Powering hydrogen production

Powerstax is ideally placed to support research facilities and OEMs developing hydrogen gas production systems for transportation, power generation and more.

The company have two product ranges for developers of hydrogen gas production systems: Its own Drake brand of high-power transformer rectifiers which have been powering electro-chemical reactions since 1965 and offer equipment for electro-chlorination in water treatment, electro-phoretic painting, surface finishing applications including anodising and electroplating and impressed current cathodic protection.

These systems can be specified with ramp, current, voltage and time control using a PLC or analogue controls and power ratings from 10kW to 500kW for individual units are offered. These power systems are offered with high IP ratings and can be fitted with heat exchangers or water cooling. All products are designed in the UK, supplied and manufactured in its ISO9000-2015 facility.

For smaller, scalable, higher efficiency systems, the company can also supply the KraftPowercon range of switched-mode modular power solutions. The compact units are installed and serviced from the front and can be mounted side by side, or stacked on top of each other, making them simple to fit into the end system design and optimising floor space. Each rectifier comprises of up to ten modules, and two or more stacks can be connected to enable higher output currents, up to 24kA, and voltages, up to 120VDC.

Tim Worley, CEO of Powerstax, comments: "We have been designing and manufacturing power systems for electro-chemical applications for many years and are already working with customers to develop bespoke power systems for hydrogen extraction packaged and protected to their specific needs."