult these measurements can be and

design our instruments and provide you with 

application notes to help users make them as well

as possible.

Our sales and support staff consists of

electrochemists and engineers with real-world

research experience that understand Fuel Cell

Testing and can get you pointed in the right

direction. Give us a call at 1-877-367-4267.

Gamry Instruments has been producing lower cost, electrically isolated potentiostats for fuel cell research since 1989.

We have the right instrument for your application

Gamry Instruments ~ 734 Louis Drive ~ Warminster, PA 18974 ~ USAPhone: +215-682-9330 ~ Toll-Free: 1-877-367-4267 ~ sales@gamry.com

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