Novel autonomous low power VLSI system powered by ambient mechanical vibrations and solar cells for portable applications in a 0.13μ technology

PESC Record - IEEE Annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 2786-2791

  Colomer, J ^a   Brufau, J ^a   Miribel, P ^a   Saiz Vela, A ^a   Puig, M ^a   Samitier, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY POLICY; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POWER ELECTRONICS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR SYSTEM; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

AMBIENT VIBRATIONS; BATTERY-LESS; ELECTRICAL MODELING; EXPECTED ENERGY; INTEGRATED POWER; LOW POWERS; MAIN PARAMETERS; MAINTENANCE-FREE; MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS; PORTABLE APPLICATIONS; POWER SOURCES; VLSI SYSTEMS; WIRELESS SENSORS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 48349120303     PISSN: 02759306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PESC.2007.4342460     Document Type: Conference Paper

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