The continuing education course “Technical Reliability and Safety of Hydrogen Systems” covers these topics:
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Influence of vibrations on the reliability of fuel cell systems
- Influence of superimposed multiphysical loads
- Structural dynamics of fuel cell stacks
- New test methods
Dr.-Ing. Benedict Götz, Group Leader Future Mobility, Fraunhofer LBF, Darmstadt
Probabilistic assessment of H2 systems
- Presentation of the new probabilistic FMEA method
- Current data on failure probabilities of fuel cell components
Dr. ner. nat. Jürgen Nuffer, Group Leader Reliability and Safety of Active Systems, Fraunhofer LBF, Darmstadt
Reliability of H2 pressure tanks
- Challenges for pressure tanks in mobile applications: pressure cycles, impacts, vehicle crashes
- Sensor-based structural monitoring of pressure tanks in fiber-plastic composite construction
Dipl.-Ing. Johannes Käsgen, Group Leader Experimental System Analysis, Adaptronics Division, Fraunhofer LBF, Darmstadt
Consideration of the mechanical behavior of plastics in hydrogen technology
- Influences of critical media on plastics
- Influences of hydrogen on the mechanics of plastics
- Consideration of different test methods
- Creep, cyclic and static stresses
Dr.-Ing. Felix Dillenberger, Deputy Head of the Plastics Processing and Component Design Department, Fraunhofer LBF, Darmstadt
Influence of hydrogen on quasi-static and cyclic material behavior
- Fundamentals of hydrogen susceptibility
- Experimental analyses in a hydrogen environment
- Current status of component design based on recommendations
Dr.-Ing. Steffen Schönborn, Research Associate and Project Manager, Structural Durability Division, Fraunhofer LBF, Darmstadt
Circular economy concepts for hydrogen economy systems
- Recycling process for PEM fuel cells
- Design for circularity and considerations for reuse
- Recycling approach for hydrogen pressure storage tanks made of CFRP
Dr.-Ing. Sven Grieger, Head of Innovation Transfer Office - Leistungszentrum GreenMat4H2, Fraunhofer IWKS, Alzenau
Fraunhofer Research Institution for Materials Recycling and Resource Strategies IWKS