A low-voltage high-efficiency voltage doubler for thermoelectric energy harvesting

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jungmoon Kim ◽  
Philip K. T. Mok ◽  
Chulwoo Kim ◽  
Ying Khai Teh
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Thermoelectric Energy ◽  
Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting ◽  
Voltage Doubler

An Ultra Low Voltage Resonant Converter for Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting

2013 ◽  
Vol 772 ◽  
pp. 731-734
Author(s):  
Shi Zhong Guo ◽  
Kai Xie ◽  
Ying Hao Ye ◽  
Xiao Ping Li
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Power Converter ◽  
Resonant Converter ◽  
Transfer Energy ◽  
Thermoelectric Energy ◽  
Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting ◽  
Energy Transducer ◽  
Energy Harvesting System ◽  
Energy Buffer

This paper presents a ultra low voltage resonant converter for thermoelectric energy harvesting.A key challenge in designing energy harvesting system is that thermoelectric generators output a very low voltage (-0.3V~0.3V). Therefore, a power converter is used to boost the output voltage of the energy transducer and transfer energy into an energy buffer for storage. The converter operates from input voltages ranging from-500mV to-60mV and 60mV to 500mV while supplying a 4.2 V DC output. The converter consumes 88μW of quiescent power, delivers up to 1.6 (1.8) mW of output power, and is 65(67)% efficient for a-100mV and 100mV input, respectively.

scholarly journals Energy Harvesting Materials and Structures for Smart Textile Applications: Recent Progress and Path Forward

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (18) ◽  
pp. 6297
Author(s):  
Patricia I. Dolez
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Organic Films ◽  
Wearable Electronics ◽  
Smart Textile ◽  
Thermoelectric Energy ◽  
Inorganic Films ◽  
Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting ◽  
Triboelectric Nanogenerators

A major challenge with current wearable electronics and e-textiles, including sensors, is power supply. As an alternative to batteries, energy can be harvested from various sources using garments or other textile products as a substrate. Four different energy-harvesting mechanisms relevant to smart textiles are described in this review. Photovoltaic energy harvesting technologies relevant to textile applications include the use of high efficiency flexible inorganic films, printable organic films, dye-sensitized solar cells, and photovoltaic fibers and filaments. In terms of piezoelectric systems, this article covers polymers, composites/nanocomposites, and piezoelectric nanogenerators. The latest developments for textile triboelectric energy harvesting comprise films/coatings, fibers/textiles, and triboelectric nanogenerators. Finally, thermoelectric energy harvesting applied to textiles can rely on inorganic and organic thermoelectric modules. The article ends with perspectives on the current challenges and possible strategies for further progress.

scholarly journals Novel High-Efficiency High Step-Up DC–DC Converter with Soft Switching and Low Component Voltage Stress for Photovoltaic System

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1112
Author(s):  
Yu-En Wu ◽  
Jyun-Wei Wang
Keyword(s):  
High Voltage ◽  
Output Voltage ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Leakage Inductance ◽  
Power Switch ◽  
Half Wave Voltage ◽  
Half Wave ◽  
Voltage Stress ◽  
Voltage Doubler

This study developed a novel, high-efficiency, high step-up DC–DC converter for photovoltaic (PV) systems. The converter can step-up the low output voltage of PV modules to the voltage level of the inverter and is used to feed into the grid. The converter can achieve a high step-up voltage through its architecture consisting of a three-winding coupled inductor common iron core on the low-voltage side and a half-wave voltage doubler circuit on the high-voltage side. The leakage inductance energy generated by the coupling inductor during the conversion process can be recovered by the capacitor on the low-voltage side to reduce the voltage surge on the power switch, which gives the power switch of the circuit a soft-switching effect. In addition, the half-wave voltage doubler circuit on the high-voltage side can recover the leakage inductance energy of the tertiary side and increase the output voltage. The advantages of the circuit are low loss, high efficiency, high conversion ratio, and low component voltage stress. Finally, a 500-W high step-up converter was experimentally tested to verify the feasibility and practicability of the proposed architecture. The results revealed that the highest efficiency of the circuit is 98%.

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