An interface circuit prototype for a vibration-based electromagnetic energy harvester

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2010-12-01

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Rahimi, Arian
Zorlu, Ozge
Külah, Haluk
Muhtaroglu, Ali

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This paper describes the interface electronics for a vibration based Electromagnetic (EM) energy harvester, which works on the mechanical frequency-up-conversion principle. The interface electronics is used to step up and rectify the harvested AC signal of the energy harvester through a two-stage charge-pump circuit. Output voltage of 4.5 V with 2.5% ripple has been demonstrated at a load current of 5 μA. The maximum power efficiency is 35% with an output voltage and current range of 2-2.5 V and 15-20 μA respectively. Furthermore, a synchronous rectifier was powered by the energy harvester to verify usage under active loading conditions.

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Rectifiers, Schottky diodes, Threshold voltage, Prototypes, Resonant frequency, Vibrations

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/46341

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https://doi.org/10.1109/iceac.2010.5702289

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Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Conference / Seminar

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A. Rahimi, O. Zorlu, H. Külah, and A. Muhtaroglu, “An interface circuit prototype for a vibration-based electromagnetic energy harvester,” 2010, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/46341.