FC-AMS (Fuel Cell Air Management System) with improved Balance of Plant based on innovative turbo-compressor technology and integrated systems engineering

该项目将为低于5kW的离网PEM燃料电池供电系统提供改进的(针对寿命和效率进行优化的)、工厂系统的综合平衡。改进的工厂燃料电池空气管理系统(FC-AMS)方案的核心将是采用英国创新的低比速、高前掠涡轮压缩机技术(与传统的后掠型设计相反)。此外，牵头合作伙伴(与财团合作)将优化工厂气体/燃料管理系统的完整平衡(包括进气压缩机、氢气循环泵、加湿器、集成了电源调节反馈控制的传感器)。学术合作伙伴将进行基础研究，以改善低比转速涡轮机械的性能特征，并将知识传授给行业合作伙伴，从而使客户特定的参数设计衍生产品能够在短时间内以低成本开发出来，提供给新的和不同的应用。包括一个制造合作伙伴，以确保我们有一个负担得起的供应链，用于FC-AMS套装的商业开发。研究数据和市场评估显示，到2015年，燃料电池和辅助动力装置(APU)行业的销量超过20,000台，在英国创造了新的就业机会，收入超过2500万GB，出口销售额超过50%。牵头伙伴(自提交意向书以来)进行了进一步的市场研究，并确立了获得燃料电池系统集成商地位的战略抱负；该项目被视为实现这一目标的牵头方案。

The project will deliver an improved (optimised for life and efficiency), integrated balance of plant system for a sub-5kW off-grid PEM fuel cell power supply system. At the core of the improved Balance of Plant Fuel Cell Air Management System (FC-AMS) package will be the adaptation of a UK-based, innovative slow specific speed, highly forward swept turbo-compressor technology (as opposed to conventional backward swept designs). In addition, the lead partner (in collaboration with the consortium) will optimise the complete balance of plant gas/fuel management system (includes the air feed compressor, hydrogen recirculation pump, humidifier, with sensors integrated with the power conditioning feedback controls). The academic partner will perform basic research to improve performance characteristics of the low specific speed turbo-machine and transfer knowledge to the industry partners, thus enabling customer-specific, parametric design derivatives to be offered to new and different applications, developed within short development timescales and at low cost. A manufacturing partner is included to ensure we have an affordable supply chain for commercial exploitation of the FC-AMS package. Researched data and market assessment show sales in the wider fuel cell and auxillary power unit (APU) sectors of over 20,000 units by 2015 generating new jobs in the UK, over £25m revenue, with over 50% export sales. The lead partner (since EOI submission) has conducted further market research, and has established a strategic ambition to attain the position of fuel cell system integrator; this project is upheld as a lead programme towards that end.