Microthermophotovoltaics power system for portable MEMS devices

Microscale Thermophysical Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-97

  Xue, Hong ^a   Yang, Wenming ^b   Chou, S K ^b   Shu, Chang ^b   Li, Zhiwang ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW RATE; MICROCOMBUSTION PROCESS; MICROTHERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS (MTPV); THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTORS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ENERGY CONVERSION; HYDROCARBONS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; SILICON CARBIDE;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 14644439183     PISSN: 10893954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10893950590913431     Document Type: Article

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