Efficient design of micro-scale energy harvesting systems

IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 254-266

  Lu, Chao ^a   Raghunathan, Vijay ^a   Roy, Kaushik ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Design and optimization consideration; energy harvesting; micro scale; simulation and evaluation tool

Indexed keywords

DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; DESIGN DIFFERENCES; DESIGN FACTORS; DESIGN SPACE EXPLORATION; EARLY DESIGN PHASE; EFFICIENT DESIGNS; ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEMS; EVALUATION TOOL; IMPLANTABLE BIOMEDICAL DEVICES; IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING; LOW POWER APPLICATION; MICRO-SCALES; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; POWER SUPPLY; PRACTICAL ISSUES; SIMULATION TOOL; SYSTEM COMPOSITION;

DESIGN; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); SPACE RESEARCH; TOOLS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 81255209080     PISSN: 21563357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JETCAS.2011.2162161     Document Type: Article

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