Title :
Energy harvesting for mobile communication devices
Author :
Spies, Peter ; Pollak, Markus ; Rohmer, Günter
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer IIS, Nuernberg
fDate :
Sept. 30 2007-Oct. 4 2007
Abstract :
The present paper introduces commercial components, circuit techniques and design considerations for energy harvesting power supplies in mobile communications. Transforming voltage levels is discussed as well as considerations to use energy storage elements. Furthermore a control method to decrease the power consumption of the communication module is presented. A hardware demonstrator with fully energy-autarkic thermo-electrical power supply is introduced. At last visions of the power supplies future for mobile devices are outlined.
Keywords :
mobile radio; power consumption; telecommunication power supplies; energy harvesting; energy storage elements; energy-autarkic thermoelectrical power supply; mobile communication devices; power consumption; voltage levels; Batteries; Electronic circuits; Energy consumption; Energy management; Energy storage; Mobile communication; Power supplies; Power system management; Transducers; Voltage; dc-dc converter; energy harvesting; power management; power supply;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Energy Conference, 2007. INTELEC 2007. 29th International
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1627-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1628-8
DOI :
10.1109/INTLEC.2007.4448826
