The high energy density of hydrocarbon fuels creates a great opportunity to develop
combustion based micro-power generation systems to meet increasing demands for …

Direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs) are considered a reasonable alternative power source
because alcohol has a much higher energy density than hydrogen. Most DAFC …

Power consumption is forecast by the International Technology Roadmap of
Semiconductors (ITRS) to pose long-term technical challenges for the semiconductor …

Power harvesting devices which harness ambient surrounding energies to produce
electricity could be a good solution for charging or powering electronic devices. The main …

Hydrocarbon fuel and hydrogen are used as fuels for micro power equipment to replace
traditional batteries and provide energy for micro-electromechanical systems, which has …

A review of research and development on micro and mesoscale combustion is presented,
with an emphasis on fundamental understandings achieved in the field during the last …

The frequent appearance of intense and abrupt weather episodes, geological disasters, and
geopolitical instabilities pose challenges to the provision of distributed backup power …

The energy conversion of micro combustion system has become the main research direction
at present. However, due to the small size of micro-combustors, they face challenges such …

An efficient prototype of a micro power generator with integrated micro combustor has been
developed in the present study. The proposed design of the integrated micro-combustor …

The challenging problem of ultra-high-energy-density, high-efficiency, and small-scale
portable power generation is addressed here using a distinctive thermophotovoltaic energy …