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Update ISO TC 197 WG9 Hydrogen Generators
Using Fuel Processing Technologies
by Mario Sandoval
Shell Hydrogen
On 30 June - 1 July 2004 ISO TC 197 WG9 held its 4th meeting
in Yokohama, Japan.
The meeting was attended by 15 experts, mostly WG 9 members
and for the first time observers from Korea and Spain. The main
purpose of the meeting was to review and incorporate the comments
that resulted from the circulation of ISO/CD 16110 Hydrogen
generators using fuel processing technologies. The second main
objective was to discuss the comments received on the proposal
to limit the scope of ISO/CD 16110 to safety requirements and
to include procedures to determine efficiency in a separate
document.
Based on the progress achieved at the WG9 meeting, ISO/TC 197
during its 13th plenary meeting on 2 July 2004 in Yokohama,
Japan, agreed to circulate the ISO/CD 16110-1 Hydrogen generators
using fuel processing technologies — Part 1: Safety (circulated
as ISO/TC 197 doc. N 276 and incorporating the comments received
and circulated as ISO/TC 197 doc. N 287 R2) as Draft International
Standard.
ISO/TC 197 confirmed the need for a document containing procedures
to determine efficiency of hydrogen generators using fuel processing
technologies and agreed with the following target dates:
ISO 16110-1 Hydrogen generators using fuel processing technologies
— Part 1: Safety
DIS: 2004-10
FDIS: 2005-12
IS: 2006-06
ISO 16110-2 Hydrogen generators using fuel processing technologies
— Part 2: Procedures to determine efficiency
CD: 2005-06
DIS: 2005-12
FDIS: 2006-12
IS: 2007-06
ISO 16110-1 has awakened wide international interest.
In the USA the UL STP 2264 Gaseous Hydrogen Generating Appliances
agreed to adopt ISO 16110-1 as the U.S. standard entitled “Gaseous
Hydrogen Generating Appliances – Fuel Processing.”
In accordance with agreement between CSA America and UL, this
standard will be co-published by CSA America and UL.
Based on the Vienna agreement between CEN and ISO, there is
the intention to request the adoption of ISO 16110-1 as a CEN
standard with specific EU harmonization purpose. This request
will be submitted per preliminary questionnaire (PQ) to the
CEN Technical Board.
In Japan, the mirror committee of ISO TC197/WG9 has 21 members.
This committee ensures that ISO 16110-1 meets the needs of the
Japanese market.
WG9 has currently 32 members from the following countries: Argentina
(1), Canada (3), France (5), Germany (2), Italy (1), Japan (2),
Netherlands (2), Norway (1), USA (15). Korea has communicated
its intention to nominate experts to the WG9.
A further development associated with the WG9 activities include
the proposal to form a Joint Working Group ISO/IEC to work on
installation requirements for fuel cell power plants and hydrogen
generators. This proposal was discussed during the ISO TC 197
plenary and WG9 meetings as well as during the IEC TC 105 plenary
meeting.
WG9 has intensely cooperated with ISO TC 197/WG8 (Hydrogen generators
using water electrolysis) and IEC TC 105WG3 (Stationary fuel
cell power systems –Safety) in order to align safety approaches
where practical.
WG9 thanks ENAA, JGC Corporation and Osaka Gas for kindly hosting
the Yokohama meeting. Thanks in particular for the very nice
reception.
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