Title:
FUEL BATTERY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2022/224868
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
[Problem] To provide a fuel battery that achieves both light weight and excellent durability, and can be used in outer space. [Solution] This fuel battery 1 comprises two or more cells 4 capable of generating power using fuel, a separator 3 that separates the two or more cells 4, and a housing 2 capable of housing the two or more cells 4 and the separator 3. The separator 3 and/or the housing 2 contain beryllium and/or a beryllium alloy. The abovementioned beryllium alloy preferably contains beryllium in an atomic ratio of 90% or greater. The abovementioned beryllium alloy preferably contains elements having a specific gravity that is approximately the same as, or the same or less than the specific gravity of titanium. The fuel battery 1 of the present invention preferably can be used in at least one or more selected from a rover that can explore a planet and/or a satellite, a probe that can explore a planet, a satellite, and/or a small celestial body, a rocket, and a man-made satellite. The separator 3 and/or the housing 2 are preferably
objects made via additive manufacturing using a metal 3D printer.
Inventors:
SAITO SOICHIRO (JP)
KATO TAKAHIKO (JP)
KATO TAKAHIKO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2022/017556
Publication Date:
October 27, 2022
Filing Date:
April 12, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TECH ON DEMAND LLC (JP)
International Classes:
H01M8/00; H01M8/0206; H01M8/0208; H01M8/0215; H01M8/2475
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2020239924A1 | 2020-12-03 |
Foreign References:
| JPH11354133A | 1999-12-24 | |||
| JP2018505299A | 2018-02-22 | |||
| JP2019532178A | 2019-11-07 | |||
| JP2010034029A | 2010-02-12 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BINGO MOTOHARU (JP)
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