General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL & SYNTHETIC MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

63.4 cm

Width

36.3 cm

Height

36.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Power sources

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Ballard

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

City

Burnaby

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF POWER MODULE IN USE SINCE 2001.

Canada

BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC. HAS UNDERTAKEN RESEARCH IN ZERO-EMISSION ENERGY SOURCES SINCE 1983. ACKNOWLEDGED AS A WORLD-LEADER IN PEM (PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE) FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY BALLARD IS DEVELOPING PREMIUM FUEL CELL PRODUCTS FOR TRANSPORTATION, STATIONARY & PORTABLE APPLICATIONS. (REF. 2)

Function

TO CONVERT HYDROGEN FUEL AND OXYGEN IN A NON-COMBUSTIVE ELECTRO CHEMICAL REACTION TO GENERATE POWER.

Technical

NEXA POWER MODULE IS WORLD'S FIRST VOLUME-PRODUCED PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE (PEM) FUEL CELL MODULE DESIGNED FOR INTEGRATION INTO VARIETY OF STATIONARY & PORTABLE POWER GENERATION APPLICATIONS. IT CONVERTS HYDROGEN FUEL AND OXYGEN IN A NON-COMBUSTIVE ELECTRO CHEMICAL REACTION TO GENERATE UP TO 1200W OF UNREGULATED DC ELECTRICAL POWER. (REF. 2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Large plate on power module reads "Nexa [trade mark symbol]/ Model 310-0027/ ID: PBS5000000/ Current: 44 A/ Voltage 27 V/ Electrical Classification:/ Evaluated to: Class 1, Zone 2,/ Group IIB+H2T5/ Fuel: Hydrogen (>99.99%H2)/ Operating Temperature:/ 65 C (149 [degree symbol] F)/ Operating Pressures:/ Fuel supply inlet: 700 mBarg/ (10 psig) to 17.2 Barg (250 psig)/ Fuel to stack: 350 mBarg (5.0 psig)/ Oxidant: 150 mBarg (2.2 psig)/ Coolant: 90 Pa (0.26" H2O)/ 760-0072-02/ Sept 25 2001/ Ballard Power Systems Inc./ Fuel Cell System Serial No. [blank]/ Max. Voltage: 50 V/ Power: 1200 Watts/ Certification:/ [Canadian Safety Association symbol] [& other unidentified symbols/logos]/ Component Acceptance/ 201446/ H2 Consumption at Rated Power:/ 3 to 30 C (35 [degree symbol] to 86 [degree symbol] F)/ Patents:/ U.S. Patents: 4,988,583; 5,108,849;/ 5,176,966; 5,260,143; 5,441,819; 5,470,671; 5,484,666; 5,798,186;/ 6,057,054; 6,066,409; 6,106,964; 6,190,793; 6,232,008; 6,284,397;/ & non- U.S. patents./ Other patents pending./ BALLARD [registered trade mark symbol]/ power to change the world [registered trade mark symbol]". "BALLARD ®" cast in raised print on both ends of module casing. Numerous components bear manufacturer, model and other markings, including large circuit board marked in part "BALLARD ®/ BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS// PCB# 815-0105-PA/ PCBA# 815-0106-PA/ MADE IN CANADA" & "CASSANDRA REV2". Smaller green circuit board marked in part "BALLARD ®/ © 2001 BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC./ PARIS REV2".

Missing

UNKNOWN- ASSUMED COMPLETE.

Finish

PREDOMINANTLY DARK GREY AND BLACK; LARGE GREEN CIRCUIT BOARD MOUNTED ON ONE SIDE OF POWER MODULE.

Decoration

N/A