Thermal energy harvesting circuit with maximum power point tracking control for self-powered sensor node applications

Eun-Jung YOON; Jong-Tae PARK; Chong-Gun YU

doi:10.1631/FITEE.1601181

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Thermal energy harvesting circuit with maximum power point tracking control for self-powered sensor node applications

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- Thermal energy harvesting circuit with maximum power point tracking control for self-powered sensor node applications
- 为自供能传感器节点供电的最大功率点跟踪控制热能收集电路
- Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering Vol. 19, Issue 2, Pages: 285-296(2018)
- Affiliations：
  
  Department of Electronics Engineering, Incheon National University, Incheon 406-772, Korea
- Author bio：
  
  [ "Eun-Jung YOON, E-mail: ngkorea@nate.com" ]
  [ "Jong-Tae PARK, E-mail: jtpark@inu.ac.kr" ]
  Chong-Gun YU, E-mail: chong@inu.ac.kr
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1631/FITEE.1601181
  CLC： TM356
- Received：25 April 2016，
  
  Revised：2018-;2-19，
  
  Published：2018-02
- Accepted：
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Eun-Jung YOON, Jong-Tae PARK, Chong-Gun YU. Thermal energy harvesting circuit with maximum power point tracking control for self-powered sensor node applications[J]. Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering, 2018, 19(2): 285-296.
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Eun-Jung YOON, Jong-Tae PARK, Chong-Gun YU. Thermal energy harvesting circuit with maximum power point tracking control for self-powered sensor node applications[J]. Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering, 2018, 19(2): 285-296. DOI： 10.1631/FITEE.1601181.

摘要

提出一种简便的具有最大功率点跟踪（maximum power point tracking，MPPT）控制功能的热能收集电路，为自供能微型传感器节点供电。由于热电发生器（thermo electric generator，TEG）的输出电压足够高，可直接驱动负载应用，故该电路免去了复杂的启动电路和直流-直流（DC-DC）升压转换器。为克服TEG设备和负载应用之间的功率失配，该电路在激活/休眠模式下工作。该热能收集电路基于0.35μm互补式金属氧化物半导体（CMOS）工艺研制。实验结果证明该电路能正常工作，展示了MPPT方案性能。该电路实现了95.5％的峰值功效和高于99％的MPPT精度。

Abstract

We present a simple implementation of a thermal energy harvesting circuit with the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control for self-powered miniature-sized sensor nodes. Complex start-up circuitry and direct current to direct current (DC-DC) boost converters are not required

because the output voltage of targeted thermoelectric generator (TEG) devices is high enough to drive the load applications directly. The circuit operates in the active/asleep mode to overcome the power mismatch between TEG devices and load applications. The proposed circuit was implemented using a 0.35-μm complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) process. Experimental results confirmed correct circuit operation and demonstrated the performance of the MPPT scheme. The circuit achieved a peak power efficiency of 95.5% and an MPPT accuracy of higher than 99%.

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