Our goals are the simulation-supported development of fuel cell systems and the qualification of system components and materials as components for emission-free energy conversion systems in automotive and stationary applications.

The simulation of the fuel cell and the fuel cell system in suitable validated models enables us to analyse the behaviour of the system even at the limits, to design controllers, to consider variations of the system or to perform error investigations. The models can also be used for an initial dimensioning of a system.

Parallel to this, the topics of optimising the service lifetime and reducing the overall costs of fuel cell systems and components are dealt with by developing qualification methods and the flexible set-up of test stations. Here we combine our know-how in the field of system modelling with the operational management of component test rigs in order to be able to modulate real system environments during test tasks (hardware in the loop).