MEMS-based micro-fuel processor for application in a cell phone

Interleaved multi-phase and multi-switch boost converter for fuel cell applications

“…Increasing the number of parallel switches, but keeping rest of parameters unaltered, will reduce the inductor current ripple, hence the required input current to maintain CCM. MIBC minimum input current for CCM operation is given by (18). It can be noted minimum CCM current is proportional to the number of phases and inversely proportional to the number of paralleled switches.…”

Micro Power Generation from Micro Fuel Cell Combined with Micro Methanol Reformer

“…Pattekar & Kothare, 2005 also developed a radial flow reactor that has less pressure drop compared to conventional one due to the increased flow cross section area along the reaction path. Kundu et al, 2006 fabricated a microchannel reformer on a silicon wafer using silicon DRIE process. The split type channels were made in the micro vaporizer region to reduce the back pressure at the inlet port and to get a more uniform flow of fluid.…”

Micro-fuel cells—Current development and applications

“…Later, Pattekar and Kothare [7] developed a radial flow micro-packed-bed reactor which possesses less pressure drop compared to conventional one due to variable (increasing) cross section along the reaction path. More recently, Kundu et al [8,9] presented the silicon based micro-channeled reactor with high performance of the catalyst with durability test (Fig. 1).…”