A 95mV-startup step-up converter with Vth-tuned oscillator by fixed-charge programming and capacitor pass-on scheme

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Beitragende

  • Po-Hung Chen - , Tokyo University of Agriculture (Autor:in)
  • Koichi Ishida - , Professur für Schaltungstechnik und Netzwerktheorie, Tokyo University of Agriculture (Autor:in)
  • Katsuyuki Ikeuchi - , Tokyo University of Agriculture (Autor:in)
  • Xin Zhang - , Professur für Physikalische Chemie, Tokyo University of Agriculture (Autor:in)
  • Kentaro Honda - , Tokyo University of Agriculture (Autor:in)
  • Yasuyuki Okuma - , Semiconductor Technology Academic Research Center (STARC) (Autor:in)
  • Yoshikatsu Ryu - , Semiconductor Technology Academic Research Center (STARC) (Autor:in)
  • Makoto Takamiya - , Tokyo University of Agriculture (Autor:in)
  • Takayasu Sakurai - , Tokyo University of Agriculture (Autor:in)

Abstract

Harvesting energy from the environment by using a thermoelectric generator (TEG) or photovoltaic cells provides a solution for battery-free sensor networks or electronic healthcare systems. In these systems, the harvested energy is supplied at a very low voltages, requiring a low-startup-voltage power circuit for kick-start from low voltage. A previous sub-100mV-startup-voltage boost converter was implemented by using a mechanically assisted step-up process that needs vibration at startup and the application is rather limited. In this paper, a 95mV startup voltage step-up converter without any mechanical stimulus extends the applicability of energy harvesting. The circuit converts a 100mV input to a 0.9V output with 72% conversion efficiency without any external clocks or mechanical switches. A capacitor pass-on scheme eliminates an additional external output capacitor that functions only at the startup.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Titel2011 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference
Herausgeber (Verlag)Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Seiten216-218
Seitenumfang3
ISBN (Print)978-1-61284-301-8
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 24 Feb. 2011
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Konferenz

Titel2011 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference
Dauer20 - 24 Februar 2011
OrtSan Francisco, CA, USA

Externe IDs

Scopus 79955719876
ORCID /0000-0002-4152-1203/work/165453412

Schlagworte

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

Schlagwörter

  • Converters, Capacitors, Semiconductor device measurement, Oscillators, Detectors, Programming, Stress