The HDL-82 power module combines the recently released, highly advanced Nuvera Andromeda™ stack, with a balance of plant and high-efficiency air compressor developed by Centro Ricerche Fiat. This highly modular system operates with such efficiency and robustness, it is equally at home in light- and heavy-duty transportation applications.
 The system operates at low pressure and without external humidification, which allows simplification of the plant's architecture. The reduction in parts also reduces parasitic power losses and simplifies the control of the system, resulting in higher efficiency and enhanced reliability.
Since 1999, Nuvera and Centro Ricerche Fiat have collaborated on the development of advanced fuel cell power modules for transportation applications. In March 2006, Nuvera signed an agreement with Fiat Powertrain and Centro Ricerche Fiat to further develop a fuel cell power module for transportation applications.
The new power module, which is based on the award-winning design currently under testing in the Fiat Seicento and Fiat Panda, available April 2006, may allow OEMs around the world to launch a technically, economically, and environmentally viable fuel cell vehicle by 2010.
During the product development process, the major components of the system were designed to maximize packaging modularity and system operating efficiency, taking into account the required trade-offs in each component.
| HDL-82 Power Module Features and Benefits |
| By rethinking the stack engineering, we were able to significantly reduce system humidity
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Enables faster cold-start capabilities and lowers parasitic power demand, increasing reliability and overall system efficiency
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| Purpose-built air compressor designed completely around fuel cell stack
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Delivers exactly what the fuel cell system requires across the entire operating range, allowing the highest efficiency and lowest cost
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| Total system engineering approach and real-world testing in the Fiat Seicento
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Proven net efficiency over the New European Drive Cycle
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This new development allows Nuvera to provide both fuel cell stacks and entire fuel cell power modules to our partners and customers worldwide to help accelerate the development - and introduction - of fuel cell vehicles. To see how the HDL-82 architecture can simplify your fuel cell vehicle packaging and design, contact Nuvera today and experience The Future of Energy.
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