An 0.9 x 1.2", Low Power, Energy-Harvesting System with Custom Multi-Channel Communication Interface

Author

Stanley-Marbell, Phillip ; Marculescu, Diana

Author_Institution

Dept. of ECE, Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA

fYear

2007

fDate

16-20 April 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Presented is a self-powered computing system, sunflower, that uses a novel combination of a PIN photodiode array, switching regulators, and a supercapacitor, to provide a small footprint renewable energy source. The design provides software-controlled power-adaptation facilities, for both the main processor and its peripherals. The system´s power consumption is characterized, and its energy-scavenging efficiency is quantified with field measurements under a variety of weather conditions

Keywords

low-power electronics; p-i-n photodiodes; power supply circuits; renewable energy sources; supercapacitors; PIN photodiode array; custom multichannel communication interface; energy-harvesting system; low power electronics; self-powered computing system; software-controlled power-adaptation facilities; supercapacitor; switching regulators; Acoustic sensors; Actuators; Hardware; Integrated circuit interconnections; Mechanical sensors; Microcontrollers; Micromechanical devices; Plastics; Sensor arrays; Sensor systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition, 2007. DATE '07

Conference_Location

Nice

Print_ISBN

978-3-9810801-2-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DATE.2007.364560

Filename

4211765