Laboratorio di Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion

 

 

  • Experimental and numerical investigation on Electrochemical Storage Devices, with particular reference to Fuel Cells and Redox Flow Batteries.
  • In-house development of full Vanadium Redox Flow Battery systems.
  • Development of waterborne vehicles with electrical prolusion powered by batteries and Fuel Cells.
  • Design of energy storage systems for microgrids.
  • Routine tests: polarization curves, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, losses determination, efficiency assessment.
  • Numerical simulations: multi-physic multi-dimensional models of singles components and complete cells and stack of Fuel Cells and VRFBs. Automatic structural and functional optimization. Numerical material parameters identification.
  • Development of components, machines and systems; technical and economic assessments.

 Main equipment

  • 4 high performance workstations, commercial and in-house packages for multiphysic and network analyses (MagNet, COMSOL Multiphysics, Simulink, LabView, …),
  • IS-VRFB: a unique industrial scale 9kW/27kWh VRFB test facility, completely developed in-house.
  • 2kW NEXA Ballard Fuel Cell and short stack fuel cell developed in-house.
  • National Instruments data management and processing system.
  • 20-channel Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS).
  • 4kW bidirectional electronic power supply
  • 600A variable passive load
  • 2 Cinel PEMFC hydrogen generators
  • 6 Ovonic hydrogen canister
  • 2 electronic loads