A regulated charge pump with a low-power integrated optimum power point tracking algorithm for indoor solar energy harvesting

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 802-806

  Kim, Jungmoon ^a   Kim, Jihwan ^a   Kim, Chulwoo ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Battery charger; Charge pump (CP); Maximum power point tracking (MPPT); Optimum power point tracking (OPPT); Photovoltaic (PV) systems; Solar energy harvesting; Wireless sensor networks (WSNs)

Indexed keywords

CHARGE PUMP CIRCUITS; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TRACKING (POSITION); WIRELESS CHARGING; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

BATTERY CHARGERS; CHARGE PUMP; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; POWER POINT TRACKING; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK (WSNS);

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 83655167007     PISSN: 15497747     EISSN: 15583791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCSII.2011.2173971     Document Type: Article

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