Achieving maximum power efficiency of a novel rectifier charge pump by impedance matching in an energy harvester suited for self-powered sensors

Proceedings of IEEE Sensors

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Chao, Paul C P ^a   Chiang, Chao Te ^a   Huang, Tzu Chia ^a   Chang, Chun Kai ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CAPACITORS; CHARGE PUMP CIRCUITS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY HARVESTING; IMPEDANCE MATCHING (ELECTRIC); LOW POWER ELECTRONICS; OPTIMIZATION; POWER CONVERTERS; SENSORS; VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

BATTERY CHARGERS; EQUIVALENT MODEL; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; LOW DROPOUT REGULATOR; LOW-FREQUENCY VIBRATION; POWER MANAGEMENT CIRCUITS; POWER TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; RIGOROUS ANALYSIS;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 84893922301     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2013.6688487     Document Type: Conference Paper

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