I-Corps: Commercialization of Distributed Active Microbial Fuel Cells (DA-MFCs) for Underwater Energy Harvest

I-Corps：用于水下能量采集的分布式活性微生物燃料电池（DA-MFC）的商业化

• 批准号: 1358337
• 负责人: Baikun Li
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: University of Connecticut
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-10-01 至 2014-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1358337&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Commercialization; Distributed; Active; Microbial

The research team has developed a distributed active microbial fuel cell (DA-MFC) that harvests energy from the marine environment. By utilizing natural microorganisms and organic compounds in sediments, the team's DA-MFC provides a long-lasting and renewable power supply. The DA-MFC uses a compact configuration with multi-pair electrodes and is integrated with power management systems.A renewable power source that is able to be effective in deep waters would benefit ocean exploration and real-time monitoring, meteorological research, security units and oil and gas industries. There are innumerable subsea sensors supporting government and industry that rely on either solar cells or battery, neither of which are effective in deep water. The technology in the DA-MFC has the potential to be effective in deep-water environments due to its power supply technology.

研究小组开发了一个分布的活性微生物燃料电池（DA-MFC），该燃料电池（DA-MFC）从海洋环境中收集能量。通过利用沉积物中的天然微生物和有机化合物，该团队的DA-MFC提供了持久且可再生的电源。 DA-MFC使用带有多对电极的紧凑型配置，并与电源管理系统集成。可再生能源能够在深水中有效的可再生能源将使海洋勘探和实时监控，气象研究，安全部门和石油和天然气工业有益。支持政府和行业的无数海底传感器都依赖太阳能电池或电池，它们都在深水中有效。 DA-MFC中的技术由于其电源技术而有可能在深水环境中有效。