A new optimum power control scheme for low-power energy harvesting systems

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2651-2661

  Dayal, Rohan ^a   Modepalli, Kumar ^b   Parsa, Leila ^b  

^a Universal Lighting Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

AC DC power conversion; boost converter; energy harvesting; low power; low voltage

Indexed keywords

AC-DC POWER CONVERSION; BOOST CONVERTER; ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEMS; LOW POWER; LOW VOLTAGES; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING CONTROLLER (MPPT); OPTIMUM POWER CONTROLS; SWITCHING POWER CONVERTERS;

ELECTRIC EXCITATION; POWER CONVERTERS; SOLAR CELLS;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 84890058296     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2013.2264043     Document Type: Article

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