50 mV-input batteryless boost converter for thermal energy harvesting

IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1031-1041

  Weng, Po Shuan ^a   Tang, Hao Yen ^b   Ku, Po Chih ^a   Lu, Liang Hung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boost converter; conversion efficiency; energy harvesting; low input voltage; thermoelectric generator

Indexed keywords

BATTERY-LESS; BOOST CONVERTER; BULK CMOS; INPUT VOLTAGES; LAST STAGE; POWER CONVERSION; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; ZERO-CURRENT SWITCHING;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY HARVESTING; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 84875702336     PISSN: 00189200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSSC.2013.2237998     Document Type: Article

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