A 40mV transformer-reuse self-startup boost converter with MPPT control for thermoelectric energy harvesting

Digest of Technical Papers - IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference

Volumn 55, Issue , 2012, Pages 104-105

  Im, Jong Pil ^a   Wang, Se Won ^a   Lee, Kang Ho ^a   Woo, Young Jin ^b   Yuk, Young Sub ^a   Kong, Tae Hwang ^a   Hong, Sung Wan ^a   Ryu, Seung Tak ^a   Cho, Gyu Hyeong ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Siliconworks   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOOST CONVERTER; CONTROL METHODS; ENERGY SOURCE; HIGH VOLTAGE; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; STORED ENERGY; THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY; WIRELESS SENSOR NODE;

ELECTRIC NETWORK SYNTHESIS; IGNITION;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 84860657098     PISSN: 01936530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISSCC.2012.6176895     Document Type: Conference Paper

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