Journal article
What is the design objective for portable power generation: Efficiency or energy density?
Abstract
Recently, various alternatives to batteries, such as microfabricated fuel cell systems, have been proposed for portable power generation. In large-scale power production plants emphasis is placed on energy conversion efficiency. On the other hand, the intrinsic design objective for portable power generation devices is the energy density, i.e., the electrical energy generated from a given mass or volume of device and fuel cartridge. It is …
Authors
Mitsos A; Chachuat B; Barton PI
Journal
Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 164, No. 2, pp. 678–687
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2 2007
DOI
10.1016/j.jpowsour.2006.10.088
ISSN
0378-7753