High efficiency boost converter with variable output voltage using a self-reference comparator

AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1058-1064

  Ashraf, Mohammadreza ^a   Masoumi, Nasser ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Boost converter; Energy harvesting; Maximum power point (MPP); Thermoelectric generator (TEG); Variable output voltage

Indexed keywords

COMPARATOR CIRCUITS; COMPARATORS (OPTICAL); ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY HARVESTING; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKERS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; SPICE; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BOOST CONVERTER; HSPICE SIMULATIONS; MAXIMUM POWER POINT; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 84922989095     PISSN: 14348411     EISSN: 16180399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aeue.2014.05.011     Document Type: Article

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