Objective The SAPPHIRE project will develop an integrated prognostics and health management system (PHM) including a health-adaptive controller to extend the lifetime and increase the reliability of heat and power-producing systems based on low-temperature proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (LT-PEMFC).The PHM system can actively track the current health and degradation state of the fuel-cell system, and through the health-adaptive control counteract the degradation of cells and balance of plant, and thereby boost the lifetime of the controlled system beyond the current lifetime expectancy. An important part of project is to develop novel prognostics approaches implemented in the PHM for estimation of the remaining useful life (RUL) of the PEMFC.An efficient sensor configuration for control will be chosen using controllability analysis methods, also including indirect sensing/estimation techniques to replace expensive measurement principles. Based on sensor inputs and input from the control system, the PHM algorithms identify the probable failure modes trajectories and estimate the remaining useful life. The consortium’s competence ranges from first principles estimation, to signal processing, regression and data-driven techniques, such as neuralnetworks. This ensures an efficient choice of methods.The project covers a full cycle of research activities, from requirement specification and laboratory experiments, through study of degradation phenomena and selection of prognostic methods, to synthesis of the control system and its testing on the target PEMFC system. A technical-economical analysis will be performed in order to assess the impact of the developed tool in terms of lifetime improvement.The project is expected to produce hardware and software solutions and have a significant scientific output. The implemented solutions resulting from the project will be tested and validated by the research and industrial partners. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemssocial sciencessociologyindustrial relationsautomationengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cellsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencecomputational intelligence Programme(s) FP7-JTI - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives Topic(s) SP1-JTI-FCH.2012.3.3 - Robust, reliable and cost effective diagnostic and control systems design for stationary power and CHP fuel cell systems Call for proposal FCH-JU-2012-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme JTI-CP-FCH - Joint Technology Initiatives - Collaborative Project (FCH) Coordinator STIFTELSEN SINTEF Address Strindveien 4 7034 Trondheim Norway See on map Region Norge Trøndelag Trøndelag Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Zenith Federico (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all EIFER EUROPAISCHES INSTITUT FUR ENERGIEFORSCHUNG EDF KIT EWIV Germany EU contribution € 187 518,60 Address Emmy noether strasse 11 76131 Karlsruhe See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Nadia Steiner (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE MECANIQUE ET DES MICROTECHNIQUES France EU contribution € 378 939,20 Address Chemin de l epitaphe 26 25030 Besancon cedex See on map Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Franche-Comté Doubs Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Rafael Gouriveau (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data SVEUCILISTE U SPLITU, FAKULTET ELEKTROTEHNIKE, STROJARSTVA I BRODOGRADNJE Croatia EU contribution € 136 141,20 Address Ulica rudjera boskovica 32 21000 Split See on map Region Hrvatska Jadranska Hrvatska Splitsko-dalmatinska županija Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Frano Barbir (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data ZENTRUM FUR SONNENENERGIE- UND WASSERSTOFF-FORSCHUNG BADEN-WURTTEMBERG Germany EU contribution € 316 198,00 Address Meitnerstrasse 1 70563 Stuttgart See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Joachim Scholta (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS EUROPE AS Denmark EU contribution € 347 387,20 Address Majsmarken 1 9500 Hobro See on map Region Danmark Nordjylland Nordjylland Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Nina Caroline Hjorth (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
