Investigation of a small-volume direct methanol fuel cell stack for portable applications

Zhenyu Yuan; Yufeng Zhang; Wenting Fu; Zipeng Li; Xiaowei Liu

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2012.12.033

Investigation of a small-volume direct methanol fuel cell stack for portable applications

Zhenyu Yuan
, Yufeng Zhang^*
, Wenting Fu
, Zipeng Li
, Xiaowei Liu

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Astronautics

Harbin Institute of Technology
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China

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Abstract

In this paper, a 6-cells direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) stack with the volume of only 13.25 cm³ and the weight of 24.075 g is designed, fabricated and tested. First, the material characterization of the Au-coated Al current collector is investigated to exhibit superior characteristics in electric conductivity, weight and electrochemical corrosion resistance. And then the steady-state performance of the stack is tested, the maximum power output of the stack reaches 568.4 mW at room temperature. The dynamic performance and durability of the stack are also investigated in consideration of practical conditions. Results indicate that stack performance represents good responding and reproducible ability. Finally, the DMFC stack proves its good performance in powering experimental fan two times in 30 days successfully.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	462-467
Number of pages	6
Journal	Energy
Volume	51
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2012.12.033
State	Published - 2013

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Direct methanol fuel cell stack
Portable application
Small-volume

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