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Pressure Sensors in Hydrogen Vehicles Are a Key Safety Component

02/03/2021 | Jeff Placek | Know-how, Pressure

The hydrogen tanks of fuel cell electric vehicles are under very high pressure. For safety and reliability, the pressure sensors and pressure transmitters in FCEVs must be able to withstand corrosion, vibration and shock, and hydrogen permeation/embrittlement. A …

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Hydrogen Mobility: The Future of Clean Engines Meets Today’s Standards

01/28/2021 | Jeff Placek | Know-how

For powering on-road and off-road electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells hold key advantages over batteries. To ensure safety, governments and standardizing bodies around the world continue to establish and update guidelines, codes, and regulations for hydrogen …

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Worldwide, Momentum Gathers for Hydrogen Vehicles

01/20/2021 | Jeff Placek | Know-how

While not as far along as other industrialized nations, the United States is seeing a definite move toward hydrogen-powered vehicles as a way to transition from carbon-based fuels. Some of the world’s largest economies are enthusiastically embracing hydrogen fuel …

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WIKA Develops Pressure Sensor for Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles

06/08/2020 | Jeff Placek | Applications, Pressure
Pressure Sensor for Hydrogen Vehicles

In hydrogen-powered vehicles, the gas in the H 2  storage tank has to be regulated through a series of control valves before reaching the fuel cell. Pressure instruments play an important role in this process, but standard pressure sensors fall short in hydrogen …

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WIKA Customizes, Manufactures Pressure Gauges in Record Time for Field Hospitals’ Medical Oxygen Manifolds

05/11/2020 | Jeff Placek | Applications, Pressure
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WIKA USA manufactured 4,000 custom-designed pressure gauges in less than three days to make sure field hospitals in New York City had the medical manifolds they need to manage oxygen supplies for COVID-19 patients. As more Americans contract the novel …

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