Novel autonomous low power VLSI system powered by ambient mechanical vibrations and solar cells for portable applications in a 0.13μ technology

Author

Colomer, J. ; Brufau, J. ; Miribel, P. ; Saiz-Vela, A. ; Puig, M. ; Samitier, J.

Author_Institution

Univ. of Barcelona, Barcelona

fYear

2007

Firstpage

2786

Lastpage

2791

Abstract

Batteryless wireless sensors are increasing their usefulness, making them cheaper and maintenance free. A system powered using ambient vibration energy and solar cells are presented, looking for a system with enough energy and autonomy. The paper presents the integrated power conditioning circuit conception proposed to work with both power sources, which have been modeled. The simulation of the full system with the electrical models of the sources allows us to analyze the performance of the system. In terms of the expected energy consumption the main parameters of the design are obtained.

Keywords

VLSI; low-power electronics; portable instruments; power supply circuits; solar cells; vibrations; wireless sensor networks; ambient mechanical vibrations; autonomous low power VLSI system; batteryless wireless sensors; electrical models; expected energy consumption; integrated power conditioning circuit; power sources; solar cells; Analytical models; Circuit simulation; Integrated circuit technology; Mechanical sensors; Photovoltaic cells; Power conditioning; Power system modeling; Very large scale integration; Vibrations; Wireless sensor networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 2007. PESC 2007. IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

0275-9306

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0654-8

Electronic_ISBN

0275-9306

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESC.2007.4342460

Filename

4342460