A 400nW single-inductor dual-input-tri-output DC-DC buck-boost converter with maximum power point tracking for indoor photovoltaic energy harvesting

• Main Authors: Chew, Kin Wai Roy, Sun, Zhuochao, Tang, Howard, Siek, Liter
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105489; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/16588; http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISSCC.2013.6487640
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Energy harvesting enables the remote sensors of the wireless sensor network to obtain power from the environment for their entire lifetime. For indoor remote sensors, amorphous silicon photovoltaic (PV) cell can be used to harvest energy from indoor lighting. Furthermore, if the power consumption of...