A “4-cell” modular passive DMFC (direct methanol fuel cell) stack, which can be freely combined and applied to various electronic devices, is designed, fabricated and tested. Two PCB (printed circuit board) based accessories are designed and fabricated for electrically connecting and...

A novel MEA (membrane electrode assembly) structure of passive μ-DMFC (micro-direct methanol fuel cell) controls water management and decreases methanol crossover. The CNT (carbon nanotube) paper replacing CP (carbon paper) as GDL (gas diffusion paper) enhances water back diffusion which...

The objective of this work is to investigate the energy saving potential of HTHP&DW (high temperature heat pump coupling to desiccant wheel) system by means of comparative analysis based on reference technologies. A complete numerical model of HTHP&DW system is established and the iterative...

To solve the water flooding problem of micro passive direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC), plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) was adopted to prepare a superhydrophilic coating on the surface of an aluminum-based cathode current collector which contacts with air. Results data show that liquid water...

This paper experimentally investigated the system performance of a split-type air conditioner matching with different coiled adiabatic capillary tubes for HCFC22 and HC290. Experiments were carried out in a room-type calorimeter. The results have shown that (1) similar cooling effects can be...

The objective of this paper is to investigate the performance characteristics of μDMFC (micro direct methanol fuel cell) using a novel concept of self-adaptive anode feeding pattern, which can be controlled by detecting the operating current. A comprehensive analysis, including polarization...

A two-dimensional, non-isothermal model is presented for a small passive direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) in vertical operation. The effect of natural convection at the anode in the fuel reservoir is considered. The coupled heat and mass transport of the whole cell, along with the...

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...

In this paper, a μDMFC (micro direct methanol fuel cell) with high performance was fabricated by adopting aluminum alloys as a substrate for the first time. PEO (plasma electrolytic oxidation) was adopted to prepare an oxide coating on the substrate to make it electrically non-conductive and...