Fuel Cell Module

Toyota has repackaged the PEM fuel cell technology it has been developing since 1992 into compact modules intended for applications beyond passenger cars. Each module integrates the fuel cell stack with the air supply, hydrogen supply, cooling and power control components in a single package, and a Toyota-specific design recirculates part of the water produced during power generation back to the membrane, so no separate humidifier is needed. The modules come in two shapes — the box-type TFCM2-B and the flat, rectangular TFCM2-F — each available with a rated output of 60 or 80 kW and a 400 to 750 V range, with a built-in boost converter for connection to electrical equipment; models can be combined to match the required output level and available installation space. Second-generation modules are assembled on a pilot line at Toyota Motor Europe's R&D centre in Brussels, opened in January 2022, and Toyota's Fuel Cell Business Group provides application engineering support for integration. Toyota targets high-load, long-range uses — buses, trucks, boats, trains and forklifts — as well as stationary generators.