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In February VIASPACE delivered its first shipment of the VIASENSOR HS-1000 Humidity Sensor to Fuel Cell Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of fuel cell test systems. Demonstrations of the product at the Fuel Cell Expo in Japan received highly favorable feedback. Recently VIASPACE has received multiple queries where the real-time water vapor measurement capability is important. The latest inquiries are focused on production quality checks for fuel cells, testing for fuel cell-powered automobiles and fuel cell design optimization.
The VIASENSOR HS-1000 is a leading edge test device that quickly and accurately determines the level of relative humidity or water vapor flowing in a gas stream, which is vital to the proper function and efficiency of hydrogen fuel cells. The product uses proprietary technology to enable continuous, real-time, non-invasive and reliable measurement of the temperature, pressure and moisture content of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). The VIASENSOR takes data measurements every five seconds, provides automatic data collection software and interfaces to any PC. The device is built to withstand the high temperature and high humidity fuel cell environment, is small in size, quick to deploy and does not require specialized installation.
Dr. Carl Kukkonen, CEO of VIASPACE, commented: "With the launch of the VIASENSOR HS-1000, VIASPACE has delivered a breakthrough product that meets a critical need for hydrogen fuel cell design and performance measurement. We are encouraged by the response we have received and excited to pursue rapidly expanding opportunities for VIASPACE to serve potential customers in the automotive manufacturing, test instrumentation and fuel cell markets."
About VIASPACE: Originally founded
in 1998 with the objective of transforming proven space and defense technologies
from NASA and the Department of Defense into hardware and software solutions
that solve today's complex problems, VIASPACE benefits from important patent
and software licenses from Caltech, which manages NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.VIASPACE.com
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