Special Water Electrolyser Test Station

Overview

SciTech Korea’s Special Water Electrolyser Test Station is a custom-engineered platform for electrochemical hydrogen-production experiments that fall outside standard PEM/alkaline “off-the-shelf” configurations. It combines programmable power delivery, balance-of-plant (BoP) control, and high-integrity data acquisition to run repeatable single-cell or stack tests under precisely managed temperature, flow and pressure conditions.

How it works

The station regulates electrical input (constant current/voltage profiles) while controlling the BoP loop(s): feedwater/electrolyte circulation, heating/cooling, gas–liquid separation and purge logic. Real-time sensors quantify cell/stack voltage, current, temperatures, flows and pressures, enabling performance mapping (polarisation curves), durability protocols and start–stop cycling.

Key capabilities (typical)

• Electrolyser compatibility: PEM, alkaline, AEM and other special chemistries (e.g., ammonia-assisted routes) via tailored cell fixtures and wetted-material selection
• Thermal management: cell/line heaters, heated water tank, heat-exchanger cooling; liquid temperature control up to ~95 °C (configuration dependent)
• Gas handling & metrology: mass-flow measurement with wide turndown; condensate trap/condenser, dryer and gas filtration options
• Safety & quality: automated N₂ purge, interlocks, alarms and controlled shutdown; optional crossover monitoring (H₂-in-O₂ / O₂-in-H₂)
• Pressure control: automated back-pressure control typically up to 10–30 bar with stable regulation (configuration dependent)
• Electrochemical diagnostics (optional): AC-impedance / HFR capability (frequency range configuration dependent)
  
  

Applications

• Development of novel catalysts, membranes and MEAs
• High-pressure electrolysis studies and BoP optimisation
• Custom electrolysis chemistries and multi-channel research rigs
• Long-duration durability and transient protocol testing
  
  

Why ScienceGears

ScienceGears provides local AU/NZ application support, commissioning guidance, and integration advice with complementary research instruments such as potentiostats (for materials screening), impedance tools, and in-situ spectroscopy setups (e.g., Raman-SEC cells) to build an end-to-end electrochemistry workflow.