A simple maximum power point tracker for thermoelectric generators

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 108, Issue , 2016, Pages 355-365

  Paraskevas, Alexandros ^a   Koutroulis, Eftichios ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Boost converter; Energy harvesting; Maximum Power Point Tracking; Thermoelectric generator

Indexed keywords

DC-DC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY HARVESTING; LOW POWER ELECTRONICS; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKERS; MICROELECTRONIC PROCESSING; MICROELECTRONICS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; THERMOELECTRICITY;

BIOMEDICAL DEVICES; BOOST CONVERTER; LOW-POWER CONSUMPTION; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; MICROELECTRONIC COMPONENTS; POWER -VOLTAGE CURVES; SIGNAL PROCESSING UNIT; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84947997425     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.11.027     Document Type: Article

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