CG Drives & Automation plans to launch new modular inverter modules for hydrogen systems and fuel cell applications. Their advantages are low harmonics and high adaptability. Converters are an important component of hydrogen production, as they convert electrical energy from the grid or renewable sources into the voltage and frequency required for electrolysis.
The new converter modules from CG's Emotron brand are designed to meet the requirements of existing hydrogen production and storage systems, the Saxony-Anhalt-based company announced on Wednesday (March 13). They also meet THD standards. The integrated Emotron Active Front End converters (AFE) are said to be particularly short-circuit capable in order to compensate for voltage fluctuations and make power factor corrections "superfluous".
The AFE frequency converters from Emotron act as AC/DC rectifiers and regulate the DC loads in hydrogen production plants. In conjunction with the Emotron DCU (DC/DC converter), which regulates voltage and current, CG Drives & Automation aims to offer a "complete solution" that increases the efficiency of hydrogen production.
Bidirectional energy flow
The DCU offers a bidirectional energy flow. Energy can therefore flow in both directions. This means that the DCU supports fuel cell applications and battery energy storage systems. The modular converters from the Saxony-Anhalt-based company can set up redundant systems. This improves the operational reliability of a hydrogen plant.
The integrated quiet rail filter solves common mode problems and reduces EMC interference. Emotron will also be exhibiting its new modular inverter solutions for hydrogen production at the HMI in Hanover from April 22 to 26 in Hall 13, Stand B77.
