环境对自呼吸式MEMS微型H2/空气质子交换膜燃料电池的影响

Effect of ambient conditions on the air-breathing MEMS H2/Air micro PEM fuel cells

  • 摘要: 利用MEMS技术制备了一种自呼吸式微质子交换膜燃料电池(PEMFC),阳极采用点蛇混合结构,阴极采用双层镂空微流场结构,阴极靠近膜电极侧微孔尺寸从5~50m不等。鉴于自呼吸式电池的性能受环境的影响很大,本文着重研究了环境湿度和温度对电池性能的影响。结果表明阴极微孔尺寸为11m和15m的电池孔径适度,在环境20℃、30%-70%RH时两电池的极限电流密度(Jmax)和峰值功率密度(Pmax)均表现出较高值,性能良好;阴极微孔尺寸为11m的电池在空气维持50%RH下,温度由10℃升到40℃时Pmax逐渐增大,增幅达14.9%;若不维持空气湿度而改变温度,则温度由10℃升高到40℃时Pmax先增大后减小,20℃时达最大。

     

    Abstract: A PEMFC was designed and fabricated with the microelectromechanical system (MEMS) technology. The anode has a pin-serpentine-combined flew field and the cathode has two layers with small channels flew field for air-breathing. The pore size of small channels near the MEA ranges from 5 m to 50 m. This paper focuses on the effects of relative humidity and temperature on fuel cell performance. Results show that PEMFCs with 11 m and 15 m micro-pore in cathodes performs well at 20℃ and 30-70%RH. When air humidity is controlled at 50%RH, the peak power (Pmax) of PEMFC with 11 m micro-pore in cathode went up by 14.9% when temperature rose from 10℃ to 40℃. In contrast, when doing the same thing without air humidity control, Pmax first increased to the maximum at 20℃ and then decreased.

     

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