Abstract:
Fuel cell (500) comprising solid electrolyte membrane (114), fuel electrode (102) and oxidizer electrode (108) provided so as to have the solid electrolyte membrane (114) interposed therebetween, and fuel chamber (502) capable of feeding liquid fuel to the fuel electrode (102). Trapping agent (504) for capturing carbonate ions is introduced in the fuel chamber (502). The trapping agent (504) comprises metal cations and a retainer capable of retaining the metal cations within a given region. The metal cations couple with carbonate ions to thereby form carbonates and cause precipitation thereof, so that retention of carbon dioxide bubbles in the vicinity of fuel electrode (102) can be inhibited and feeding of fuel to the fuel electrode is not interfered with to thereby enable enhancing the power generating efficiency of the fuel cell (500).
Abstract:
The present invention is a driving method of a fuel cell in which power is generated from a liquid fuel containing fuel and oxidant by a fuel cell main assembly 5. In order to suppress the degradation of the output characteristics after the stop and storage, a start-up operation S1 which is started after a stop state in which a load is not connected the fuel cell main assembly; a recovery operation S3 in which the liquid fuel is supplied to the fuel cell main assembly 5 such that an electrode of the fuel cell main assembly is reduced after the start-up operation S1; and a normal operation S4 in which the power is supplied to an external load 20.
Abstract:
Electric power is supplied from a fuel battery to a portable personal computer (210) including a heating section (212) heating during operation. The fuel battery includes electrolyte, a fuel electrode and an oxidant electrode arranged to sandwich the electrolyte and a fuel supply section capable of supplying fuel which has absorbed heat of the heating section (212) to the fuel electrode. The fuel supply section removes the heat from the heating section (212) by supplying fuel to the fuel electrode when the fuel is heated by heat exchange. Thus, it is possible to improve the battery efficiency of the fuel battery and suppress increase of the temperature of the heating section.
Abstract:
Electric power is supplied from a fuel battery to a portable personal comput er (210) including a heating section (212) heating during operation. The fuel battery includes electrolyte, a fuel electrode and an oxidant electrode arranged to sandwich the electrolyte and a fuel supply section capable of supplying fuel which has absorbed heat of the heating section (212) to the fuel electrode. The fuel supply section removes the heat from the heating section (212) by supplying fuel to the fuel electrode when the fuel is heate d by heat exchange. Thus, it is possible to improve the battery efficiency of the fuel battery and suppress increase of the temperature of the heating section.
Abstract:
ATM test equipment are used as a source node and a responder node for conducting a test in a number of modes. At the source node, a test cell is formulated according to a selected test mode with a header identifying the source node and a responder node and a test mode value identifying the selected test mode, and transmits the test cell to an ATM network, and receives a response cell from the network to analyze data contained in the received response cell according to the test mode value of the response cell. The response cell is formulated at the responder node with a header identifying the responder node and the source node and the test mode value of the received test cell. At the responder node, data contained in the received test cell is also analyzed according to the test mode value of the test cell.
Abstract:
ATM test equipment are used as a source node and a responder node for conducting a test in a number of modes. At the source node, a test cell is formulated according to a selected test mode with a header identifying the source node and a responder node and a test mode value identifying the selected test mode, and transmits the test cell to an ATM network, and receives a response cell from the network to analyze data contained in the received response cell according to the test mode value of the response cell. The response cell is formulated at the responder node with a header identifying the responder node and the source node and the test mode value of the received test cell. At the responder node, data contained in the received test cell is also analyzed according to the test mode value of the test cell.