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A Battery-Less Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting Interface Circuit With 35 mV Startup Voltage
IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits · 2010 · Vol. 46(1) · pp. 333–341
Yogesh Ramadass✉(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)Anantha P. Chandrakasan(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Abstract
A battery-less thermoelectric energy harvesting interface circuit to extract electrical energy from human body heat is implemented in a 0.35 CMOS process. A mechanically assisted startup circuit enables operation of the system from input voltages as low as 35 mV. An efficient 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.
Innovative Energy Harvesting TechnologiesAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesEnergy Harvesting in Wireless NetworksBattery (electricity)VoltageCapacitorElectrical engineeringEnergy harvestingThermoelectric effectThermoelectric generatorMaterials scienceInterface (matter)Electric potential energy
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