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Our team of air experts stands at the ready to innovate and elevate your fuel cell applications. With a deep understanding of vacuum and low-pressure product development and a focus on the alternative fuel sector, we bring to the table bespoke fuel cell blower and compressor solutions. Our collaborative approach ensures your needs are met with precision and expertise.
As pioneers in the field, we've established a dedicated Fuel Cell Centres of Excellence specializing in pressure rotating equipment. Our seasoned engineers concentrate on developing blower and compressor innovations tailored for fuel cell applications, taking concepts from prototype to full serial production with a commitment to reliability and efficiency.
Our comprehensive range of fuel cell blowers and compressors is designed to optimize your fuel cell system designs. Whether for air injection, fuel gas injection, or anode gas recirculation, our products ensure that your fuel cell operates at maximum efficiency.
In many fuel cell applications the blower is critical component that will need to be:
Fuel cells work just like batteries, the only difference is they do not run down and they produce electricity and heat as long as fuel is supplied. A fuel cell consists of two electrodes—a negative electrode called anode and a positive electrode called cathode . The electrolyte sits between the anode and the cathode.
A fuel, such as hydrogen, is fed to the anode while air is fed to the cathode. Hydrogen needs to move from the anode side to the cathode side of the cell to meet with the oxygen and generate electricity. The electrolyte will only let positively charged elements to move across. Hydrogen is a neutral element with one proton and one electron therefore proton and electrons need to be separated for the hydrogen to go across the electrolyte.
The catalyst in the cell will separate the electrons from the protons. Protons will move to the cathode side going through the electrolyte meeting the oxygen elements on the other side generating water (which is the only waste generated in this process). The electrons will also be transferred on the cathode side using an external circuit and generating electricity.
SOFCs leverage a mix of natural gas and air to produce electricity. Here's a closer look at the process:
Fuel Cell technologies have a wide variety of applications and are considered an alternative, sustainable and green solution to oil dependency. For example hydrogen fuel cells store hydrogen and oxygen, a chemical reaction between the two elements generates energy and the only byproduct is water. Fuel cells generate no pollution as the only waste they produce is water.
Fuel cells can be used in transport applications to feed buses for city and regional transport but can also be used in hydrogen fuelled marine transportation. Other applications also include forklift trucks, wheel chairs, bikes, small vehicles and light traction. Last, but not least, Fuel Cells are used in stationary applications to generate residential and industrial energy supply.
The efficiency of a fuel cell system hinges on its ability to maximize performance while minimizing costs. Blowers and low-pressure compressors play a pivotal role in this equation, as they are responsible for the precise movement of air and gases throughout the system, directly influencing overall efficiency.
Central to the operation of fuel cells is the controlled delivery of reactants to the cell's anodes and cathodes. Our industry-leading blowers are essential for this, providing a range of functionalities to enhance your fuel cell system designs. From air injection blowers that ensure an optimal mix for electricity generation, to fuel gas injection blowers that deliver the necessary gases, and anode gas recirculation blowers that improve system efficiency – our products cover all your needs.
With our comprehensive suite of blowers and compressors, you can optimize every aspect of your fuel cell's operation, whether it's refining the manufacturing process or maximizing the energy output of the system itself.
Our vast selection of standard products can be customized to fit any fuel cell application.
In many fuel cell applications the blower is critical component that will need to be:
In many fuel cell applications the blower is critical component that will need to be:
Ingersoll Rand businesses have expertise spanning the whole hydrogen value chain. This not only includes the blowers, compressors and vacuum pumps above. It also includes industrial gas specialists Reavell, hydrogen compressing in PVC Production from WITTIG, liquid ring compressors for hydrogen recover from Nash and hydrogen refuelling stations from Haskel.
Ingersoll Rand is commitment to developing hydrogen technologies that support more sustainable, flexible, and affordable hydrogen solutions.
