Premium
Development of passive heat control system for direct methanol fuel cell using electric double layer capacitor
Author(s) -
Norimatsu Yasuaki,
Kikuchi Mutsumi,
Kanouda Akihiko
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
electrical engineering in japan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.136
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1520-6416
pISSN - 0424-7760
DOI - 10.1002/eej.21129
Subject(s) - direct methanol fuel cell , battery (electricity) , electrical engineering , automotive engineering , capacitor , power (physics) , electric double layer capacitor , engineering , power density , materials science , voltage , chemistry , physics , anode , electrode , quantum mechanics
A direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) is highly anticipated as a new, high‐density energy source for mobile usage; however, its poor power density presents a problem. As a result, the size of portable electronic equipment using DMFCs is far larger than that of equipment using another type of battery. In addition, steady power supply control is difficult, because the output power of the DMFC is affected by the environment. First, this paper presents a pulse charge control system that is a new control system applied to a mobile device, which uses the DMFC and an electric double layer capacitor (EDLC), then describes the new passive heat control and presents experimental results. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 179(1): 46–53, 2012; Published online in Wiley Online Library ( wileyonlinelibrary.com ). DOI 10.1002/eej.21129