Fuel cell power generation equipment and a device using the same

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to obtain a fuel cell power generation equipment most suitable for a portable power source without requiring any auxiliary equipment such as a separator and a fluid feeder. According to the present invention, a fuel cell power generation equipment is provided, in which an anode for oxidizing fuel and a cathode for reducing oxygen are formed with an electrolyte membrane in between and liquid is used as a fuel, wherein one or more air vent holes are provided on a wall surface of a fuel container 1, multiple unit cells having an electrolyte membrane, an anode and a cathode are mounted on a wall surface of said fuel container, and the unit cells are electrically connected each other.

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         6 . A fuel cell power generation equipment in which an anode for oxidizing fuel and a cathode for reducing oxygen are formed with an electrolyte membrane in between, and liquid is used as a fuel, wherein at least one opposing wall surface of a fuel container has multiple air vent holes having a gas/liquid separation function, a liquid fuel holding material is filled on an inner wall surface of the fuel container, multiple unit cells having an anode and a cathode having an electrolyte membrane and a diffusion layer are mounted on an outer wall surface, said diffusion layer is in contact with the liquid fuel holding material, and the unit cells are electrically connected each other.  
     
     
         7 . A fuel cell power generation equipment in accordance with  claim 6 , wherein at least one of the multiple air vent holes has a function of a fuel feeding hole.  
     
     
         8 . A fuel cell power generation equipment in accordance with  claim 6 , wherein an anode for oxidizing fuel and a cathode for reducing oxygen are formed with an electrolyte membrane in between, and at least an outer wall surface of a fuel container on which fuel cells using liquid as a fuel are mounted is treated for an electrical insulation.  
     
     
         9 . A fuel cell power generation equipment in accordance with  claim 6 , wherein a fuel is an aqueous methanol solution.  
     
     
         10 - 13 . (Canceled)