Logistic Fuel Processing Systems:
Our client is a recognized leader in the production of systems that enable high-efficiency fuel cells to operate directly on conventional fuels, bypassing the need for on-site hydrogen generation, storage, and dispensing. Their systems convert energy-dense liquid fuels such as diesel, jet fuel, heating oil, and kerosene into hydrogen-rich synthesis gas to power fuel cell systems. Removal of sulfur from hydrocarbon fuels is a key step in the utilization of fossil fuels in fuel cells, as sulfur is a strong fuel cell poison and contributes to environmental pollution.
Our challenge was to provide the automatic control systems for highly efficient logistic fuel desulfurization & reformer systems and to support the integration with Solid Oxide Fuel Cells to create power generation systems that are compact, reliable, quiet, and efficient.
Eagle Lake designed, integrated, and deployed real-time measurement and control platforms for more than six generations of systems with increasing complexity. We leveraged the power and dependability of NI data acquisition modules, real-time controller hardware, and LabVIEW RT software to develop safe, reliable, fully automated systems that could run uninterrupted for months.
Our modular architecture approach enabled a high level of code reuse between successive designs, reducing risk and reduced development time.