An input-powered active AC/DC converter with zero standby power for energy harvesting applications

2010 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2010 - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 4441-4446

  Rao, Yuan ^a   Arnold, David P ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

AC DC converter; Active diode; Comparator; Energy harvesting; Input powered; Rectifier

Indexed keywords

AC/DC CONVERTERS; ACTIVE DIODE; COMPARATOR; INPUT-POWERED; RECTIFIER;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COMPARATORS (OPTICAL); ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; ENERGY CONVERSION; HARVESTERS; HARVESTING;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 78650107168     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ECCE.2010.5618445     Document Type: Conference Paper

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