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Membraneless Fuel Cell with Self-Pumped Fuel and Oxidant

技術優勢: Simple design Size can be reduced to the millimeter scale Power output equivalent to existing larger devices Easily scalable to larger systems Amenable to mass production

技術應用: Portable power source for miniature devices Long-lasting portable power source for larger devices

詳細技術說明: This invention incorporates an innovative membraneless design with other specialized ancillary technologies that simplify the device and enable that the whole fuel-cell system to be miniaturized to the millimeter scale. Where most fuel cells require ancillary fuel and oxidant pumps, this invention incorporates a previously developed self-pumping mechanism that uses bubbles to move these fluids through its channels. The self-regulating nature of the system enhances fuel utilization, since the pumping rate of the fuel is automatically adjusted according to the applied electrical load. The pumping stops when the external electric load is removed. Additionally, lack of ancillary parts keeps the fuel cell efficient by not consuming the produced energy to run the ancillary parts. Because the system was essentially designed like a solid-state device, it is scalable to large systems and mass production. The capability to simplify the device (and reduce conventional problems with fuel cells) without sacrificing the output power of existing fuel cells is attractive because it solves the main drawbacks of fuel cells when compared against batteries as miniature power sources.

*Abstract: Researchers at UCLA have developed a miniaturized membraneless fuel-cell system where the whole system can be reduced down to the millimeter scale without sacrificing output power.

*IP Issue Date: Mar 21, 2017

*Principal Investigation: Name: Janet Hur
Department:

Name: Chang-Jin Kim
Department:

Name: Desheng Meng
Department:

附加資料: Patent Number: US20120148931A1
Application Number: US13325451A
Inventor: Kim, Chang-Jin | Hur, Janet | Meng, Desheng
Priority Date: 14 Dec 2010
Priority Number: US20120148931A1
Application Date: 14 Dec 2011
Publication Date: 14 Jun 2012
IPC Current: H01M000804 | H01M000824
US Class: 429443 | 429445
Title: SELF-PUMPING MEMBRANELESS FUEL CELL
Usefulness: SELF-PUMPING MEMBRANELESS FUEL CELL
Summary: The fuel cell is used in fuel cell system (claimed). It is used to build miniature fuel cells for miniature electronic devices, or scaled to build larger fuel cells for larger electronic devices.
Novelty: Fuel cell e.g. for miniature electronic devices includes channel having bubble generating region, one side comprising anode having catalyst for oxidizing fuel, and another side comprising cathode having catalyst for reducing oxidant

主要類別: 化工/材料

細分類別: 燃料電池

申請號碼: 9601789

其他

State Of Development

The invention has been designed, fabricated and tested in proof-of-concept device in centimeter scale. It has been proven experimentally with fuel of formic acid (HCOOH) and acidic oxidant (1M H2SO4) that the device produces power output (peak current density: ~80 mA/cm2) comparable to the existing technique that forces the fuel with an external pump.

Background

Fuel cells are promising energy sources with higher theoretical energy densities than batteries. Despite the significant effort invested in the development of micro-scale fuel cells by numerous institutes and companies, active fuel-cell systems below a few centimeters in size have not been reported. Most existing miniature fuel cells are passive systems with poor fuel utilization. The challenges in miniaturizing whole active fuel-cell systems are largely due to difficulties in miniaturizing ancillary subsystems such as pumps, gas separators, and electrode assemblies on the charge-exchange membrane between the fuel and oxidant.

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Tech ID/UC Case

22145/2010-309-0

Related Cases

2010-309-0

國家/地區: 美國

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