Electrostatic energy-harvesting and battery-charging CMOS system prototype

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1938-1948

  Torres, Erick O ^a   Rincón Mora, Gabriel A ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Batteries; Energy harvesting; Microsensors; Self sustaining; Selfpowered; Vibration energy harvester

Indexed keywords

CHARGING (BATTERIES); CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ENERGY HARVESTING; FUEL CELLS; FUEL STORAGE; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MICROSENSORS; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; SOLAR CELLS;

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; ELECTROSTATIC ENERGIES; FUNCTIONAL FEATURES; MICRO-SCALE FUEL CELLS; SELF-POWERED; SELF-SUSTAINING; TYPICAL APPLICATION; VIBRATION ENERGY HARVESTERS;

THIN FILM LITHIUM ION BATTERIES;

EID: 70349247950     PISSN: 15498328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCSI.2008.2011578     Document Type: Article

References (45)

1. D. Puccinelli and M. Haenggi, "Wireless sensor networks: Applications and challenges of ubiquitous sensing," IEEE Circuits Syst. Mag., vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 19-29, 2005.
2. P. Dario, M. C. Carrozza, A. Benvenuto, and A. Menciassi, "Microsystems in biomedical applications," J Micromech. Microeng., vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 235-244, 2000.
3. A. Shamim, M. Arsalan, L. Roy, M. Shams, and G. Tarr, "Wireless dosimeter: System-on-chip versus system-in-package for biomedical and space applications," IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. II, vol. 55, no. 7, pp. 643-647, Jul. 2008.
4. P. Li and R. Bashirullah, "A wireless power interface for rechargeable battery operated medical implants," IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. II vol. 54, no. 10, pp. 912-916, Oct. 2007.
5. J. P. Vogt and Rincón-Mora, "SiP wireless micro-power sensors," presented at the Government Microcircuit Appl. Critical Technol. Conf., Lake Buena Vista, FL, 2007.
6. N. G. Elvin, N. Lajnef, and A. A. Elvin, "Feasibility of structural monitoring with vibration powered sensors," Smart Mater. Struct., vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 977-986, 2006.
7. J. B. Bates, N. J. Dudney, B. Neudecker, A. Ueda, and C. D. Evans, "Thin-film lithium and lithium-ion batteries," Solid State Ionics vol. 135, pp. 33-45, 2000.
8. W. Mustain, S. Prakash, H. Kim, P. Kohl, and G. A. Rincón-Mora, "Micro DMFC-Lithium ion hybrid power source for low power applications," in Proc. 212th Meet. Electrochemical Soc., 2007.
9. E. O. Torres and G. A. Rincón-Mora, "Long-lasting, self-sustaining, and energy-harvesting system-in-package (SiP) wireless micro-sensor solution," presented at the Int. Conf. Energy, Environ., Disasters (INCEED), 2005.
10. S. Roundy, D. Steingart, L. Frechette, P. Wright, and J. Rabaey, "Power sources for wireless sensor networks," in Proc. 1st Eur.Wireless Sensor Netw. Workshop, 2004, pp. 1-17.
11. S. Roundy, P. K. Wright, and J. M. Rabaey, Energy Scavenging for Wireless Sensor Networks With Special Focus on Vibrations, 1st ed. Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004.
12. L. Collins, "Harvest for the world," IEE Power Eng., vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 34-37, Feb. 2006.
13. 3 solar-powered node for distributed wireless sensor networks," in Proc. IEEE Sensors, 2002, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 1510-1515.
14. C. Alippi and C. Galperti, "An adaptive system for optimal solar energy harvesting in wireless sensor network nodes," IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. I, vol. 55, no. 6, pp. 1742-1750, Jul. 2008.
15. M. Stordeur and I. Stark, "Low power thermoelectric generator-Self-sufficient energy supply for micro systems," in Proc. 16th Int. Conf. Thermoelectrics, 1997, pp. 575-577.
16. H. A. Sodano, G. E. Simmers, R. Dereux, and D. Inman, "Recharging batteries using energy harvested from thermal gradients," J. Intell. Mater. Syst. Struct., vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 3-10, 2007.
17. W. Wang, F. Jia, Q. Huang, and J. Zhang, "A new type of low power thermoelectric micro-generator fabricated by nanowire array thermoelectric material," Microelectron. Eng., vol. 77, no. 3-4, pp. 223-229, 2005.
18. C. B.Williams and R. B. Yates, "Analysis of a micro-electric generator for microsystems," Sens. Actuators A, vol. 52, no. 1-3, pp. 8-11, 1996.
19. S. P. Beeby, M. J. Tudor, and N. M. White, "Energy harvesting vibration sources for microsystems applications," Meas. Sci. Technol., vol. 17, no. 12, pp. R175-R195, 2006.
20. S. Roundy, P. Wright, and J. Rabaey, "A study of low level vibrations as a power source for wireless sensor nodes," Computer Commun., vol. 26, no. 11, pp. 1131-1144, 2003.
21. P. D. Mitcheson, T. C. Green, E. M. Yeatman, and A. S. Holmes, "Architectures for vibration-driven micropower generators," IEEE J. Microelectromech. Syst. (MEMS), vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 429-440, Jun. 2004.
22. S. P. Beeby, R. N. Torah, M. J. Tudor, P. Glynne-Jones, T. O'Donnell, C. R. Saha, and S. Roy, "A micro electromagnetic generator for vibration energy harvesting," J. Micromech. Microeng., vol. 17, pp. 1257-1265, 2007.
23. H. Kulah and K. Najafi, "An electromagnetic micro power generator for low-frequency environmental vibrations," in Proc. 17th IEEE Conf. Microelectromech. Syst. (MEMS), 2004, pp. 237-240.
24. M. El-Hami, P. Glynne-Jones, N. M. White, M. Hill, S. Beeby, E. James, A. D. Brown, and J. N. Ross, "Design and fabrication of a new vibration-based electromechanical power generator," Sens. Actuators A, vol. 92, no. 1-3, pp. 335-342, 2001.
25. R. Amirtharajah and A. P. Chandrakasan, "Self-powered signal processing using vibration-based power generation," IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 687-695, May 1998.
26. S. Yuen, J. Lee, W. J. Li, and P. Leong, "An AA-sized vibration-based microgenerator for wireless sensors," Pervasive Comput., vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 64-72, 2007.
27. S. Meninger, J. Mur-Miranda, R. Amirtharajah, A. Chandrakasan, and J. Lang, "Vibration-to-electric energy conversion," IEEE Trans. Very Large Scale Integr. (VLSI) Syst., vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 64-76, Feb. 2001.
28. S. Roundy, P. K.Wright, and K. S. J. Pister, "Micro-electrostatic vibration-to-electricity converters," in Proc. ASME Int. Mech. Eng. Congr. Exposition, 2002, pp. 1-10.
29. E. Lefeuvre, A. Badel, C. Richard, L. Petit, and D. Guyomar, "A comparison between several vibration-powered piezoelectric generators for standalone systems," Sensors and Actuators A, vol. 126, no. 2, pp. 405-416, Feb. 2006.
30. H. A. Sodano, D. J. Inman, and G. Park, "Generation and storage of electricity from power harvesting devices," J. Intell. Mater. Syst. Struct., vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 67-75, 2005.
31. S. Roundy and P. K. Wright, "A piezoelectric vibration based generator for wireless electronics," Smart Mater. Struct., vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 1131-1142, 2004.
32. G. K. Ottman, H. F. Hofmann, and G. A. Lesieutre, "Optimized piezoelectric energy harvesting circuit using step-down converter in discontinuous conduction mode," IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 696-703, Mar. 2003.
33. X. Wang, J. Song, J. Liu, and Z. L. Wang, "Direct-current nanogenerator driven by ultrasonic waves," Science, vol. 316, no. 5821, pp. 102-105, Apr. 2007.
34. S. Xu, K. D. T. Ngo, T. Nishida, G. B. Chung, and A. Sharma, "Lowfrequency pulsed resonant converter for energy harvesting," IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 63-68, Jan. 2007.
35. P. D. Mitcheson, P. Miao, B. H. Stark, E. M. Yeatman, A. S. Holmes, and T. C. Green, "MEMS electrostatic micropower generator for low frequency operation," Sens. Actuators A, vol. 115, no. 2-3, pp. 523-529, Sep. 2004.
36. G. Despesse, T. Jager, J. J. Chaillout, J. M. Leger, and S. Basrour, "Design and fabrication of a new system for vibration energy harvesting," in Proc. Ph.D. Res. Microelectron. Electron., 2005, vol. 1, pp. 225-228.
37. B. H. Stark, P. D. Mitcheson, P. Miao, T. C. Green, E. M. Yeatman, and A. S. Holmes, "Converter circuit design, semiconductor device selection and analysis of parasitics for micropower electrostatic generators," IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 27-37, Jan. 2006.
38. B. H. Stark and T. C. Green, "Comparison of SOI power device structures in power converters for high-voltage, low-charge electrostatic microgenerators," IEEE Trans. Electron Devices, vol. 52, no. 7, pp. 1640-1648, Jul. 2005.
39. T. Sterken, P. Fiorini, K. Baert, R. Puers, and G. Borghs, "An electret-based electrostatic μ-generator," in Proc. 12th Int. Conf. Solid State Sens., Actuators, Microsyst., 2003, pp. 1291-1294.
40. T. Sterken, K. Baert, R. Puers, G. Borghs, and R. Mertens, "A new power MEMS component with variable capacitance," in Proc. Pan-Pacific Microelectron. Symp., 2003, pp. 27-34.
41. F. Peano and T. Tambosso, "Design and optimization of aMEMS electret-based capacitive energy scavenger," IEEE J. Microelectromech. Syst. (MEMS), vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 429-435, Jun. 2005.
42. W. Ma, R. Zhu, L. Rufer, Y. Zhohar, and M. Wong, "An integrated floating-electrode electric microgenerator," IEEE J. Microelectromech. Syst. (MEMS), vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 29-37, Feb. 2007.
43. R. Tashiro, N. Kabei, K. Katayama, Y. Ishizuka, F. Tsuboi, and K. Tsuchiya, "Development of an electrostatic generator that harnesses the motion of a living body," JSME Int. J., Ser. C: Mech. Syst., Mach. Elements Manuf., vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 916-922, 2000.
44. B. C. Yen and J. H. Lang, "A variable-capacitance vibration-to-electric energy harvester," IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. I, Reg. Papers, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 288-295, Feb. 2006.
45. E. O. Torres and G. A. Rincón-Mora, "Electrostatic energy harvester and Li-Ion charger for micro-scale applications," in Proc. IEEE Midwest Symp. Circuits Syst. (MWSCAS), 2006, pp. 65-69.