A Microfabricated Motor-Compressor for Fuel Cell Applications

Abstract

This effort is directed at research leading to microfabricated motor driven compressors suitable far the pressurization of fuel cells in the 50-150 watt range and microblowers (lower pressure rise, high air flows) for instrument aspiration. Micromachined from silicon, these are high power microelectrical and mechanical systems (MEMS). The design performance for the compressor is pumping 0.1 g/sec of air at a pressure ratio of 2:1 while consuming approximately 15-20 watts of electrical power.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA357845

Entities

People

  • A. Ayón
  • F. Ehrich
  • K-s. Chen
  • K. Breuer
  • L. Frechette

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Compressors
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Electric Fields
  • Electric Power
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Fabrication
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Gas Bearings
  • Manufacturing
  • Micro-Machines
  • Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Power Electronics
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology