IEC 63341-1:2025 © IEC 2025
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD ........................................................................................................................... 5
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 7
1 Scope .............................................................................................................................. 9
2 Normative references ...................................................................................................... 9
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms ...................................................................... 11
3.1 Terms and definitions............................................................................................ 11
3.2 Abbreviated terms ................................................................................................. 22
4 Configuration of the fuel cell power system .................................................................... 22
4.1 Fuel cell power system definition .......................................................................... 22
4.2 Subsystems of the fuel cell power system ............................................................. 23
4.3 FCPS power distribution ....................................................................................... 23
4.4 Typical state of a fuel cell power system ............................................................... 24
5 Environmental requirements .......................................................................................... 24
5.1 General ................................................................................................................. 24
5.2 Specific use case .................................................................................................. 25
5.2.1 Rooftop installation ........................................................................................ 25
5.2.2 Tunnel ........................................................................................................... 25
5.2.3 Performance limitation at low and high ambient temperature ......................... 26
5.2.4 Performance limitation at high altitude ........................................................... 26
6 Interface requirements ................................................................................................... 26
6.1 General ................................................................................................................. 26
6.2 Fluidic interfaces................................................................................................... 27
6.2.1 Fuel supply .................................................................................................... 27
6.2.2 Oxidant supply ............................................................................................... 27
6.2.3 Coolant .......................................................................................................... 27
6.2.4 Air inlets ........................................................................................................ 27
6.2.5 Exhaust ......................................................................................................... 28
6.3 Electrical interfaces .............................................................................................. 28
6.3.1 General ......................................................................................................... 28
6.3.2 Main power interface ..................................................................................... 28
6.3.3 Auxiliary supply and communication interfaces .............................................. 29
7 Performance requirements ............................................................................................ 29
7.1 General ................................................................................................................. 29
7.2 Fuel cell power system sizing ............................................................................... 29
7.3 Load profile ........................................................................................................... 30
7.4 Operational requirements ...................................................................................... 30
7.4.1 Normal mode requirements ............................................................................ 30
7.4.2 Degraded mode requirements ........................................................................ 30
7.5 Electric efficiency and hydrogen consumption calculations .................................... 30
7.6 Lifetime requirements ........................................................................................... 31
7.7 End-of-life performance ........................................................................................ 31
7.8 Voltage stability .................................................................................................... 32
8 Design requirements...................................................................................................... 32
8.1 General ................................................................................................................. 32
8.2 FCPM requirements .............................................................................................. 32
8.3 FMS requirements ................................................................................................ 32