Described herein is a microgenerator of electrical energy with a high power
density, which uses an internal-combustion micromotor with two combustion chambers
set opposite to one another, within which a piston is displaced with reciprocating
motion. The piston is at least in part made of magnetic material and is wound with
a coil, within which is generated an electric current by induction. The fuel, the
oxidant, and preferably a catalyst, are injected into each of the two combustion
chambers by means of injectors that are substantially of the same type as those
used in ink-jet printer heads. The dimensions of the device are comparable to those
of a 1.5-V NiCd battery of a traditional standard type.