Efficient Power Management Circuit: Thermal Energy Harvesting to Above-IC Microbattery Energy Storage

An autonomous power generator unit includes 2 micropower sources and their associated management IC; a 1V miniature thermogenerator and RF power receiver are combined with a micropower DC-DC upconverter, power supply manager and microbattery charger, and a 5nW discharge monitor, to manage and store...

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Main Authors: Lhermet, H., Condemine, C., Plissonnier, M., Salot, R., Audebert, P., Rosset, M.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Circuits
Energy management
Energy storage
Monitoring
Power generation
Pulse width modulation inverters
Radio frequency
Switches
Thermal management
Voltage
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Summary:An autonomous power generator unit includes 2 micropower sources and their associated management IC; a 1V miniature thermogenerator and RF power receiver are combined with a micropower DC-DC upconverter, power supply manager and microbattery charger, and a 5nW discharge monitor, to manage and store the harvested energy in a 30mm 2 above-IC deposited microbattery.
ISSN:0193-6530
2376-8606
DOI:10.1109/ISSCC.2007.373588