CN101110480A - Micro fuel cell system - Google Patents

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CN101110480A
CN101110480A CNA200610103307XA CN200610103307A CN101110480A CN 101110480 A CN101110480 A CN 101110480A CN A200610103307X A CNA200610103307X A CN A200610103307XA CN 200610103307 A CN200610103307 A CN 200610103307A CN 101110480 A CN101110480 A CN 101110480A
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简永烈
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A miniature fuel battery system comprises a fuel battery power generating part for electrochemical reaction of fuels and electric power output, an electrical transmission mechanism to provide electrical information transmission and power transmission in the miniature fuel battery system, a fuel circulating module to store and convey the fuel or residual solution after the electrochemical reaction by the power generating part, a sensing module to detect physical properties of the fuel and output electrical information in correspondence with these physical properties, a calculating module to select and execute corresponding control program according to electrical information of the physical property and a carrier. Wherein, the power generating part, the electrical transmission mechanism, the fuel circulating module, the sensing module and the calculating module are arranged in the carrier.

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Micro fuel cell system
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind ofly, in order to integrating several sensing apparatus of fuel cell, and particularly see through the micro fuel cell system that circuit board framework (PCB base) is integrated about micro fuel cell system.
Background technology
Known fuel cell have low pollute, fuel itself replenishes simple, high-energy-density and characteristics such as high-energy conversion efficiency, expectation will be the battery main force in future, especially in the use of portable electronic commodity, have its importance especially.Yet in known fuel cell, miniaturization and modular design are that this class technology is not enough.
Therefore, the present inventor is because the shortcoming of known fuel cell is invented a kind of micro fuel cell system, in order to miniaturization and modular fuel cell system to be provided.
Summary of the invention
Micro fuel cell system main purpose of the present invention provides the micro fuel cell system that a circuit board framework is integrated, so as to dwindling volume of fuel cell.
Another purpose of micro fuel cell system of the present invention provides the sensing component of microminiaturization, and reaches the fuel cell of miniaturization.
A purpose again of micro fuel cell system of the present invention is under the circuit board framework, couples in order to provide to be electrically connected with machinery, and reaches modular fuel cell.
A purpose again of micro fuel cell system of the present invention provides a fluid driver, in order to the circulation of fuel that fuel cell is provided.
Based on described purpose of the present invention, a kind of micro fuel cell system is provided, it comprises: a fuel cell power production department, it is output power in order to the electrochemical reaction of carrying out fuel; One electrical communications mechanism, it is in order to electric information transmission and the electric power transfer in this micro fuel cell system to be provided; One fuel recycle module, it is in order to storage and the residual solution after carrying this fuel or this electrical production portion electrochemical reaction; One sensing module, it is in order to detecting the physical property of this fuel, and exportable to electric information that should physical property; One computing module, it is the electric information according to this physical property, selects and carry out pairing control program; An and supporting body; Wherein this electrical production portion, this electrical communications mechanism, this fuel recycle module, this sensing module and this computing module are to be arranged in this supporting body.
Described fuel recycle module further has a fluid driver, in order to drive the fuel in this fuel flow channel and the circulation of residual solution.Wherein this fluid driver further comprises at least one unidirectional valve, a heating part and a cooling end; One unidirectional valve, it is the assembly in order to the limit fluid one-way flow; One heating part is near this fuel flow channel formed zone this electrical production portion, makes the fluid of this heating part be subjected to the heating of the reaction heat of this electrical production portion electrochemical reaction; And one cooling end be near the zone of this fuel recycle module this fuel container end, make the fluid of this cooling end because the relative environment of low temperature and cooling off.In addition, can further increase a heater is set, in order to replacing the effect of this heating part, and see through the part of this fuel recycle module of this heater heats, and the fuel that produces in this fuel recycle module flow.
Be familiar with this technology personage and understand purpose of the present invention, feature and effect for making, now by following specific embodiment, and conjunction with figs., to the present invention illustrate in detail as after.
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Fig. 1 is the system component associated diagram that shows fuel cell system of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the perspective view that shows fuel cell system one specific embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is a face side view of fuel cell system bipolar plates of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the three-dimensional view of the runner plate of fuel cell system of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is another face side view of fuel cell system bipolar plates of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is the sectional view of fuel cell system of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is the end view that shows another specific embodiment of fuel cell system of the present invention;
Fig. 8 is the partial component cutaway view that shows the fuel recycle module of fuel cell system of the present invention;
Fig. 9 is the runner plate three-dimensional view that shows a specific embodiment again of micro fuel cell system of the present invention.
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Electrical production portion (1) electrical communications mechanism (2)
Electric pressure converter (21) fuel recycle module (3)
Fuel container (31) fuel flow channel (32)
Anode flow channel (33) fluid driver (34)
Unidirectional valve (34a) heating part (34b)
Cooling end (34c) heater (34d)
Sensing module (4) densimeter (41)
Light sensing component (41a) light source assembly (41b)
Water level meter (42) capacitance sensing assembly (42a)
Temperature sensing component (43) computing module (5)
Microcontroller (51) load (6)
Supporting body (7) first parts (71)
Second part (72) runner plate (73)
Bipolar plates (74) runner plate (75)
Bipolar plates (76) system's aerial lug (8)
Fuel inlet (81) fuel delivery outlet (82)
Electrical cnnector (83) first internal system connectors (9A)
Second internal system connector (9B) fuel cartridge (10)
Fuel delivery outlet (101) fuel inlet (102)
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With reference to shown in Figure 1, it is the system component associated diagram of micro fuel cell system of the present invention, this micro fuel cell system is to have an electrical production portion (1), an electrical communications mechanism (2), a fuel recycle module (3), a sensing module (4) and a computing module (5), in order to provide this electrical production portion (1) running required fuel, and the physical propertys such as concentration, temperature or fuel quantity of supervision fuel, and can control the required electric power of this electrical production portion (1) output corresponding load (6) simultaneously.In the micro fuel cell system of the present invention, the electrical production portion (1) of this fuel cell is the energy converter with catalytic substance, and can be in order to carry out electrochemical reaction simultaneously with hydrogen-rich fuel and oxygen fuel, and and then chemical energy is converted to electric energy output, for example direct methanol fuel cell is to use the Nafion film with Du Pont that the media that carries out power conversion is provided, and can carry out the electrochemical reaction of methanol solution and carrier of oxygen and produce electric power output; This electrical communications mechanism (2) provides in this load (6) that the electric power transfer of this electrical production portion (1) is extremely outside; This fuel recycle module (3) is in order to store and to carry required fuel of this electrical production portion (1) running or the residual solution after this electrical production portion (1) electrochemical reaction; This sensing module (4) is the physical propertys such as concentration, capacity or temperature in order to the fuel of detecting this fuel cell, and the electric information of this sensing module (4) and exportable these physical propertys of correspondence; And this computing module (5) is the electric information of this sensing module of fechtable (4) institute's feedback (feedback), and carries out corresponding control program according to the electric information of this feedback.
Shown with reference to figure 2 and Fig. 3, Fig. 2 is the perspective view of micro fuel cell system one specific embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a face side view of micro fuel cell system bipolar plates of the present invention.Micro fuel cell system of the present invention further has a supporting body (7), this supporting body (7) is in order to the electrical production portion (1) of described this micro fuel cell system to be set, electrical communications mechanism (2), fuel recycle module (3), sensing module (4) and computing module (5), wherein this supporting body (7) comprises one first part (71) and one second part (72), this electrical production portion (1) is first part (71) that is arranged at this supporting body (7), and this electrical communications mechanism (2), this fuel recycle module (3), this sensing module (4) and this computing module (5) are second parts (72) that is arranged at this supporting body (7).Moreover, this supporting body (7) can be a plate body structure, and the material of this supporting body (7) can be arbitrary material of selecting in FR4 substrate, FR5 substrate, epoxy resin substrate, glass substrate, ceramic substrate, macromolecule plasticizing substrate and the combined type material substrate.
Described electrical communications mechanism (2) is various being electrically connected that comprises in this micro fuel cell system, and has system's aerial lug (8) at least, this system's aerial lug (8) is the structure that electric Jie connects, (electric connect) and mechanism are provided in order to provide couple (mechanicalengagement) to this load (6), and reach the information output or the input of this computing module (5) and this load (6), and reach electric power transfer that this electrical production portion (1) is produced to this load (6).In addition, this system's aerial lug (8) can further comprise one as the external fuel inlet (81) and fuel delivery outlet (82) that is communicated with use of this fuel flow channel (32), and comprises that an electrical cnnector (83) is in order to provide being electrically connected of these electrical communications mechanism (2).
Described fuel recycle module (3) is to have a fuel container (31) and fuel flow channel (32), this fuel container (31) stores required fuel of this electrical production portion (1) running or the residual solution after this electrical production portion (1) electrochemical reaction, and this fuel flow channel (32) is to carry required fuel of this electrical production portion (1) running or the residual solution after this electrical production portion (1) electrochemical reaction.Wherein this fuel container (31) is an accommodation space that is arranged in second part (72) of this supporting body (7), this fuel flow channel (32) then is the fluid guide structure that is arranged in this supporting body (7), and the part of this fuel flow channel (32) forms an anode flow channel (33), make this anode flow channel (33) to anode reaction portion that should electrical production portion (1), and can provide this electrical production portion (1) electrochemical reaction required anode fuel.
Described sensing module (4) is to have a densimeter (41), a water level meter (42) and a temperature sensing component (43), respectively in order to the physical propertys such as concentration, capacity or temperature of the fuel of detecting this fuel cell.
Described electrical communications mechanism (2) has an electric pressure converter (21), this electric pressure converter (21) can be that boost converter, step-down controller maybe can rise the direct current transducer that can fall, in order to the power conversions with output is specific voltage output, and this electric pressure converter (21) is on the bipolar plates (74) that is arranged at this supporting body (7), and sees through circuit board technology and reach.
Shown with reference to figure 4 and Fig. 6, Fig. 4 is the three-dimensional view of the runner plate of micro fuel cell system of the present invention, and Fig. 6 is the sectional view of micro fuel cell system of the present invention.This fuel container (31) can be that the local hollow out of runner plate (73) by this supporting body (7) is formed, similarly, this fuel flow channel (32) and this anode flow channel (33) also can be the local hollow outs in the runner plate (73) of this supporting body (7) and forming, and this fuel container (31) is to be interconnected with this fuel flow channel (32) and this anode flow channel (33), this anode flow channel (33) is to anode portion that should electrical production portion (1), make the fuel of this fuel container (31) to transfer to this anode flow channel (33), and then supply with the anode portion of this electrical production portion (1) via this fuel flow channel (32).
Moreover, the densimeter (41) of this sensing module (4) is to have a light sensing component (41a) and a light source assembly (41b), wherein this light sensing component (41a) is to have an optical sensor at least, this light sensing component (41a) is to utilize photosensitive components light signal to be converted to the transducer of the signal of telecommunication, and this optical sensor can be exported the electric information of a correspondence according to the rayed dosage of being accepted, and generally is output current information; And this light source assembly (41b) is in order to light source to be provided, and this light source can be infrared ray, visible light or single-frequency light.Moreover, the setting of this light sensing component (41a) and light source assembly (41b) is the fuel container (31) that cooperates this fuel recycle module (3), make the emitted light source of this light source assembly (41b) can pass the fuel in this fuel container (31), and receive by emitted light source behind the fuel by this light sensing component (41a).Because during light source assembly (41b) irradiation fuel, fuel in this fuel container (31) is under the state of variable concentrations, this fuel has different optical properties, the electric information that makes this optical sensor export is to have correlation with fuel concentration, and this computing module (5) to store this optical sensor output electric information be correlation information with fuel concentration.Therefore, when densimeter (41) the feedback electric information of this sensing module (4) during to this computing module (5), this computing module (5) can be according to this correlation information, and judges and obtain corresponding fuel concentration, and this computing module (5) can be carried out the control program of a correspondence simultaneously.
Described light sensing component (41a) and light source assembly (41b) are that to be equipped with can also be the fuel flow channel (32) (as shown in Fig. 2) of this fuel recycle module (3) or the arbitrary member place in this fuel recycle module (3), make the emitted light source of this light source assembly (41b) can pass the fuel in this fuel recycle module (3), receive by emitted light source behind the fuel by this light sensing component (41a) again.
In addition, described temperature sensing component (43) is in the runner plate (73) that can be arranged at this supporting body (7), and to fuel container (31) that should fuel recycle module (3), in order to the temperature of sensing fuel.
Shown with reference to figure 2 and Fig. 5, and Fig. 5 is another face side view of micro fuel cell system bipolar plates of the present invention.The water level meter (42) of this sensing module (4) is to have a capacitance sensing assembly (42a), this capacitance sensing assembly (42a) is to have specific capacitance characteristic, and this capacitance sensing assembly (42a) can be exported the capacitance information of a correspondence according to the fuel quantity in the fuel container (31) of this fuel recycle module (3).Moreover, the setting of this capacitance sensing assembly (42a) is the fuel container (31) that cooperates this fuel recycle module (3), make this capacitance sensing assembly (42a) in this fuel container (31) fuel quantity or after fuel height changes, this capacitance sensing assembly (42a) can corresponding different fuel capacity and different capacitances is arranged, and this computing module (5) to store this capacitance sensing assembly (42a) and output capacitance information be correlation information with capacitance.Therefore, when water level meter (42) the feedback electric information of this sensing module (4) during to this computing module (5), this computing module (5) can be according to this correlation information, and judges and obtain corresponding fuel quantity, and this computing module (5) can be carried out the control program of a correspondence simultaneously.
Described this capacitance sensing assembly (42a) is replaced by other band line (strip line), therefore can see through the electric signal that measures this band line and the information that obtains the fuel physical characteristic, and the band line electric signal that is measured can be equivalent capacitance value, equivalent inductance value, resistance value or the combination of these electric signals of band line component.Described computing module (5) is further to have a microcontroller (51), this microcontroller (51) but be carry logical operation and control program, or this microcontroller (51) also can be any logic control lock chip.Therefore, can see through this microcontroller (51) and read this electrical communications mechanism (2) institute information transmitted, these information are each electric informations that can comprise the feedback of this sensing module (4) institute.
Refer again to Fig. 2 and Fig. 6 is shown, the supporting body of micro fuel cell system of the present invention (7) further comprises at least one runner plate (73) and at least one bipolar plates (74), this runner plate (73) and this bipolar plates (74) are respectively plate body structures, and this supporting body (7) be this runner plate (73) with this bipolar plates (74) be bonded with each other constitute.The part of wherein said fuel flow channel (32) is to be arranged in this runner plate (73), it is to constitute this electrical production portion (1) that this bipolar plates (74) is located first part (71) that should supporting body (7), and the fuel flow channel (32) in this runner plate (73) at least partly is to should electrical production portion (1), in order to the fuel flow channel (32) that sees through in this runner plate (73) fuel of this fuel container (31) is transferred to this electrical production portion (1), or carry this electrical production portion (1) of leaving by the residue of this fuel flow channel (32) after with this electrical production portion (1) electrochemical reaction.Moreover this runner plate (73) can be respectively arbitrary material of selecting in FR4 substrate, FR5 substrate, epoxy resin substrate, glass substrate, ceramic substrate, macromolecule plasticizing substrate and the combined type material substrate with the material of this bipolar plates (74).In addition, this fuel flow channel (32) is the formed fluid guide structure of plate body of this runner plate (73) itself.
Described bipolar plates (74) can be to form a board structure of circuit, and this electrical communications mechanism (2), this sensing module (4) and this computing module (5) can be arranged on this bipolar plates (74) through circuit board technology respectively.Moreover this fuel recycle module (3) also can be to be arranged at this runner plate (73), and this fuel container (31) is the fuel accommodation space of the formed local hollow of plate body of this runner plate (73) itself.
In addition, described supporting body (7) can be that a runner plate (73) two sides engage a bipolar plates (74) respectively and constitute, this runner plate (73) two sides are formed with fuel flow channel (32) respectively in order to the electrical production portion (1) of pilot fuel to this bipolar plates (74), and produce the electrochemical reaction of exportable electric power, and this electrical production portion (1) is left in reacted residue guiding.
Shown with reference to figure 7, it is the end view of another specific embodiment of micro fuel cell system of the present invention.First part (71) of micro fuel cell system supporting body of the present invention (7) is a separated structures with second part (72), wherein this first part (71) further comprises at least one runner plate (75), at least one bipolar plates (76) and one first internal system connector (9A), and this second part (72) further comprises at least one second internal system connector (9B).Wherein, this runner plate (75) is respectively a plate body structure with this bipolar plates (76), the second internal system connector (9B) of this first internal system connector (9A) and this second part (72) is to have to be electrically connected to couple with mechanism and simultaneously can intermeshing connector construction, and this runner plate (75) and this bipolar plates (76) be the side be bonded with each other constitute.The part of described fuel flow channel (32) is to be arranged in this runner plate (75), another part of this fuel flow channel (32) then is arranged in this second part (72), the part of this electrical communications mechanism (2) is to be arranged in this bipolar plates (76), another part of this electrical communications mechanism (2) then is arranged in this second part (72), this sensing module (4) and this computing module (5) can see through circuit board technology respectively and be arranged in this second part (72), this electrical production portion (1) is arranged in this bipolar plates (76), and the fuel flow channel (32) in this runner plate (75) partly is to should electrical production portion (1), transfer to this electrical production portion (1) in order to fuel, or carry this electrical production portion (1) of leaving by the residue of this fuel flow channel (32) after with this electrical production portion (1) electrochemical reaction with this fuel container (31).
The material of the runner plate (75) of this first part (71), the bipolar plates (76) of this first part (71) and this second part (72) can be respectively arbitrary material of selecting in FR4 substrate, FR5 substrate, epoxy resin substrate, glass substrate, ceramic substrate, macromolecule plasticizing substrate and the combined type material substrate.
In addition, the first internal system connector (9A) of this first part (71) is in order to the coffret as the electrical communications mechanism (2) in fuel flow channel (32) in this first part (71) runner plate (75) and the bipolar plates (76).The second internal system connector (9B) of this second part (72) is in order to as the fuel flow channel (32) of this second part (72) and the coffret of electrical communications mechanism (2).Therefore, see through the engagement of this first internal system connector (9A) and this second internal system connector (9B), can make fuel flow channel (32) in this first part (71) be communicated with the fuel flow channel (32) in this second part (72), and the electrical communications mechanism (2) in this first part (71) is electrically connected the electrical communications mechanism (2) in this second part (72).
Moreover the fuel container (31) of this fuel recycle module (3) is the fuel accommodation space of this formed local hollow in second part (72).
In addition, the fuel flow channel (32) in the described fuel recycle module (3) is to see through gravitational effect and siphonage transfer the fuel or residual solution.
Examine shown in Figure 8ly, it is the partial component cutaway view of the fuel recycle module of micro fuel cell system of the present invention.In the micro fuel cell system of the present invention, this fuel recycle module (3) further has a fluid driver (34), in order to drive the fuel in this fuel flow channel (32) and the circulation of residual solution.This fluid driver (34) further comprises at least one unidirectional valve (34a), a heating part (34b) and a cooling end (34c), and wherein this unidirectional valve (34a) is the assembly in order to the limit fluid one-way flow; This heating part (34b) is near this fuel flow channel (32) formed zone this electrical production portion (1), makes the fluid of this heating part (34b) be subjected to the heating of the reaction heat of this electrical production portion (1) electrochemical reaction; And near this cooling end (34c) zone that is this fuel recycle module (3) this fuel container (31) end, make the fluid of this cooling end (34c) cool off because of the environment of relative low temperature.Therefore, when the electrical production portion (1) of micro fuel cell system of the present invention carries out electrochemical reaction, the fluid flow direction that can make fuel in this fuel recycle module (3) follow this unidirectional valve (34a) to be limited flows, and reaches the circulation of fuel and residual solution.
Described fluid driver (34) can further comprise a heater (34d), and this heater (34d) is made of the resistance-type heater strip, and is arranged in this fuel flow channel (32), and replaces the heating function of this heating part (34b).
Based on described each embodiment, when the electrical production portion (1) of micro fuel cell system of the present invention carries out electrochemical reaction, fuel in the fuel container (31) of this fuel recycle module (3) can be delivered to this electrical production portion (1) via this fuel flow channel (32), and this electrical production portion (1) carry out electrochemical reaction after formed residual solution can be delivered to this fuel container (31) via this fuel flow channel (32) again.Moreover, when the electrical production portion (1) of micro fuel cell system of the present invention carries out electrochemical reaction and during output power, can see through this electrical communications mechanism (2) and carry out the load (6) of electrical communications to this micro fuel cell system outside, and during the electric pressure converter (21) in its this electrical communications mechanism (2) of electric power process, can export the electric power of specific voltage, in order to cooperate the electricity needs of this load (6).
In addition, carry out electrochemical reaction and in the process of output power in the electrical production portion (1) of micro fuel cell system of the present invention, the densimeter (41) of this sensing module (4), water level meter (42) and temperature sensing component (43) can detect the physical propertys such as concentration, capacity and temperature of the fuel of this fuel cell respectively, and the electric information of these physical propertys is fed back to the microcontroller (51) of this computing module (5), make this microcontroller (51) according to the electric information of this feedback, carry out corresponding control program.
With reference to shown in Figure 9, it is the runner plate three-dimensional view of a specific embodiment again of micro fuel cell system of the present invention.In the micro fuel cell system of the present invention, this fuel recycle module (3) can be made of this fuel flow channel (32) and this anode flow channel (33), and this densimeter (41) can be the part that is arranged at this fuel flow channel (32) with temperature sensing component (43), and wherein this light sensing component (41a) is to be arranged at the local both sides of pairing this fuel flow channel (32) with light source assembly (41b).Moreover, micro fuel cell system of the present invention can further comprise a fuel cartridge (10), this fuel cartridge (10) is one to have the hollow structure of ccontaining fuel, and this fuel cartridge (10) has a fuel delivery outlet (101) and a fuel inlet (102) respectively to fuel inlet (81) and fuel delivery outlet (82) on should runner plate (73), make this fuel delivery outlet (101) and fuel inlet (102) respectively with pairing fuel inlet (81) and fuel delivery outlet (82) mechanical engagement and being interconnected mutually.Therefore the fuel in this fuel cartridge (10) can enter fuel flow channel (32) in this runner plate (73) via this fuel delivery outlet (101) and this fuel inlet (81), sees through this anode flow channel (33) again and supplies with this electrical production portion (1); And the residual fuel of this electrical production portion (1) then can be recovered in this fuel cartridge (10) via this fuel delivery outlet (82) and this fuel inlet (102).
Though the present invention with specific embodiment openly as above; right its disclosed specific embodiment is not in order to limit the present invention; anyly be familiar with this technical staff; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when being used for a variety of modifications and variations; its change of doing all should belong to category of the present invention with retouching, and protection scope of the present invention is worked as according to being as the criterion that claim of the present invention defined.

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1. a micro fuel cell system is characterized in that, comprising:
One fuel cell power production department, it is output power in order to the electrochemical reaction of carrying out fuel;
One electrical communications mechanism, it is in order to electric information transmission and the electric power transfer in this micro fuel cell system to be provided;
One fuel recycle module, it is to comprise a fuel flow channel, in order to carry the fuel in this micro fuel cell system;
One densimeter, it is to comprise a light sensing component and a light source assembly, this light sensing component is corresponding two opposite sides that are arranged at this fuel flow channel part with this light source assembly, in order to detecting the concentration physical property of this fuel, and exportable to electric information that should the concentration physical property;
One computing module, it is the electric information according to this physical property, selects and carry out pairing control program; And
One supporting body;
Wherein this fuel cell power production department, this electrical communications mechanism, this fuel recycle module, this densimeter and this computing module are to be arranged in this supporting body.
2. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this supporting body is a plate body structure.
3. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, the plate body structure of this supporting body is to comprise:
At least one runner plate, it is a plate body structure, and this fuel recycle module is set; And
At least one bipolar plates, it is a board structure of circuit, and this fuel cell power production department, this electrical communications mechanism, this densimeter and this computing module are set;
Wherein this fuel flow channel at least the part be to be arranged in this runner plate, and the fuel flow channel in this runner plate at least partly is to should fuel cell power production department and leave this fuel cell power production department in order to fuel transferred to this fuel cell power production department and by this fuel flow channel residual fuel to be carried.
4. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, this fuel flow channel is the formed fluid guide structure of plate body of this runner plate itself.
5. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, this fuel flow channel is the local hollow out in this runner plate and forming.
6. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 4, wherein this fuel recycle module further comprises a fuel container, this fuel container is the fuel accommodation space of the formed local hollow of plate body of this runner plate itself, and this fuel container is to be communicated with this fuel flow channel.
7. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that, further comprise a water level meter, the setting of this water level meter is to should fuel container, and this water level meter is an electric information of exporting a correspondence according to the fuel quantity in the fuel container of this fuel recycle module.
8. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that, this water level meter is to comprise a capacitance sensing assembly, this capacitance sensing assembly is to should fuel container and be arranged at this bipolar plates, and this capacitance sensing assembly is to have specific capacitance characteristic, and can export the capacitance information of a correspondence according to the fuel quantity in this fuel container.
9. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, this capacitance sensing assembly is a band line capacitance.
10. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 8, it is characterized in that, this capacitance sensing assembly is a band line capacitance, and any electric signal in the combination of the equivalent capacitance value of this band line, equivalent inductance value, resistance value and these electric signals is the information to water level physical characteristic that should fuel.
11. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, this runner plate further has a fuel inlet and a fuel delivery outlet, and this fuel inlet is to be arranged at this runner plate and to be communicated with this fuel recycle module with fuel delivery outlet.
12. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 11, it is characterized in that, further comprise a fuel cartridge, this fuel cartridge is one to have the hollow structure of ccontaining fuel, and this fuel cartridge has a fuel delivery outlet and a fuel inlet, this fuel delivery outlet and this fuel inlet are respectively to fuel inlet and this fuel delivery outlet on should runner plate, and this fuel delivery outlet and this fuel inlet are respectively with pairing fuel inlet and the mutual mechanical engagement of fuel delivery outlet and be interconnected.
13. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that, this supporting body can be that a runner plate is that two sides engage a bipolar plates respectively and constitute, these runner plate two sides are formed with fuel flow channel respectively in order to the fuel cell power production department of pilot fuel to this bipolar plates, and this fuel cell power production department is left in the residual fuel guiding.
14. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that this supporting body is arbitrary material of selecting in FR4 substrate, FR5 substrate, epoxy resin substrate, glass substrate, ceramic substrate, macromolecule plasticizing substrate and combined type material substrate.
15. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, this electrical communications mechanism is to comprise an electrical cnnector, and this electrical cnnector is to be arranged at one in this bipolar plates to provide and be electrically connected and structure that electric Jie that mechanism couples connects.
16. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that, this electrical communications mechanism is to comprise a fuel inlet and a fuel delivery outlet, this fuel inlet is to be arranged at this runner plate and to be communicated with fuel flow channel respectively with this fuel delivery outlet, and in order to the external connection of this fuel flow channel to be provided.
17. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, further comprises a temperature sensing component, in order to the temperature physical property of the fuel of detecting this fuel cell.
18. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that, this temperature sensing component is arranged on this bipolar plates and to should fuel flow channel.
19. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that, this temperature sensing component is arranged on this bipolar plates and to should fuel container.
20. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this light source is arbitrary light source of selecting in infrared ray, visible light and the single-frequency light.
21. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this supporting body comprises one first local and one second part, the part of local and this fuel recycle module of this fuel cell power production department, this electrical communications mechanism is first part that is arranged at this supporting body, and another part, this densimeter and this computing module of another part of this electrical communications mechanism, this fuel recycle module are second parts that is arranged at this supporting body.
22. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 21, it is characterized in that, first part of this supporting body is a plate body structure, second part of this supporting body is another plate body structure, and this first part comprises one first internal system connector, this second part comprises one second internal system connector, and this first internal system connector and the second internal system connector of this second part are to comprise that one is electrically connected and couples structure with mechanism and be communicated with structure to the fuel recycle module of first local and second part that should supporting body.
23. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that, the first internal system connector of this first part is in order to the coffret as fuel flow channel in this first local runner plate and the electrical communications mechanism in the bipolar plates.
24. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 22, it is characterized in that, the fuel container of this fuel recycle module is the fuel accommodation space of this second local formed local hollow, and the second internal system connector of this second part is in order to as the fuel flow channel of this second part and the coffret of electrical communications mechanism.
25. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that, this supporting body first part further comprises at least one runner plate and at least one bipolar plates, and this runner plate and this bipolar plates are respectively plate body structures.
26. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 25, it is characterized in that, this fuel recycle module comprises that further an anode flow channel is communicated with this fuel flow channel, this anode flow channel is to be arranged in the runner plate of this supporting body first part and to should fuel cell power production department, and this fuel cell power production department is arranged in the bipolar plates of this supporting body first part.
27. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 26, it is characterized in that the material of the runner plate of this supporting body first part is arbitrary material of selecting in FR4 substrate, FR5 substrate, epoxy resin substrate, glass substrate, ceramic substrate, macromolecule plasticizing substrate and the combined type material substrate.
28. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 26, it is characterized in that the material of the bipolar plates of this supporting body first part is respectively arbitrary material of selecting in FR4 substrate, FR5 substrate, epoxy resin substrate, glass substrate, ceramic substrate, macromolecule plasticizing substrate and the combined type material substrate.
29. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 26 is characterized in that, this fuel flow channel and anode flow channel are the formed fluid guide structure of runner plate of this supporting body first part itself.
30. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that, this supporting body second part further comprises at least one runner plate and at least one circuit board, and this runner plate and this circuit board are respectively plate body structures.
31. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 30 is characterized in that, this fuel recycle module part that is arranged at this supporting body second part is on the electric runner plate that is arranged at this supporting body second part; And this electrical communications mechanism that is arranged at this supporting body second part is local, this densimeter and this computing module are on the electric circuit board that is arranged at this supporting body second part.
32. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 31, it is characterized in that, this fuel recycle module further comprises a fuel container, this fuel container is the fuel accommodation space of the formed local hollow of runner plate of this supporting body second part itself, and this fuel container is to be communicated with this fuel flow channel.
33. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 32, it is characterized in that, further comprise a water level meter, the setting of this water level meter is to should fuel container, and this water level meter is an electric information of exporting a correspondence according to the fuel quantity in the fuel container of this fuel recycle module.
34. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 33, it is characterized in that, this water level meter is to comprise a capacitance sensing assembly, this capacitance sensing assembly is to should fuel container and be arranged at the circuit board of this supporting body second part, and this capacitance sensing assembly is to have specific capacitance characteristic, and can export the capacitance information of a correspondence according to the fuel quantity in this fuel container.
35. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 34 is characterized in that, this capacitance sensing assembly is a band line capacitance.
36. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 35, it is characterized in that, this capacitance sensing assembly is a band line capacitance, and any electric signal in the combination of the equivalent capacitance value of this band line, equivalent inductance value, resistance value and these electric signals is the information to water level physical characteristic that should fuel.
37. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this fuel recycle module further comprises a fluid driver, in order to drive the fuel in this fuel flow channel and the circulation of residual solution.
38. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 37 is characterized in that, this fluid driver further comprises at least one unidirectional valve, a heating part and a cooling end;
At least one unidirectional valve, it is the assembly in order to the limit fluid one-way flow;
The heating part is near this fuel flow channel formed zone this fuel cell power production department, makes the fluid of this heating part be subjected to the heating of the reaction heat of this fuel cell power production department electrochemical reaction; And
One cooling end is near the zone of this fuel recycle module this fuel container end, makes the fluid of this cooling end cool off because of the environment of relative low temperature.
39. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 37 is characterized in that, this fluid driver further comprises at least one unidirectional valve, a heater and a cooling end;
At least one unidirectional valve, it is the assembly in order to the limit fluid one-way flow;
This heater is to be arranged in this fuel recycle module, in order to heating fuel; And
One cooling end is near the zone of this fuel recycle module this fuel container end, makes the fluid of this cooling end cool off because of the environment of relative low temperature.
40. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 39 is characterized in that, this heater is that a resistance-type heater strip constitutes.
41. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this electrical communications mechanism comprises a voltage conversion unit, and this voltage conversion unit is to be the output of specific voltage in order to power conversions that will output.
42. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 41 is characterized in that, this voltage conversion unit is arbitrary unit of selecting in boosting unit, pressure unit and the buck unit.
43. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this computing module further comprises a microcontroller, but this microcontroller is carry logical operation and control program.
44. micro fuel cell system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this computing module further comprises a microcontroller, and this microcontroller is any logic control lock chip.
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