Self-powered rectifier for energy harvesting applications

IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 308-320

  Wardlaw, Jason Lee ^a   Karşilayan, Aydn Ilker ^a  

^a Texas A and M University   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS); efficiency; energy harvest; power harvest; rectifier; self power; voltage conversion

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; ENERGY HARVEST; POWER HARVEST; RECTIFIER; SELF-POWER; VOLTAGE CONVERSION;

DIELECTRIC DEVICES; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY HARVESTING; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 81255142193     PISSN: 21563357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JETCAS.2011.2164975     Document Type: Article

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