Introduction
Bio-Logic and Paxitech have combined  their expertise to design new compact  fuel cell test stations.  The FCT-150S and FCT-50S are  complete instruments for PEMFC testing.  Based on feedback from our customers,  they are designed to be the most flxible  test stations on the market.
The FCT series instruments are directly interfaced to a PC by an Ethernet connection. This type of connection also allows the unit to be placed on a Local Area Network for remote access. The compact chassis integrates a programmable electronic load (250 W), gas and water control circuitry (fow, pressure and temperature) and data acquisition. The electronic load uses state-of-the-art technology and is capable of reaching very low voltage levels (virtually 0 V) at 150 A (for FCT-150S) and 50 A (for FCT-50S).
A number of safety features have been incorporated in the hardware and also in the software. In the event of an unanticipated overload or loss of control, the FCT-150S and FCT-50S will automatically perform a safe shutdown procedure and turn into purge mode.
FC-Lab is the operating software used to control and analyze data from the instrument. With an ease-to-use interface, it offers all controls and functions for fuel cell testing with individual tabbed menus. The graphic functions offer a real-time display of performances with respect to each of the measured or controlled variables.
To conduct long-term experiments such as fuel cell ageing,  Bio-Logic has developed automation of humidifer water flling and the condenser water purge.
Three automation levels are proposed. Based on our standard FCT systems, a variety of options can be selected. A fully automatic option offers both humidifer flling and condenser purge. This option can be proposed with a new system but can also be adapted to existing units. This second option must be carried out at the factory. FC-Lab software manages automation.
Another semi automatic water flling solution is proposed, totally adaptable to existing FCTs. This solution is managed manually.

Specifications
-Electronic Load:  250 W
-Max current:  150 A/50 A   for FCT-150S   and FCT-50S respectively
-5 V reference voltage  Resolution:  76 µV
-Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS)  measurement (10 kHz to 10 µHz).

Unique Features
-New compact PEM test stations