Feasibility study of a mini fuel cell to detect interference from a cellular phone

Fuel cells produce electricity without involving combustion processes. They generate no noise, vibration or air pollution and are therefore suitable for use in many vibration-free power-generating applications. In this study, a mini alkaline fuel cell signal detector system has been designed, const...

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Main Authors: M.O., Abdullah, Y.K., Gan
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Published: Elsevier B.V 2006
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description Fuel cells produce electricity without involving combustion processes. They generate no noise, vibration or air pollution and are therefore suitable for use in many vibration-free power-generating applications. In this study, a mini alkaline fuel cell signal detector system has been designed, constructed and tested. The initial results have shown the applicability of such system for used as an indicator of signal disturbance from cellular phones. A small disturbance even at 4mVcm−1, corresponding to an amplitude of 12–18mG in terms of electromagnetic field, can be well detected by such a device. Subsequently, a thermodynamics model has been developed to provide a parametric study by simulation to show the likely performance of the fuel cell alone in other environments. As such the model can provide many useful generic design data for alkaline fuel cells. Two general conclusions can be drawn from the present theoretical study: (i) fuel cell performance increases with temperature, pressure and correction factor, Cf; (ii) the temperature factor (E/T) increases with increasing temperature and with increasing pressure factor.
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spelling unimas-98432015-11-30T03:21:22Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9843/ Feasibility study of a mini fuel cell to detect interference from a cellular phone M.O., Abdullah Y.K., Gan T Technology (General) TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Fuel cells produce electricity without involving combustion processes. They generate no noise, vibration or air pollution and are therefore suitable for use in many vibration-free power-generating applications. In this study, a mini alkaline fuel cell signal detector system has been designed, constructed and tested. The initial results have shown the applicability of such system for used as an indicator of signal disturbance from cellular phones. A small disturbance even at 4mVcm−1, corresponding to an amplitude of 12–18mG in terms of electromagnetic field, can be well detected by such a device. Subsequently, a thermodynamics model has been developed to provide a parametric study by simulation to show the likely performance of the fuel cell alone in other environments. As such the model can provide many useful generic design data for alkaline fuel cells. Two general conclusions can be drawn from the present theoretical study: (i) fuel cell performance increases with temperature, pressure and correction factor, Cf; (ii) the temperature factor (E/T) increases with increasing temperature and with increasing pressure factor. Elsevier B.V 2006 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9843/1/Feasibility%20study%20of%20a%20mini%20fuel%20cell%20to%20detect%20interference%20%28abstract%29.pdf M.O., Abdullah and Y.K., Gan (2006) Feasibility study of a mini fuel cell to detect interference from a cellular phone. Journal of Power Sources, 155. pp. 311-318. ISSN 0378-7753 http://ac.els-cdn.com/S0378775305007135/1-s2.0-S0378775305007135-main.pdf?_tid=e74b363e-9248-11e5-9bce-00000aab0f01&acdnat=1448327932_1690073d1104c3649068927a6d0d1dd4 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2005.05.013
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Feasibility study of a mini fuel cell to detect interference from a cellular phone
title Feasibility study of a mini fuel cell to detect interference from a cellular phone
title_full Feasibility study of a mini fuel cell to detect interference from a cellular phone
title_fullStr Feasibility study of a mini fuel cell to detect interference from a cellular phone
title_full_unstemmed Feasibility study of a mini fuel cell to detect interference from a cellular phone
title_short Feasibility study of a mini fuel cell to detect interference from a cellular phone
title_sort feasibility study of a mini fuel cell to detect interference from a cellular phone
topic T Technology (General)
TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
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