Who this is for: Electrochemical scientists, failure analysis teams and maintenance engineers
PROBLEM: It’s challenging to diagnose the root cause of an electrolyser stack failure after it returns from the field.
SOLUTION: Pulse Probe series
About failure analysis and post-field forensics
Electrolyser OEMs sometimes struggle to identify the root cause of a failure after a stack returns from the field. An imprecise diagnosis, driven by poor data, can expose an OEM to warranty risk and frustrate efforts to improve the manufacturing process.
The Pulsenics Pulse Probe offers deeper diagnostic data without the hassle of a teardown. It takes electrochemical “snapshots” of the performance of every cell in a stack, runs that data through proprietary ML algorithms, and identifies the failure in an easy-to-use software interface.
Failure analysis supports many branches of the hydrogen business, including:
- Root Cause Identification: Rapidly determine stack point-of-failure without destructive disassembly.
- Warranty Resolution: Use objective EIS data to distinguish between misoperation by the customer and a genuine stack fault, providing a defensible, data-backed basis for accepting or disputing warranty claims.
- Failure Classification: Determine whether a failure requires either operational adjustments or additional product work.
- Design Feedback: Feed forensic findings back into the product development process, using field failure data to inform more durable cell architectures, better material selection, and more robust operating protocols for future builds.
The Pulse Probe Difference
POWER
The Pulsenics Pulse Probe series is a step-change innovation in the history of EIS diagnostics. It’s the world’s most powerful EIS.
- High-voltage, high-current capability for industrial scale diagnostics
- EIS under load for 5MW+ assets
- Test as low as 0.01 Hz with total confidence
- Scale your testing protocols to industrial volume
CONVENIENCE
Are you waiting for teardown to run EIS on your assets? Stop waiting. Pulse Probes can install wherever you’re working, today.
- Non-invasive install keeps your electrochemical assets intact
- Small physical footprint that adapts to any workspace
- Easy-to-use plug-and-play design
SCALABILITY
Pulse Probes can monitor an unprecedented number of assets through our modular, scalable, high-power architecture.
- Monitor hundreds of cells simultaneously and achieve 100% cell coverage
- See your data in real-time and leverage our proprietary ML models to predict asset performance
- Advanced analytics and automated analysis speed your workflows
INSIGHT
Pulse Probes gather data, and the Pulse Hub software layer transforms data into insight.
- Pinpoint the exact source of failure
- Industry-leading machine learning and predictive capabilities
- Build in-house database of impedance testing data to support stack design iterations
- Customizable pass/fail criteria, unique to every customer
Get answers, faster
Why did the stack fail, and what does it mean for your warranty? The difference between user error and manufacturing defect can be millions of dollars. Don’t get caught without the information you need. Contact a Pulsenics consultant today.
