EN 17124:2018

Hydrogen fuel - Product specification and quality assurance - Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell applications for road vehicles

This document specifies the quality characteristics of hydrogen fuel and the corresponding quality assurance in order to ensure uniformity of the hydrogen product as dispensed for utilization in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell road vehicle systems.

Wasserstoff als Kraftstoff - Produktfestlegung und Qualitätssicherung - Protonenaustauschmembran (PEM) - Brennstoffzellenanwendungen für Straßenfahrzeuge

Dieses Dokument legt die Qualitätseigenschaften von Wasserstofftreibstoff und die zugehörige Qualitätssicherung fest, um eine Gleichförmigkeit des Wasserstoffprodukts sicherzustellen, das für die Nutzung in Fahrzeugsystemen mit Protonen-Austauschmembran-Brennstoffzellen (Proton Exchange Membrane, PEM) getankt wird.

Carburant hydrogène - Spécification de produit et assurance qualité - Applications des piles à combustible à membrane à échange de protons (MEP) pour les véhicules routiers

La présente Norme européenne spécifie les caractéristiques de qualité du carburant hydrogène et l'assurance qualité correspondante, afin d'assurer l'uniformité du produit hydrogène tel que distribué pour une utilisation dans les systèmes de véhicules routiers à piles à combustible à membrane à échange de protons (MEP).

Vodik kot gorivo - Specifikacija izdelka in zagotavljanje kakovosti - Membrane za protonsko izmenjavo (PEM) - Gorivne celice za cestna vozila

Ta evropski standard določa kakovostne značilnosti vodika kot goriva in povezano zagotavljanje kakovosti za namene zagotavljanja enotnosti vodikovega izdelka za uporabo v sistemih cestnih vozil z gorivnimi celicami z membranami za protonsko izmenjavo (PEM).

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 09-Oct-2018
• Withdrawal Date: 15-Mar-2022
• ICS: 27.075 - Hydrogen technologies
• ICS: 71.100.20 - Gases for industrial application
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 268 - Cryogenic vessels
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 268/WG 5 - Specific hydrogen technologies applications
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Completion Date: 16-Mar-2022
• Directive: 2014/94/EU - Directive 2014/94/EU of The European Parliament and of The Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure
• Mandate: M/533 - [C(2015)1330] Standardisation request addressed to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI in support of the implementation of the Directive 2014/94/EU on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure
• Ref Project: SIST EN 17124:2018 - Hydrogen fuel - Product specification and quality assurance - Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell applications for road vehicles

Relations

• Replaced By: EN 17124:2022 - Hydrogen fuel - Product specification and quality assurance for hydrogen refuelling points dispensing gaseous hydrogen - Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell applications for vehicles
• Effective Date: 13-Mar-2019

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2018
Vodik kot gorivo - Specifikacija izdelka in zagotavljanje kakovosti - Membrane za
protonsko izmenjavo (PEM) - Gorivne celice za cestna vozila
Hydrogen fuel - Product specification and quality assurance - Proton exchange
membrane (PEM) fuel cell applications for road vehicles
Wasserstoff als Kraftstoff - Produktfestlegung und Qualitätssicherung -
Protonenaustauschmembran (PEM) - Brennstoffzellenanwendungen für
Straßenfahrzeuge
Carburant hydrogène - Spécification de produit et assurance qualité - Applications des
piles à combustible à membrane à échange de protons (MEP) pour les véhicules routier
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17124:2018
ICS:
27.075 Tehnologija vodika Hydrogen technologies
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 17124
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2018
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 27.075; 71.100.20
English Version
Hydrogen fuel - Product specification and quality
assurance - Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell
applications for road vehicles
Carburant hydrogène - Spécification de produit et Wasserstoff als Kraftstoff - Produktfestlegung und
assurance qualité - Applications des piles à Qualitätssicherung - Protonenaustauschmembran
combustible à membrane à échange de protons (MEP) (PEM) - Brennstoffzellenanwendungen für
pour les véhicules routier Straßenfahrzeuge
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 28 May 2018.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Requirements . 6
5 Hydrogen Quality Control Approaches . 7
5.1 General requirements . 7
5.2 Sampling . 8
5.3 Monitoring . 8
6 Hydrogen Quality Assurance Methodology . 8
6.1 General Requirements – Potential sources of impurities . 8
6.2 Prescriptive Approach for Hydrogen Quality Assurance . 8
6.3 Risk Assessment for Hydrogen and Quality Assurance . 8
7 Routine Quality Control . 12
8 Non-routine Quality Control . 12
9 Non compliances . 13
Annex A (informative) Impact of impurities . 14
A.1 General . 14
A.2 Inert Gases: Argon, Nitrogen . 14
A.3 Oxygen. 14
A.4 Carbon Dioxide . 14
A.5 Carbon Monoxide . 14
A.6 Methane . 15
A.7 Water . 15
A.8 Total sulphur compounds . 15
A.9 Ammonia . 15
A.10 Total Hydrocarbons . 15
A.11 Formaldehyde . 16
A.12 Formic Acid . 16
A.13 Halogenated Compounds . 16
A.14 Helium . 16
A.15 Solid and liquid particulates (Aerosols) . 16
Annex B (informative) Example of Supply chain evaluation with regards to potential sources
of impurities . 18
B.1 Potential Sources of Impurities . 18
B.2 Production . 18
B.2.1 General . 18
B.2.2 Reforming . 18
B.2.3 Alkaline Electrolysis . 19
B.2.4 Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis . 19
B.2.5 Byproducts . 19
B.2.6 New production methods . 19
B.3 Transportation . 20
B.3.1 General . 20
B.3.2 Pipeline . 20
B.3.3 Filling centre and tube trailer . 20
B.4 HRS . 21
B.5 Special operations: Commissioning, Maintenance . 21
B.6 Particles . 21
Annex C (informative) Example of Risk Assessment — Centralized production, pipeline
transportation . 22
Bibliography . 30

European foreword
This document (EN 17124:2018) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 268 “Cryogenic
vessels and specific hydrogen technologies applications”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2019, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2019.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
the United Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document specifies the quality characteristics of hydrogen fuel and the corresponding quality
assurance in order to ensure uniformity of the hydrogen product as dispensed for utilization in proton
exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell road vehicle systems.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
constituent
component (or compound) found within a hydrogen fuel mixture
3.2
contaminant
impurity that adversely affects the components within the fuel cell system or the hydrogen storage
system
Note 1 to entry: An adverse effect can be reversible or irreversible.
3.3
detection limit
lowest quantity of a substance that can be distinguished from the absence of that substance with a stated
confidence limit
3.4
determination limit
lowest quantity which can be measured at a given acceptable level of uncertainty
3.5
fuel cell system
power system used for the generation of electricity on a fuel cell vehicle, typically containing the following
subsystems: fuel cell stack, air processing, fuel processing, thermal management and water management
3.6
hydrogen fuel index
fraction or percentage of a fuel mixture that is hydrogen
3.7
irreversible effect
effect which results in a permanent degradation of the fuel cell power system performance that cannot
be restored by practical changes of operational conditions and/or gas composition
3.8
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