Development of a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell with Lightweight Disc Type Current Collectors
The direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) adopts methanol solution as a fuel suitable for low power portable applications. A miniature, lightweight, passive air-breathing design is therefore desired. This paper presents a novel planar disc-type DMFC with multiple cells containing a novel developed lightweight current collector at both the anode and cathode sides. The present lightweight current collector adopts FR4 Glass/Epoxy as the substrate with the current collecting areas located at the corresponding membrane electrolyte assembly (MEA) areas. The current collecting areas are fabricated by sequentially coating a corrosion resistant layer and electrical conduction layer via the thermal evaporation technique. The anode current collector has carved flow channels for fuel transport and production. The cathode current collector has drilled holes for passive air breathing. In order to ensure feasibility in the present concept a 3-cell prototype DMFC module with lightweight disc type current collectors is designed and constructed. Experiments were conducted to measure the cell performance. The results show that the highest cell power output is 54.88 mW·cm<sup>−2</sup> and successfully demonstrate the feasibility of this novel design.
Year of publication: |
2014
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Authors: | Kuan, Yean-Der ; Lee, Shin-Min ; Sung, Ming-Feng |
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Energies. - MDPI, Open Access Journal, ISSN 1996-1073. - Vol. 7.2014, 5, p. 3136-3147
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Publisher: |
MDPI, Open Access Journal |
Subject: | direct methanol fuel cell | disc-type current collector | microelectromechanical system | thermal evaporation |
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Extent: | application/pdf text/html |
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Type of publication: | Article |
Classification: | Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Q0 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics. General ; Q4 - Energy ; Q40 - Energy. General ; Q41 - Demand and Supply ; Q42 - Alternative Energy Sources ; Q43 - Energy and the Macroeconomy ; q47 ; Q48 - Government Policy ; Q49 - Energy. Other |
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Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011030813
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