Title :
A batteryless thermoelectric energy-harvesting interface circuit with 35mV startup voltage
Author :
Ramadass, Yogesh K. ; Chandrakasan, Anantha P.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
A batteryless thermoelectric energy-harvesting interface circuit to extract electrical energy from human body heat is implemented in a 0.35 ¿m CMOS process. A mechanically assisted startup circuit enables operation of the system from input voltages as low as 35 mV. A control circuit that performs maximal transfer of the extracted energy to a storage capacitor and regulates the output voltage at 1.8 V is presented.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; energy harvesting; power supply circuits; CMOS process; batteryless thermoelectric energy-harvesting interface circuit; electrical energy; mechanically assisted startup circuit; size 0.35 micron; voltage 1.8 V; voltage 35 mV; Buffer storage; Capacitors; Circuits; Clocks; DC-DC power converters; Inductors; Switches; Thermoelectricity; Voltage control; Zero current switching;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference Digest of Technical Papers (ISSCC), 2010 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6033-5
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.2010.5433835
