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An 18 nA, 87% Efficient Solar, Vibration and RF Energy-Harvesting Power Management System with a Single Shared Inductor
, A. Singh, S. Chatterjee
Published in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
2016
Volume: 51
   
Issue: 10
Pages: 2501 - 2513
Abstract
We present a modular power management system that can harvest energy from three sources simultaneously, with available power levels of 25 nW to 100 μW, with one inductor. The DC-DC converter is clocked with energize and dump pulses, and the pulse-widths are generated for constant peak inductor current and for no reversal, without current sensing. We use a comparator to reach the open-circuit-voltage (OCV)-based maximum power point (MPP), and train an oscillator to mimic the comparator output. The oscillator frequency is tuned through a successive-approximation algorithm within 11 comparator cycles. The 180 nm chip has a maximum efficiency of 87% at an input available power of 20 μW (input voltage of 0.6 V), and has an output voltage of 1.5 V. © 2016 IEEE.
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JournalData powered by TypesetIEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
PublisherData powered by TypesetInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISSN00189200