Title :
SiP power management unit with embedded temperature sensor powered by piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting
Author :
Colomer, Jordi ; Miribel, Pere ; Saiz-Vela, Albert ; Brufau, Jordi ; Maña, Jordi ; Puig-Vidal, Manel ; Samitier, Josep
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Barcelona (UB), Barcelona
Abstract :
Nowadays, there is an important interest in smart wireless sensors. A key point in their development is the way they are powered. Piezoelectric energy conversion can be used for such purpose. In this paper, a novel architecture that combines in a single integrated circuit the power conditioning circuitry needed to use piezoelectric energy conversion and an embedded temperature sensor is presented.
Keywords :
intelligent sensors; piezoelectric devices; system-in-package; temperature sensors; SiP; piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting; power conditioning circuitry; power management unit; smart wireless sensors; temperature sensor; Batteries; Circuits; Energy conversion; Energy management; Motion analysis; Rectifiers; Sensor systems; Temperature sensors; Vibrations; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2007. MWSCAS 2007. 50th Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1175-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1548-3746
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.2007.4488666
