Stmicroelectronics S.r.l.

Andrea Lazzara

Giuseppe Emanuele Spoto

Cristian Dall'Oglio

Salvatore Leonardi

Salvatore Abbisso

Roberta Giuffrida

Giuseppe Antonio Maria Nastasi

Roberta Zito

Embodiment of a system for generating electric power with micro fuel cells comprising at least one first micro cell and at least one second micro cell, each micro cell having an anode and a cathode with a membrane being sandwich-wise interposed, the system comprising a spacer element having an annular element that surrounds a cavity, said spacer element being associated with said anode of said first micro cell and with said anode of said second micro cell to realize a common diffusion chamber for the fuel of said first micro cell a of said second micro cell.

System for generating electric power with micro fuel cells and corresponding process

A device for producing energy for portable applications including at least one micro fuel cell and a microreactor, having a reaction chamber including a catalyst, for producing hydrogen gas to be fed to the micro fuel cell. The microreactor includes at least one substrate of a composite material for making printed circuits micromachined with printed circuit technology suitable for making the reaction chamber and having a semipermeable membrane on top of it. The substrate and the membrane are connected to the micro fuel cell to make a single body through a single pressure assembly step.

Micro fuel cell and corresponding microreactor, supplied with hydrogen, for producing electric energy

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Pedara, Italy

Andrea Lazzara