TOWARDS A TEST METHOD FOR HYDROGEN SENSOR PERFORMANCE

Published

April 2, 2008

Author(s)

Nathan D. Marsh, Thomas G. Cleary

Abstract

As part of an effort to develop standard test methods for the performance of commercial hydrogen sensors, we employed the Fire Emulator / Detector Evaluator, an instrumented flow system designed to study the response of fire detectors (smoke, heat, gas), in a preliminary study to evaluate the performance of a representative selection of commercially-available hydrogen sensors.  These sensors depend on a variety of sensing technologies including metal-oxide semiconductors, electrochemical cells, catalytic bead pellistors, thermal conductivity sensors, and sensors employing a combination of technologies.  They were evaluated both for their response to hydrogen concentrations up to half the lower flammability limit, and their response to nuisance gases (CO, CO2, NOx, hydrocarbon gas and vapor all potentially present in hydrogen dispensing and storage areas), as well as dynamic changes in environmental conditions by varying temperature,  humidity, and flow velocity.  These performance evaluations provide guidance for the development of a test method designed to assess real-world performance of hydrogen gas sensors.  The ultimate goal is to develop standard test methods to be employed by product certification agencies.

Proceedings Title

NHA Annual Hydrogen Conference 2008

Conference Dates

March 30-April 4, 2008

Conference Location

Sacramento, CA

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

Hydrogen, sensors, test methods

Citation

Marsh, N. and Cleary, T. (2008), TOWARDS A TEST METHOD FOR HYDROGEN SENSOR PERFORMANCE, NHA Annual Hydrogen Conference 2008, Sacramento, CA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=861498 (Accessed May 10, 2026)

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