Integrated CMOS DC-DC converter with digital maximum power point tracking for a portable thermophotovoltaic power generator

IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition: Energy Conversion Innovation for a Clean Energy Future, ECCE 2011, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 197-204

  Pilawa Podgurski, Robert C N ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Celanovic, Ivan ^a   Perreault, David J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CMOS TECHNOLOGY; CONTROL STAGE; DIGITAL IMPLEMENTATION; FULLY INTEGRATED; INPUT VOLTAGES; LOSSLESS CURRENT-SENSING; LOW POWER; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; MEASURED RESULTS; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; PEAK EFFICIENCY; PEAK POWER TRACKING; PORTABLE POWER; POWER LEVELS; POWER STAGE; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DC-DC CONVERTERS; INTEGRATION; SOFT SWITCHING; TRACKING (POSITION);

DC POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 81855168322     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ECCE.2011.6063769     Document Type: Conference Paper

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