Our Areas of Expertise

Stack Engineering

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Stack

Custom Stack Development

Get a stack designed for your application—characterized and validated—with an intellectual property framework defined from the outset.

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Specifications

Performance, format, constraints, targets, costs

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Cell Design + BPP

Architecture, Materials, Geometries

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Prototyping

Sample Preparation / Single Cells

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Characterization

Performance and Durability Testing

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Pre-industrialization

Processes and Scale-Up

Stack Design
Stack Design

Design a custom stack optimized for your goals in terms of power, efficiency, size, and service life.

BPP Plates
Bipolar plates (BPP)

Optimize performance with bipolar plates that address performance, manufacturing, sealing, and fluid management requirements.

Components
Cell Components

Selection, characterization, and integration of critical cell components to ensure the stack's performance, robustness, and reliability.

Assembly
Assembly

Defining assembly processes and providing support for industrialization to ensure repeatability, quality, and cost control.

Characterization
Characterization

Evaluate and experimentally validate the performance and durability of your stacks using test protocols that reflect actual operating conditions.

Hopium 100 kW Module

100 kW module

Democratize hydrogen technology through unrivalled compactness and superior efficiency.

Technical data

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Systems Engineering

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System

System Architecture and Feasibility

Ensure you have a validated system architecture, a well-justified sizing, and a reviewed BOM.

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Defining the Need

Mission Profile, Power, Environment

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System Architecture

Functional and Organic (CESAMES)

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Sizing

Battery Chain + BoP, Component Selection

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BOM and Sourcing

Preliminary BOM, supplier consultation

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Feasibility Study

Technical and Economic Summary and Recommendations

CÉSAMES
CÉSAMES Engineering

Ensure that requirements definition, functional analysis, and system architecture are structured using a systems engineering approach that guarantees consistency and control over interfaces.

BoP H2
H2 Subsystems

Design subsystems that are essential to the stack's operation and are fully integrated: hydrogen supply, air supply, cooling, and auxiliary systems.

Simu 0/1D
0/1D Simulation

Plan ahead by quickly simulating system behavior to optimize architectures, evaluate performance, and shorten development cycles.

BOM Sourcing
Sourcing and BOM

Optimize your supplier selection, the selection of critical components, and the creation of optimized bills of materials to reduce your development costs.

BOM Sourcing
Pile Sizing

Select the most appropriate solution based on the desired power output, as well as the architectures and components best suited to your application's requirements.

Hopium 200 kW Fuel Cell System

Fuel Cell System 200 kW

A concentration of our know-how for customer-oriented design and "plug & play" integration.

Technical data

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Subsystem Design

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Subsystems

Critical subsystems and components

Get a subsystem that is designed, sized, and ready for prototyping, meeting your performance, space, and cost requirements.

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Scope and Requirements

Specifications, Interfaces, Constraints

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Preliminary Design

Architecture, Technology Choices

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Detailed Design

Modeling, calculations, drawings

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Definition Document

Drawings, bill of materials, specifications

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Prototyping Support

Manufacturing and Testing Support

Injection Module
H2 Injection Module

Ensure a precise, safe, and efficient hydrogen supply under all operating conditions.

Separator
Phase separator

Improve the durability and stability of your system with a separator design that optimizes water management.

Electronics
Control Electronics

Develop reliable and secure control of your system using electronic boards tailored to your needs.

Software
Embedded software

Effectively manage your system with embedded software designed to provide real-time control, monitoring, and energy optimization.

Thermal CFD
CFD and Thermal Analysis

Simulate fluid flow and thermal management early in the design process to optimize component performance and reliability.

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Testing and Validation

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Essays

Simulation and bench testing

Walk away with measured performance data and validated behavior, backed by data.

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Validation Plan

Objectives, Metrics, Success Criteria

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0/1D Modeling

System model, operating points

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CFD Simulation

Flow, thermal, critical points

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Bench Tests

Instrumented campaign using our test facilities

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Validation Report

Model-Test Correlation, Conclusions

Simu 0/1D
0/1D Simulation

Reduce the number of iterations and quickly identify critical issues through digital architecture validation.

CFD
CFD

Validate your design choices before physical testing through numerical analysis of flow, thermal behavior, and fluid distribution.

Test benches
Test benches

Test the performance and durability of your systems under realistic operating conditions on our hydrogen infrastructure.

Instrumentation
Instrumentation

Accurately measure the performance of your components and systems to enable reliable data collection and in-depth analysis of the results.

Correlation
Model-Experiment Correlation

Improve the reliability of your models by comparing simulation results with experimental data to enhance and ensure the safety of your developments.

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System Integration

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Integration

Integration into Your Application

Get a comprehensive, validated stack integration into your platform, ready for deployment.

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Integration Analysis

Platform constraints, security, standards

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Integration Architecture

Layout, Interfaces, Chassis

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Mechanical Design

Frames, mounts, packaging

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Interfaces and Security

Fluids, Electrical, Ventilation H2

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Commissioning

Installation, integration testing

System integration
System Integration

Integrate your fuel cell into your application with confidence, taking operational constraints into account.

Mechanical Design
Mechanical Design

Design mechanical interfaces that ensure robustness, optimal integration, and ease of maintenance.

Chassis
Frames and Brackets

Develop mounting structures that are suited to the vibrational, thermal, and mechanical stresses of your environment.

Compliance
Compliance and Certification

We assist you in achieving regulatory compliance and preparing the technical documentation required for the certification process.

Compliance
H2 Safety

Incorporate hydrogen requirements from the design phase onward: detection, ventilation, containment, and risk analysis.

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