IEC TS 62282-1:2013

Fuel cell technologies - Part 1: Terminology

IEC/TS 62282-1:2013 provides uniform terminology in the forms of diagrams, definitions and equations related to fuel cell technologies in all applications including but not limited to stationary power, transportation, portable power and micro power applications. The main changes with respect to the previous edition consist of:
- four new terms added;
- editorial changes to thirty terms;
- one term removed.

Technologies des piles à combustible - Partie 1: Terminologie

La CEI/TS 62282-1:2013 fournit une terminologie standardisée sous forme de schémas, définitions et équations des technologies de piles à combustible dans toutes leurs applications y compris, sans s'y limiter, la production stationnaire d'électricité, le transport, la production portable et la micro-production. Les modifications suivantes ont été apportées à l'édition précédente:
- ajout de quatre nouveaux termes;
- modifications rédactionnelles apportées à trente termes;
- suppression d'un terme.

General Information

• Status: Replaced
• Publication Date: 03-Nov-2013
• ICS: 27.070 - Fuel cells
• Technical Committee: TC 105 - Fuel cell technologies
• Drafting Committee: MT 101 - TC 105/MT 101
• Current Stage: DELPUB - Deleted Publication
• Completion Date: 27-Mar-2020

Relations

• Replaced By: IEC 60050-485:2020 - International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 485: Fuel cell technologies
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Revises: IEC TS 62282-1:2010 - Fuel cell technologies - Part 1: Terminology
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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IEC/TS 62282-1 ®
Edition 3.0 2013-11
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATION
SPÉCIFICATION
TECHNIQUE
Fuel cell technologies –
Part 1: Terminology
Technologies des piles à combustible –
Partie 1: Terminologie
IEC/TS 62282-1:2013
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IEC/TS 62282-1 ®
Edition 3.0 2013-11
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATION
SPÉCIFICATION
TECHNIQUE
Fuel cell technologies –
Part 1: Terminology
Technologies des piles à combustible –

Partie 1: Terminologie
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
CODE PRIX W
ICS 27.070 ISBN 978-2-83221-190-8

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3

1 Scope . 5

2 Diagrams of generalized fuel cell systems . 5

2.1 Diagrams . 5

2.2 Definition of diagram functions . 7

3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 8

Bibliography . 32

Index . 33

Figure 1 – Stationary fuel cell power systems (3.49.3) . 5
Figure 2 – Portable fuel cell power systems (3.49.2) . 6
Figure 3 – Micro fuel cell power systems (3.49.1) . 6
Figure 4 – Fuel cell vehicles (3.51) . 7

TS 62282-1  IEC:2013 – 3 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION

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FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES –
Part 1: Terminology
FOREWORD
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IEC 62282-1, which is a technical specification, has been prepared by IEC technical
committee 105: Fuel cell technologies.

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This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition, published in 2010. This third
edition constitutes a technical revision.

The first edition of IEC/TS 62282-1:2005 was intended as a resource for the working groups

of TC 105 and users of the TC 105 standards series; therefore, it only included terms and

definitions used in the other IEC 62282 standards to provide consistency among those

documents.
This third edition, as was the second edition, is a general fuel cell glossary, including all terms

unique to fuel cell technologies; it has:

a) added four new terms; 3.20, 3.43.1, 3.58 and 3.86.2;
b) made editorial changes to thirty terms; 3.1, 3.4.2.3, 3.4.4, 3.14, 3.28, 3.33.1, 3.42.1,
3.42.2, 3.42.3, 3.45, 3.48, 3.49, 3.52, 3.57, 3.66, 3.67, 3.69.2, 3.77.6, 3.82.2, 3.83, 3.84,
3.86.3, 3.86.4, 3.90, 3.94, 3.100, 3.108.4, 3.110.1, 3.110.4 and 3.115.5; and
c) removed the term "heat rate".
The text of this technical specification is based on the following documents:
Enquiry draft Report on voting
105/450/DTS 105/471/RVC
Full information on the voting for the approval of this technical specification can be found in
the report on voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all parts of IEC 62282 series, published under the general title Full cell technologies,
can be found on the IEC website.
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the stability date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data
related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be;
• transformed into an International standard,
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
TS 62282-1  IEC:2013 – 5 –
FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES –
Part 1: Terminology
1 Scope
This part of IEC 62282 provides uniform terminology in the forms of diagrams, definitions and

equations related to fuel cell technologies in all applications including but not limited to
stationary power, transportation, portable power and micro power applications.
Not found here are words and phrases, which can be found in standard dictionaries,
engineering references or the IEC 60050 series.
NOTE The first edition of IEC 62282 was intended as a resource for the working groups and users of the
IEC 62282 series of fuel cell standards. This third edition, as well as the second edition, has been expanded into a
general fuel cell glossary.
2 Diagrams of generalized fuel cell systems
2.1 Diagrams
Fuel cell power system
System boundary
Power inputs
Electrical
Thermal
thermal Recovered
management
heat
mechanical
system
Waste heat
Fuel
processing
Fuel
system
Power
Fuel
conditioning
cell stack
Useable power
system
or
Electrical
module
Oxidant
processing
Oxidant
system
Water Internal power
Discharge
treatment
needs
Ventilation system water
Inert gas
Exhaust gases,
Ventilation
Onboard
ventilation
Water Automatic
system
energy
control
storage
system
EMI,
noise,
EMD,
vibration
vibration,
wind, rain,
temperature,
etc.
IEC  724/10
Figure 1 – Stationary fuel cell power systems (3.49.3)

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Fuel cell power sys
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