| Characteristics of primal PEG | Further requirements and advancements |
| dichotomous system (evaporator and power generator) | simplification |
| utilizations of devices consuming electricity slightly (electromagnetic valve and diaphragm micro pump) | no external power consuming devices |
| low vapor pressure impressing frequency (< 1 Hz) dominated by mass transfers | further higher force impressing frequency close to resonant frequency of piezoelectric element |
| intermittent/sequential operations | simultaneous operations |