An energy-adaptive MPPT power management unit for micro-power vibration energy harvesting

Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 2570-2573

  Yi, Jun ^a   Su, Feng ^a   Lam, Yat Hei ^a   Ki, Wing Hung ^a   Tsui, Chi Ying ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC NETWORK SYNTHESIS; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PUMPS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM; POWER MANAGEMENT; VIBRATION ENERGIES;

HARVESTING;

EID: 51749096871     PISSN: 02714310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISCAS.2008.4541981     Document Type: Conference Paper

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