Title : 
Micro Proton-Exchange-Membrane Fuel Cell System in LTCC (Low Temperature Cofired Ceramics)
         
        
            Author : 
Goldberg, Adrian
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Fraunhofer Inst. Dresden, Dresden
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Fuel cells have a very high efficiency, a high power density and they use regenerative energy. These are reasons to use them as an alternative to present portable energy sources. This paper deals with the manufacturing of a Micro-Fuel-Cell-System with the help of LTCC technology. Especially of a muPEMFC (Micro-Proton-Exchange-Membrane-Fuel-Cell). It describes the construction and fabrication of the main fuel cell components: gas flow fields, current collectors and the electrical circuit. The LTCC-Technic for modern electronic packaging will be used to create multilayer ceramics with integrated fluidic and electronic functions.
         
        
            Keywords : 
ceramic packaging; electronics packaging; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; LTCC; current collectors; electrical circuit; electronic packaging; gas flow fields; low temperature cofired ceramics; microproton-exchange-membrane fuel cell; muPEMFC; Ceramics; Components, packaging, and manufacturing technology; Electronics packaging; Fabrication; Fluid flow; Fuel cells; Integrated circuit technology; Nonhomogeneous media; Pulp manufacturing; Temperature;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Electronics Technology, 2006. ISSE '06. 29th International Spring Seminar on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
St. Marienthal
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
1-4244-0551-3
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
1-4244-0551-3
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ISSE.2006.365132