Normally-closed electrostatic micro valve with pressure balance mechanism for portable fuel cell application

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 722-725

  Yoshida, Kazushi ^a   Hagihara, Yosuke ^a   Tanaka, Shuji ^b   Esashi, Masayoshi ^b  

^a PANASONIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSTATICS; FUEL CELLS; METHANOL; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PRESSURIZATION; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL (DMFC); LEAK PRESSURE; MICRO VALVES; WORKING FLUIDS;

VALVES (MECHANICAL);

EID: 33750108620     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (3)

1. Eiichi Sakaue, Micromachining / Nanotechnology in Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, Proc. IEEE 18th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, Miami, USA, January 30 - February 3, 2005, pp. 600-605.
2. Chenggang Xie, Joseph Bostaph, Jeanne Pavio, Development of a 2W direct methanol fuel cell power source, J. Power Sources, 136 (2004) pp. 55-65.
3. Kazushi Y, Yosuke H, Kimiaki S, Shuji T, Masayoshi E, Micro valve to Control Fuel for Portable Fuel Cells, IEEJ Trance. SM, Vol 125, No 10, (2005), pp418-423.