Periodic fuel supply to a micro-DMFC using a piezoelectric linear actuator

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Hwang, Jun Young ^a   Shin, Kwon Yong ^a   Lee, Sang Ho ^a   Kang, Kyungtae ^a   Kang, Heuiseok ^a   Lee, Jae Hyuk ^b   Peck, Dong Hyun ^b   Jung, Doo Hwan ^b   Jang, Jae Hyuk ^c  

^a Korea Institute of Industrial Technology   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^c Samsung Electro Mechanics   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL SUPPLY; HIGH FLOW; LINEAR ACTUATOR; LOW FREQUENCY; MAXIMUM OUTPUT POWER; MICRO-DMFC; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; POWER CONSUMING; PUMPING PRESSURE;

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PUMPS;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

EID: 77957848531     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/20/8/085023     Document Type: Article

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