FUEL CELL WITH TEMPERATURE SENSOR DEVICE

• US 20090123294A1
• Filed: 01/13/2008
• Published: 05/14/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ming-Yao Dong, Yung-Lieh Chien
• Original Assignee: Ming-Yao Dong, Yung-Lieh Chien
• Inventors: DONG, MING-YAO, Chien, Yung-Lieh
• Application Number:
  US12/013,456
• Publication Number:
  US 20090123294A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 417/32
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/14 Supports; Fastening devices; Arrangements for mounting thermometers in particular locations
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 7/16 using resistive elements resistive elements per se H01C, H01L

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fuel cell with temperature sensor device, characterized in which the membrane electrode assembly of the fuel cell is installed on a circuit board where the circuit board comprises a temperature sensor module having resistance property. The temperature sensor module is installed on the circuit board or a heat sink where the resistance of the temperature sensor module is used to determine the temperature surrounding the temperature sensor module.

Claims

1. A fuel cell with temperature sensor device formed by disposing a membrane electrode assembly on a circuit board, characterized in which:

the circuit board comprises a temperature sensor module, the temperature sensor module having resistance property and being made of conductive line disposed on said circuit board, the conductive line having a characteristic of an equivalent resistor.

2. The fuel cell with temperature sensor device according to claim 1, wherein the circuit board further comprises a connector, the connector being electrically connected to the conductive line of said temperature sensor module.

3. The fuel cell with temperature sensor device according to claim 2, further comprising a heat sink, the heat sink being electrically connected to the connector.

4. The fuel cell with temperature sensor device according to claim 1, further comprising a heat sink, the heat sink being electrically connected to the conductive line of said temperature sensor module.

5. The fuel cell with temperature sensor device according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of circuit boards and a plurality of membrane electrode assemblies, the membrane electrode assemblies being respectively disposed on the corresponding circuit board.

6. The fuel cell with temperature sensor device according to claim 5, further comprising a heat sink.

7. The fuel cell with temperature sensor device according to claim 6, wherein the heat sink is a fan and electrically connected to said conductive line where the conductive line controls the turning speed of the fan.

8. The fuel cell with temperature sensor device according to claim 1, wherein the conductive line can be replaced to serve as a high-resistance circuit.

9. A fuel cell with temperature sensor device formed by disposing a membrane electrode assembly on a circuit board and further formed into a power generation structure with a plurality of circuit boards, characterized in which:

an airflow path is formed between the circuit boards, the airflow path being disposed with a temperature sensor module, the temperature sensor module being conductive line with resistance property and electrically connected to the circuit board.

10. The fuel cell with temperature sensor device according to claim 9, wherein the circuit board further comprises a connector, the connector being electrically connected to the temperature sensor module.

11. The fuel cell with temperature sensor device according to claim 10, wherein the temperature sensor module is disposed on the circuit board and made of conductive line on the circuit board.

12. The fuel cell with temperature sensor device according to claim 10, wherein a heat sink can be installed in the airflow path.

13. The fuel cell with temperature sensor device according to claim 12, wherein the temperature sensor module is disposed on the heat sink.

14. The fuel cell with temperature sensor device according to claim 13, wherein the heat sink is a fan and electrically connected to said conductive line where the conductive line controls the turning speed of the fan.