Patent ID: 8541910

Claim:
A microgenerator cell comprising: a microchamber having a first cavity and a second cavity; an explosive igniter at least partially suspended within the first cavity; a diaphragm positioned between the first cavity and the second cavity, the diaphragm cooperatively dimensioned with the igniter to rupture upon the explosion of the explosive igniter; a propellant disposed in the second cavity, the propellant selected to expand rapidly in response to the igniter exploding through the ruptured diaphragm; two electrodes positioned at a distal end of the second cavity, the electrodes cooperatively dimensioned with the second cavity such that the propellant flows between the two electrodes upon expansion; and two magnets of opposite polarity, the magnets cooperatively dimensioned and positioned to establish a magnetic field orthogonal to the direction of propellant flow through the electrodes and orthogonal to the electrodes.