: Ken Kuang, Keith Easler
: Ken Kuang, Keith Easler
: Fuel Cell Electronics Packaging
: Springer-Verlag
: 9780387473246
: 1
: CHF 87.60
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: Physikalische Chemie
: English
: 254
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Today's commercial, medical and military electronics are becoming smaller and smaller. At the same time these devices demand more power and currently this power requirement is met almost exclusively by battery power. This book includes coverage of ceramic hybrid separators for micro fuel cells and miniature fuel cells built with LTCC technology. It also covers novel fuel cells and discusses the application of fuel cell in microelectronics.

Foreword5
Acknowledgements7
Contents8
INTRODUCTION TO FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY10
INTRODUCTION10
FUEL CELLS IN CONTEXT10
HISTORY AND PRINCIPLES13
SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS 17
MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS24
POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS28
THE IDEAL REVERSIBLE SOFC - BASIC DERIVATION OF POTENTIAL AND EFFICIENCY36
CONCLUSIONS39
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS40
STABLE GLASS SEALS FOR INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE ( IT) SOFC APPLICATIONS42
INTRODUCTION42
STATE-OF-THE-ART SOFC SEALING43
APPROACH FOR SEALING GLASS DEVELOPMENT49
EXPERIMENTAL 53
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 56
CONCLUSIONS67
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS68
A NOVEL TECHNOLOGY OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL FABRICATION70
DENSE ELECTROLYTE FILMS71
BULK MATERIALS79
COMPOSITE ANODE AND CATHODE85
CONCLUSIONS92
IN SITU SEAL INTEGRITY SENSING FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS94
INTRODUCTION94
HIGH TEMPERATURE ISSUES95
TDR AND FR95
SEAL DESIGN96
FREQUENCY RESPONSE APPLIED TO SEAL INTEGRITY98
EVALUATION TESTING100
RESULTS100
CONCLUSIONS104
SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL106
INTRODUCTION106
STRUCTURE107
CATHODE110
ANODE112
ELECTROLYTE116
INTERCONNECT MATERIALS117
INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE (IT-SOFC)117
CONCLUSIONS118
BENEFITS AND TEST RESULTS OF A CERAMIC SEPARATOR COMPONENT FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS121
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS129
FOIL TYPE MICRO PEM FUEL CELL WITH SELF- BREATHING CATHODE SIDE130
INTRODUCTION130
FUEL CELL PRINCIPLE130
WHY MEMS FUEL CELLS?131
MEMS APPROACHES TO MICRO FUEL CELLS131
SILICON-BASED FC132
METAL-BASED FC134
POLYMER-BASED FC135
FOIL TYPE MICRO FUEL CELL DESIGN 136
TECHNOLOGY138
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISATION144
CONCLUSIONS149
THERMAL CONSTRAINTS OF PEM MICRO FUEL CELLS FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONICS152
INTRODUCTION152
FUEL CELL PRINCIPLE153
HEAT TRANSFER IN FUEL CELLS154
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE FUEL CELL STACK155
EXPERIMENTAL156
THERMAL MODEL158
WATER BALANCE159
THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF SYSTEM161
FUEL CELL-POWERED CAMCORDER, NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS, AND MOBILE PHONES 166
CONCLUSIONS168
ACKNOWLEDGMENT169
A DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL USING CERMET ELECTRODES IN LOW TEMPERATURE COFIRE CERAMICS171
INTRODUCTION171
REVIEW OF DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL ELECTRODES AND CATALYST173
EXPERIMENTAL177
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION177
CONCLUSIONS184
AUTOMATED FLUID DISPENSING FOR FUEL CELL MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY187
INTRODUCTION187
DEFINING THE DESIRED RESULTS187
GENERAL FLUID CONSIDERATIONS189
TYPES OF DISPENSING TECHNOLOGY189
AUTOMATED EQUIPMENT FEATURES 194
FLUIDS USED IN AUTOMATED DISPENSING 198
EXAMPLES OF TYPICAL AUTOMATED DISPENSING APPLICATIONS 201
SUMMARY208
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS208
INK-JET AS DIRECT-WRITE TECHNOLOGY FOR FUEL CELL PACKAGING AND MANUFACTURING211
INTRODUCTION211
HISTORY211
BACKGROUND ON INK-JET TECHNOLOGY212
FLUID REQUIREMENTS217
PATTERN FORMATION: FLUID/SUBSTRATE INTERACTION218
THROUGHPUT CONSIDERATION222
FUEL CELL RELATED MATERIALS PRINTING 223
COMMERCIAL PRINTING SYSTEMS237
FUTURE TRENDS240
CONCLUSIONS241
INDEX244