Design of a Charge Pump Circuit and System with Input Impedance Modulation for a Flexible-Type Thermoelectric Generator with High-Output Impedance

This paper describes a charge pump system for a flexible thermoelectric generator (TEG). Even though the TEG has high-output impedance, the system controls the input voltage to keep it higher than the minimum operating voltage by modulating the input impedance of the charge pump using two-phase oper...

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Published in:Electronics (Basel) 2021-05, Vol.10 (10), p.1212
Main Authors: Koketsu, Kazuma, Tanzawa, Toru
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon nanotubes
Charge pumps
Circuit design
Circuits
Design
Electric potential
Impedance matching
Input impedance
Internet of Things
Sensors
Thermal energy
Thermoelectric generators
Thermoelectricity
Voltage
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Summary:This paper describes a charge pump system for a flexible thermoelectric generator (TEG). Even though the TEG has high-output impedance, the system controls the input voltage to keep it higher than the minimum operating voltage by modulating the input impedance of the charge pump using two-phase operation with low- and high-input impedance modes. The average input impedance can be matched with the output impedance of the TEG. How the system can be designed is also described in detail. A design demonstration was performed for the TEG with 400 Ω. The fabricated system was also measured with a flexible-type TEG based on carbon nanotubes. Even with an output impedance of 1.4 kΩ, the system converted thermal energy into electric power of 30 μW at 2.5 V to the following sensor ICs.
ISSN:2079-9292
2079-9292
DOI:10.3390/electronics10101212