Start-up circuit with low minimum operating power for microwatt energy harvesters

IET Circuits, Devices and Systems

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 267-274

  Stark, B H ^a   Szarka, G D ^a   Rooke, E D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION RANGE; AVAILABLE ENERGY; ENERGY HARVESTER; INCREASED TEMPERATURE; LOGIC STATE; LOW POWER; LOW-POWER CONSUMPTION; MOSFETS; OPERATING POWER; PERFORMANCE METRICES; POWER LEVELS; REMOTE SENSORS; START-UPS; STORED ENERGY; SUBTHRESHOLD; SURGE CURRENT; TIME-PERIODS; VOLTAGE COLLAPSE;

HARVESTERS; REMOTE SENSING; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 79960532045     PISSN: 1751858X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-cds.2010.0199     Document Type: Article

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