Design and Manufacturing of a Micro Zinc-Air Fuel Cell for Mobile Applications

Abstract

Generating electrical energy for mobile applications requires specific characteristics including high energy density, high specific energy and low temperature. In this paper a Micro Zinc-Air Fuel Cell (MZAFC) has been constructed to provide the required electrical energy for small-scale vehicles. The manufactured cell provided a very smooth voltage-current characteristic curve which is very important for design purposes. The cell has been assembled and tested on a small vehicle.

Keywords

• Zinc-Air Fuel Cell (ZAFC)
• Chem-E-Car competition