Oral presentations

The program for the oral presentations of the parallel sessions is as follows:

Day 1: December 1, 2010
Parallel Session 1 - Fuel cells
Fully Integrated System of Micro PEM Fuel Cell with NaBH4 Hydrogen Generator
Taegyu Kim 1, Jongkwang Lee 2
1 Chosun University,
2 Samsung Electronics
Critical Importance of Water Transport Towards the Anode in Miniature Air-Breathing Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
Simon Hamel, Luc G. Frechette
University of Sherbrooke
Parallel Session 2 - Coolers
Geometric control of the fluid-transport meniscus in a passive phase-change microfluidic electronics cooling device
Navdeep Dhillon 1, Albert Pisano 1, Matthew Hopcroft 2, Christopher Hogue 1
1 University of California, Berkeley,
2 Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
Radial Type Micro Thermoelectric Device for LED Chip Cooling
Jung Yup Kim, Kwang-Eun Lee, Hee-Jung Lee, Hyun-Sung Park, Seung-Woo Han
KIMM
Parallel Session 3 - Piezo electric energy harvesters
Power Optimization Using Resonance and Anti Resonance Characteristics of MEMS Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvesters
Michael Renaud, Rene Elfrink, Rob van Schaijk
imec/Holst Centre
Micromachined bulk PZT piezoelectric vibration harvester for low amplitude and low frequency vibrations
Hugo Durou, Gustavo A Ardila, Adrien Ramond, Xavier Dollat, Carole Rossi, Daniel Esteve
LAAS - CNRS
Nonlinear Magnetic Coupling of a Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Cantilever combined with Velocity-Controlled Synchronized Switching Technique
Yuyin Chen 1, Dejan Vasic 2, Francois Costa 2, Wenjong Wu 1, Chihkung Lee 1
1 National Taiwan University,
2 ENS Cachan
Parallel Session 4 - Micro ignition
Improvement of uniformity and ignition characteristics of micro igniter on glass wafer for micro solid-propellant thruster
Daeban Seo 1, Jongkwang Lee 2, Sejin Kwon 1
1 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
2 Samsung Electronics
Nanoenergetics on a chip: technology and application for micro ignition in safe arm and fire systems
Marine Petrantoni 1, Mehdi Bahrami 1, Ludovic Salvagnac 1, Veronique Conedera 1, Carole Rossi 1, Pierre Alphonse 2
1 LAAS - CNRS,
2 CIRIMAT
A Shadowmask-Evaporated Topside PyroMEMS Igniter
David De Koninck, Danick Briand, Nico De Rooij
EPFL
Parallel Session 5 - Energy harvesters
Design, Analysis of Broadband Vibration Energy Harvester Using Magnetoelectric Transducer
Jin Yang, Mei Wen, Ping Li, Xianzhi Dai, Ming Li
Chongqing University
Power Output Enhancement of Vibration-Driven Electret Generator Using Concave Electrodes
Tatsuakira Masaki, Kenji Sakurai, Toru Yokoyama, Masashi Doi, Tomonori Seki, Masatoshi Oba
Omron
Wireless power transmission via magnetic coupling to an electrodynamic receiver
Shuo Cheng, David Arnold
University of Florida
Novel electrode geometry for electrostatic energy conversion with tuning capability
Daniel Hoffmann 1, Bernd Folkmer 1, Yiannos Manoli 2
1 HSG-IMIT,
2 HSG-IMIT / IMTEK
Parallel Session 6 - Fuel cells
Micro-Solid Oxide Fuel Cells as power supply for small portable electronic equipment
Anja Bieberle-Huetter 1, Ludwig Gauckler, Paul Muralt 2, Thomas Maeder 2, Dimos Poulikakos 1, Alex Dommann 3
1 ETH Zurich,
2 EPFL
Reaction-specific platinum electrodes for implantable glucose fuel cells: versatile fabrication by cyclic electrodeposition
Arne Kloke, Christian Koehler, Roland Zengerle, Sven Kerzenmacher, Felix von Stetten
University of Freiburg - IMTEK
Development of a Novel Air-Breathing Micro Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Stack Using MEMS Technology
Xiaowei Liu, Yufeng Zhang, Zhenyu Yuan, Bo Zhang, Xilian Wang, Jianmin Li
Harbin Institute of Technology
A compact and fully-integrated SU-8 micro direct methanol fuel cell
Juan Pablo Esquivel Bojorquez 1, Tobias Senn 2, Joaquin Santander 1, Patricia Hernandez-Fernandez 3, Sergio Rojas 4, Neus Sabate 1
1 Instituto de Microelectronica de Barcelona, IMB-CNM (CSIC),
2 Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin fuer Materialien und Energie GmbH, Application Centre for Microengineering,
3 Universidad Autonoma de Madrid,
4 Instituto de Catalisis y Petroleoquimica (CSIC)
Day 2: December 2, 2010
Parallel Session 7 - Micro-thrusters and heat engines
Centimeter-Scale High Pressure Vessel Pneumatic Power Source
Venkata Siva Prasad Pulla, Amit Lal
Cornell University
Experimental Results of an Ejector Driven Micro Turbine Generator
William Gardner, Andrew Camacho, Ivan Wang, Hardy Shen, Justin Jaworski, Chris Gilmore
Duke University
Experimental verification of compressor performance for an ultra-micro gasturbine
Jan Peirs 1, Tobias Waumans 1, Kun Liu 1, Eleonora Ferraris 1, Tom Verstraete 2, Dominiek Reynaerts 1
1 K.U.Leuven
Parallel Session 8 - Energy storage
Sugar Batteries - Working without Anodic Catalysts or Membranes
Bor Yann Liaw 1, Daniel Scott 2
1 University of Hawaii at Manoa,
2 Brigham Young University - Hawaii
High-Current Zn-Air Microbattery Based On A Micromachined Multilayer Lateral Metallic Scaffold
Andac Armutlulu, Yichen Fang, Seong-Hyok Kim, Chang-Hyeon Ji, Sue Ann Bidstrup Allen, Mark Allen
Georgia Institute of Technology
Design, Fabrication and Testing of a Polymer-based Micro Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
Xiaowei Liu, Luwen Wang, Hong He, Shibo Wang, Yufeng Zhang
Harbin Institute of Technology
Parallel Session 9 - Energy harvesters for remote sensors
A New, High Efficiency, Bidirectional, Electromagnetic Vibration Energy Harvester for Aeronautical Applications
Sebastian Moest 1, Martin Kluge 2, Juergen Heinz 1, Gerhard Kroetz 1
1 Hochschule Kempten,
2 EADS
Electrostatic Energy Harvester for Low-Frequency Vibration by Human Physical Motions using Liquid
Dong-hoon Choi, Chang-Hoon Han, Hyeon-Don Kim, Jun-Bo Yoon
KAIST
Vibration harvesting in railway tunnels
Martin Wischke, Gregor Fehrenbach, Yawar Abbas, Giovanni Biancuzzi, Peter Woias
University of Freiburg
Enhancing output power of streaming current by two phase flow technique
Yanbo Xie, Albert van den Berg, Jan Eijkel
Univ. of Twente
Parallel Session 10 - Power management
Electromechanical Inductors for Power Converter Applications
Yaxing Zhang, David Arnold
University of Florida
A Single Inductor DIDO converter with ultra low power MPPT and thin-film LIPON battery for piezoelectric energy harvesting and management
Adrien Ramond, Marjorie Sanchez, Kaiyu Li, Hugo Durou, Bruno Jammes, Carole Rossi
LAAS - CNRS
Autonomous Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting System for Improved Energy Extraction Using a CMOS Integrated Interface Circuit
Thorsten Hehn 1, Christoph Eichhorn 1, Peter Woias 1, Yiannos Manoli 2
1 University of Freiburg - IMTEK,
2 HSG-IMIT / IMTEK,
3 CSEM
High Efficiency Piezoelectric Energy Harvester with Self Triggered SSHI Interface
Philipp Becker 1, Daniel Hoffmann, Erwin Hymon 1, Bernd Folkmer 1, Yiannos Manoli 2
1 HSG-IMIT,
2 HSG-IMIT / IMTEK
Parallel Session 11 - Microcoolers and thermal switches
Micro Thermal Switch with Stiffness Enhanced Thermal Isolation Structure
Takashiro Tsukamoto, Masayoshi Esashi, Shuji Tanaka
Tohoku University
A Liquid Contact Thermal Switch with Electrowetting Actuation
Aric Mclanahan, Cecilia Richards, Robert Richards
Washington State University
A thermopneumatic valve for single phase liquid cooling for microelectronics
Radu Donose, Jan Peirs, Dominiek Reynaerts
K.U.Leuven
Parallel Session 12 - Electrets and capacitive energy harvesters
Vibration-driven MEMS energy harvester with vertical electrets
Kiyotaka Yamashita 1, Makoto Honzumi 2, Kei Hagiwara 3, Yoshinori Iguchi 3, Yuji Suzuki 1
1 University of Tokyo,
2 G Device Center, BEANS project,
3 NHK STRL
Nano-cluster-enhanced High-performance Perfluoro-polymer Electrets
Kimiaki Kashiwagi 1, Kuniko Okano 1, Yoshitomi Morizawa 1, and Yuji Suzuki 2
1 Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
2 Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo
High-Speed Electret Charging Method Using Vacuum UV Irradiation
Makoto Honzumi 1, Kei Hagiwara 2, Yoshinori Iguchi 2, Yuji Suzuki 3
1 G Device Center, BEANS project,
2 NHK STRL,
3 University of Tokyo
Day 3: December 3, 2010
Parallel Session 13 - Energy harvesting for remote sensors
A Vibration Harvesting System for Bridge Health Monitoring Applications
Tzeno Galchev, James Mccullagh, Rebecca Peterson, Khalil Najafi
University of Michigan
Harvesting Energy From Airflow With Micromachined Piezoelectric Harvester Inside A Helmholtz Resonator
Svetla Matova, Rene Elfrink, Ruud Vullers, Rob van Schaijk
imec/Holst Centre
Body motion powered wireless transmission platform
Michail Kiziroglou, David Yates, Cairan He, Eric Yeatman
Imperial College London
Parallel Session 14 - Bearings and turbines
A New Performance Regime for Microfabricated Ball Bearings
Brendan Hanrahan 1, Mustafa Beyaz 2, Matthew Mccarthy 3, C. Mike Waits 4, Reza Ghodssi 2
1 US army,
2 University of Maryland,
3 Drexel University,
4 US Army Research Laboratory
Micro-generator For Ultra Micro Gas Turbine
Olivier Dessornes 1, Christof Zwyssig 2
1 ONERA,
2 CELEROTON
Aerodynamic journal bearing with a flexible, damped support operating at 7.2 million DN
Tobias Waumans, Jan Peirs, Farid Al-bender, Dominiek Reynaerts
K.U.Leuven
Parallel Session 15 - Piezoelectric energy harvesters
Energy Harvesting MEMS Device based on an Epitaxial PZT Thin Film: Fabrication and Characterization
Don Isarakorn 1, Danick Briand 1, Pattanaphong Janphuang 1, Stefano Gariglio 2, Alessia Sambri 2, Jean-Marc Triscone 2
1 EPFL IMT SAMLAB,
2 University of Geneva
A compact piezoelectric energy harvester with a large resonance frequency tuning range
Christoph Eichhorn, Raoul Tchagsim, Nikolai Wilhelm, Frank Goldschmidtboeing, Peter Woias
University of Freiburg - IMTEK
Piezoelectric Aluminum Nitride Corrugated Beam Energy Harvester
Taku Hirasawa 1, Ting-Ta Yen 2, Paul Wright 2, Albert Pisano 2, Liwei Lin 2
1 Panasonic,
2 University of California, Berkeley
Pendulum-driven passive self-tuning energy harvester for rotating applications
Lei Gu, Carol Livermore
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Parallel Session 16 - Thermoelectric systems
Aerosol Deposition and Mold-Filling Method for Micro Thermoelectric Generator
Norinao Kouma, Kenjiro Hayashi, Yoshihiro Mizuno, Osamu Tsuboi, Shintaro Sato, Taisuke Iwai
Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd.
Dispenser-Printed Thick Film Thermoelectric Materials
Alic Chen, Deepa Madan, Paul Wright, James Evans
University of California, Berkeley
Silicon nanowire arrays as thermoelectric material for a power microgenerator
Diana Davila 1, Albert Tarancon 2, Neus Sabate 1, Carlos Calaza 1, Marc Salleras 1, Luis Fonseca 1
1 Instituto de Microelectronica de Barcelona, IMB-CNM (CSIC),
2 Department of Advanced Materials for Energy Applications, Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC)
Heat generator in humans and its interaction with wearable thermoelectric energy scavenger
Vladimir Leonov
imec