Method for manufacturing a layer lamination integrated fuel cell and the fuel cell itself

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a layer lamination integrated fuel cell. A membrane electrode assembly layer has at least one fuel cell unit. The anode current collection circuitries are formed on a single surface, which contacts anodes of all the fuel cell units, of the first printed circuit substrate. The cathode current collection circuitries are formed on a single surface, which contacts cathodes of all the fuel cell units, of the second printed circuit substrate. The membrane electrode assembly layer can be tightly placed in between the first printed circuit substrate and the second printed circuit substrate to be a sandwich structure.

1 . A method for manufacturing a layer lamination integrated fuel cell comprising: 
 (a) providing a membrane electrode assembly layer having at least one fuel cell unit;    (b) forming anode current collection circuitries on a single surface of a first printed circuit substrate by way of PCB process, wherein the surface of the first printed circuit substrate is contacted with anodes of all the fuel cell units;    (c) forming cathode collecting circuits on a single surface of a second printed circuit substrate of by way of said PCB process, wherein the surface of the second printed circuit substrate is contacted with cathodes of all the fuel cell units; and    (d) tightly placing the membrane electrode assembly layer in between the first printed circuit substrate of completing the step (b) and the second printed circuit substrate of completing the step (c) to be a sandwich structure.    
     
     
         2 . The method for manufacturing a layer lamination integrated fuel cell of  claim 1 , wherein the step (b) further comprises the following step: 
 forming serial and parallel circuits on the single surface with the anode current collection circuitries, wherein the serial and parallel circuits being electrically connected to the anode current collection circuitries.    
     
     
         3 . The method for manufacturing a layer lamination integrated fuel cell of  claim 1 , wherein the step (c) further comprises the following step: 
 forming serial and parallel circuits on the single surface with the cathode current collection circuitries, wherein the serial and parallel circuits being electrically connected to the cathode current collection circuitries.    
     
     
         4 . The method for manufacturing a layer lamination integrated fuel cell of  claim 1 , wherein the first printed circuit substrate can be one of the following: copper clad laminate, flexible printed circuit board, substrate for the PCB process.  
     
     
         5 . The method for manufacturing a layer lamination integrated fuel cell of  claim 1 , wherein the second printed circuit substrate can be one of the following: copper clad laminate, flexible printed circuit board, substrate for the PCB process.  
     
     
         6 . The method for manufacturing a layer lamination integrated fuel cell of  claim 1 , wherein the layer lamination integrated fuel cell is a layer lamination integrated direct methanol fuel cell.  
     
     
         7 . A layer lamination integrated fuel cell comprising: 
 a membrane electrode assembly layer having at least one fuel cell unit;    a first printed circuit substrate having anode current collection circuitries, wherein the anode current collection circuitries are formed on a single surface of the first printed circuit substrate, and wherein the surface of the first printed circuit substrate is contacted with anodes of all the fuel cell units;    a second printed circuit substrate having cathode current collection circuitries, wherein the cathode current collection circuitries are formed on a single surface of the second printed circuit substrate, and wherein the surface of the second printed circuit substrate is contacted with cathodes of all the fuel cell units;    wherein the membrane electrode assembly layer can be tightly placed in between the first printed circuit substrate and the second printed circuit substrate to be as a sandwich structure.    
     
     
         8 . The layer lamination integrated fuel cell of  claim 7 , wherein the first printed circuit substrate further comprises: serial and parallel circuits electrically connecting to the anode current collection circuitries are formed on the single surface with the anode current collection circuitries.  
     
     
         9 . The layer lamination integrated fuel cell of  claim 7 , wherein the second printed circuit substrate further comprises: serial and parallel circuits electrically connecting to the cathode current collection circuitries are formed on the single surface with the cathode current collection circuitries.  
     
     
         10 . The layer lamination integrated fuel cell of  claim 7 , wherein the first printed circuit substrate can be one of the following: copper clad laminate, flexible printed circuit board, substrate for the PCB process.  
     
     
         11 . The layer lamination integrated fuel cell of  claim 7 , wherein the second printed circuit substrate can be one of the following: copper clad laminate, flexible printed circuit board, substrate for the PCB process.  
     
     
         12 . The layer lamination integrated fuel cell of  claim 7 , wherein the layer lamination integrated fuel cell is a layer lamination integrated direct methanol fuel cell.