{"id":6064,"date":"2012-04-02T12:37:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T12:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prod.zbt.compositas.io\/?post_type=news&p=6064"},"modified":"2025-02-13T12:39:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T12:39:05","slug":"hysport-simulated-height","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/zbt.de\/en\/news\/hysport-simulated-height\/","title":{"rendered":"HySPORT - simulated height"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HySPORT – simulated height<\/h2>\n
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Field testing of fuel cell based high altitude training successfull<\/p>\n

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Together with the partners N2Telligence, HyCologne and Air Products, ZBT has finished the project “HySPORT”. Goal of the project was the development of a fuel cell system which is not used for energy supply but for supplying oxygen reduced breathing air. The field test within the sports-region of Cologne was successfully performed.<\/p>\n

Since the 1970s different technologies for height training of athletes in lowlands have been developed based on vacuum chambers or reducing the oxygen level at normatic pressure. Standard systems have a high noise emission and very dry breathing air. Using the oxygen reduced cathode off gas of a fuel cell system therefore offers significant advantages.<\/p>\n

The HySPORT fuel cell systems have been developed and optimized within the 2 years project by ZBT. The direct contact of the product gases to the athletes resulted in challenging security efforts to enshure a safe operation for the humans. Various steps of certification and approval have been fulfilled successfully.<\/p>\n

Project: “Entwicklung und Demonstration von H\u00f6hentrainingsger\u00e4ten auf Basis<\/i>\u00a0der Brennstoffzellentechnik – HySport” – 03BS205B (10.2009 – 12.2011) \/ Bundesministerium f\u00fcr Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n