WO2003100895A2 - Module de base de pile a combustible miniature avec des micro-volumes traverses par un des deux reactants - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
- H01M8/241—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells with solid or matrix-supported electrolytes
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/10—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
- H01M8/1007—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes with both reactants being gaseous or vaporised
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/10—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
- H01M8/1097—Fuel cells applied on a support, e.g. miniature fuel cells deposited on silica supports
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
- Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
- Y02E60/50—Fuel cells
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- the invention relates to the field of small fuel cells, although it can be applied to medium power fuel cells. It relates, in particular, to micro-systems or modules of small sizes constituting fuel cells intended to be used as portable micro-sources of energy. On the other hand, it also applies to cells with ion-exchange membranes operating with the hydrogen / oxygen couple, known under the name of
- Fuel cells are electro-chemical cells generally made up of a stack of stages, producing electrical energy. Each of them comprises an anode and a cathode each placed on either side of an electrolyte, generally constituted by a membrane. A different reagent arrives on each of the exterior surfaces of these two electrodes, namely a fuel and an oxidizer. These react chemically via the electrolyte, so that it is possible to take an electrical voltage across the two electrodes.
- Livermore National Laboratory has developed a basic micro-fuel cell, using a silicon substrate. First, a thin metallic layer of nickel is deposited there, acting as an electronic collector, then the catalyst and then the proton conductor. The nickel is then perforated by chemical etching to bring the catalyst and the reducing agent into contact.
- the main object of the invention is a miniature fuel cell module, mainly consisting of: several micro-volumes, kept fixed with respect to each other by a structure and each comprising a stacking at least three layers respectively constituting an anode, an electrolyte and a cathode, each micro-volume having at two ends two parts not covered by the three layers; first means for circulating a first reactant to pass through the interior of each of the micro-volumes; and second means of circulation of a second reactant outside the micro-volumes.
- the interior of the micro-volumes is made of a material permeable to the first reactant.
- the porous silicon is preferably chosen.
- the structure consists of two lower and upper edges, impermeable to the two reactants and between which the micro-volumes are located, these two edges being pierced at the ends of the micro-volumes, thus constituting part of the first means of circulation of the first reactant.
- the second means of circulation of the second reactant are constituted, inter alia, by a lateral border impermeable at least to the second reactant, surrounding the assembly and comprising at least one inlet orifice, the space between the micro-volumes being left free.
- the latter are supplemented by a reinforcement of porous filling material filling the spaces between each of the micro-volumes.
- the lateral edge of the module consists of a silicon crown.
- the lower edge consists of a distributor substrate covered, between the micro-volumes, with a layer which is impermeable to the two reactants.
- the distributor substrate comprises a hollow base.
- the collection of the first reactant can be carried out thanks to a collection space placed above the upper edge of
- a particularly special embodiment of the basic module according to the invention comprises several stages of micro-volumes, each stage being separated from the other by an intermediate border each equipped with circulation holes placed at the top of the micro-volumes, the upper border being itself also equipped with circulation holes at the top of the micro-volumes, each floor being equipped with a side border itself equipped with at least one entry hole.
- FIG. 1 a first possible embodiment of the module according to the invention
- Figure 2 in section, a second possible embodiment of the module according to the invention
- Figure 3 in section, a third possible embodiment of the basic module according to the invention.
- the principle of the module according to the invention is to use, on a low thickness, a multitude of micro-volumes whose walls are covered with a multilayer constituent basic elements membrane / cell electrodes' fuel.
- a circulation of a first reactant is organized inside each micro-volume to come into contact with one of the two electrodes of the multilayer deposited on the micro-volume, while a circulation of a second reactant is organized around of each of the micro-volumes to be in contact with the other electrode of each base element thus formed.
- the membrane is impermeable to the two reactants.
- the main elements of the module are a lower base 1 and an upper base 2 between which is installed a multitude of micro-volumes 10.
- the assembly is surrounded by a lateral border 3, which delimits a space circular of flattened shape between the lower 1 and upper 2 borders. This circular shape is not functional, any other shape can be used (rectangle, square, etc.).
- a circulation of a first reactant is organized inside each of the micro-volumes 10, as shown by the vertical arrows.
- the lower border 1 has a surface impervious to the two reactants on its face, except on the surfaces delimited by the base of each of the micro-volumes 10.
- this lower border 1 is made of a material porous allowing the circulation of the first reactant, the latter can be conveyed in whole or in part by the lower edge 1 to the base of each of the micro-volumes 10.
- the assembly is completed with a cap 20 surmounting the assembly and fixed to the periphery of the upper edge 2, so as to delimit a collection space 22 into which the first reactant having just passed through each of the micro-volumes 10.
- the upper border 2 is provided so as to be impermeable to the two reactants, except on a part of the surface corresponding to the upper end of each of the micro-volumes 10.
- a hole for outlet suction 21, practiced on the cap 20, makes it possible to organize the circulation of the second reactant.
- the exit hole is not compulsory, since the reactant is consumed during the reaction.
- the module according to the invention is supplemented with first means of circulation of the first reactant to force the circulation of the latter inside the module, as shown by the vertical arrows.
- a second circulation of a second reactant is organized inside the closed space thus defined between the two lower 1, upper 2 and lateral 3 borders, between the micro-volumes 10. This circulation is carried out thanks to an entry hole 4A made on one side of the side edge 3 and an exit hole 4B made in the same side edge 3, opposite to the entry hole 4A.
- the two horizontal arrows schematize this circulation of the first reactant.
- the exit hole 4B is not compulsory, since this second reactant can be consumed during the reaction.
- Any device of slight overpressure placed upstream of the inlet hole 4A or capable of creating a depression downstream of the outlet hole 4B can be used to organize this second circulation.
- means for pressurizing upstream of the lower edge 1, that is to say below it and / or means for putting in slight depression at the outlet of the outlet hole of collection 21 can be used to organize this second circulation.
- micro-volumes 10 have been shown in this figure with a conical shape. This is only an exemplary embodiment, other forms can be used to form these micro-volumes 10.
- the porous material constituting the lower border 1 can also be used to constitute the interior of the micro-volumes.
- the latter can preferably be produced by a silicon crown, at the same time as the production of a possible structure of the micro-volumes 10.
- the embodiment envisaged for producing such cell modules plans to use, as material impervious to the two reactants, for example laminated films, impermeable to these two reactants.
- these films can be applied to the internal surface of the lower border 1 and to at least one of the surfaces of the upper border 2.
- photosensitive dry films it is possible to make the holes in the lower 1 and upper 2 edges, at the end of the micro-volumes 10, by exposure. Furthermore, the size of the holes then made in the upper plate 2 is smaller than the surface at the top of each micro-volume.
- the first means of circulation of the first reactant can be different upstream of the micro-volumes 10.
- the lower edge 31 of the first embodiment can consist of a plate which is sealed against the two reactants over all its thickness and pierced with holes 33 corresponding to the surface of the base of each micro-volume 10.
- a hollow base 30 delimiting a distribution space 34 with the lower edge 31, it it is possible to bring the first reactant inside the micro-volumes 10.
- the first reactant being under slight overpressure inside this distribution space 34, it is caused to pass from bottom to top inside of each micro-volume 10.
- a porous filling material. 35 such as a polymer, so as to mechanically reinforce the assembly, in particular the resistance of the micro-volumes 10.
- a porous material can be deposited by virtue of a form in spheroid plastic granules, for example polystyrene beads, followed by heating, so as to weld these different granules or beads.
- the porosity of these filling materials 35 thus installed allows the second reactant to circulate inside the internal space between the lower 31 and upper 32 edges from the inlet hole 4A to an outlet hole, referenced 4B, in figure 1.
- a special embodiment of the basic module according to the invention consists in producing several stages in each of which the micro-volumes 110 are placed on the same plane.
- Each of the stages has a lateral border 103 equipped with an inlet hole 104A and possibly an outlet hole 104B.
- Each floor is separated from the upper or lower floor by an intermediate border
- Each micro-volume 110 can advantageously be supplemented with a porous material 135, such as a porous silicon.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| EP03755183A EP1532703A2 (fr) | 2002-05-24 | 2003-05-22 | Module de base de pile a combustible miniature avec des micro-volumes traverses par un des deux reactants |
| JP2004508438A JP4731163B2 (ja) | 2002-05-24 | 2003-05-22 | 2つの反応物の1つが通過するマイクロボリュームを備える小型燃料電池ベースモジュール |
| US10/514,441 US7550220B2 (en) | 2002-05-24 | 2003-05-22 | Miniature fuel cell base module comprising micro-volumes which are traversed by one of two reactants |
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| FR02/06350 | 2002-05-24 | ||
| FR0206350A FR2840108B1 (fr) | 2002-05-24 | 2002-05-24 | Module de base de pile a combustible miniature avec des micro-volumes traverses par un des deux reactants |
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| WO2003100895A2 true WO2003100895A2 (fr) | 2003-12-04 |
| WO2003100895A3 WO2003100895A3 (fr) | 2005-03-10 |
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| US (1) | US7550220B2 (fr) |
| EP (1) | EP1532703A2 (fr) |
| JP (1) | JP4731163B2 (fr) |
| CN (1) | CN1294671C (fr) |
| FR (1) | FR2840108B1 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO2003100895A2 (fr) |
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- 2003-05-22 EP EP03755183A patent/EP1532703A2/fr not_active Withdrawn
- 2003-05-22 US US10/514,441 patent/US7550220B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2003-05-22 CN CNB038117282A patent/CN1294671C/zh not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2003-05-22 WO PCT/FR2003/001548 patent/WO2003100895A2/fr not_active Ceased
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| CN1656636A (zh) | 2005-08-17 |
| FR2840108A1 (fr) | 2003-11-28 |
| CN1294671C (zh) | 2007-01-10 |
| EP1532703A2 (fr) | 2005-05-25 |
| JP2005527094A (ja) | 2005-09-08 |
| US20050175881A1 (en) | 2005-08-11 |
| US7550220B2 (en) | 2009-06-23 |
| WO2003100895A3 (fr) | 2005-03-10 |
| JP4731163B2 (ja) | 2011-07-20 |
| FR2840108B1 (fr) | 2004-06-25 |
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