Boost converter for low voltage energy harvesting applications: basic component selection

Che Mustapha, Nurul Arfah and Alam, A. H. M. Zahirul and Khan, Sheroz and Azman, Amelia Wong (2013) Boost converter for low voltage energy harvesting applications: basic component selection. In: IEEE International Conference on Smart Instrumentation, Measurement and Applications (ICSIMA), 26th-27th Nov. 2013, Kuala Lumpur.

	PDF - Published Version Restricted to Registered users only Download (3MB) | Request a copy
	PDF (scopus) - Supplemental Material Restricted to Repository staff only Download (327kB) | Request a copy

Abstract

Regulating energy from tiny sources such from ambient vibration to supply a continuous energy to power an electronics device is a beneficial and challenging work to do. Having very small energy usually less than 1 V, needs a boost circuit to power up the device. This paper shows that the passive components of a conventional boost converter play an important role to boost very small voltage. This paper also presents that switching frequency effects to boost voltage. Transient analyses have been performed using PSpice simulation tool to check the circuit response to various parameter changes. The proposed circuit with components L=160 µH, RL=10 kΩ and switching frequency fS=1 kHz with duty cycle D=0.5 results optimum performance of the circuit. This voltage converter is suitable for vibration energy harvesting having low frequency applications in kHz range. The application of this converter is expected to be in automotive, healthcare and industrial field.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Plenary Papers)
Additional Information:	4575/51518
Uncontrolled Keywords:	low frequency, low input voltage, cmos, step-up converter, switch transistor, transistor as a diode, dc-dc converter, front-end circuit, boost converter
Subjects:	T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Depositing User:	Prof. Dr. AHM Zahirul Alam
Date Deposited:	12 Aug 2016 10:06
Last Modified:	11 Feb 2019 12:43
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/51518

Actions (login required)

View Item