A small, low power boost regulator optimized for energy harvesting applications

被引:1
作者
Nosker, Zachary [1 ]
Kobori, Yasunori [1 ]
Kobayashi, Haruo [1 ]
Niitsu, Kiichi [2 ]
Takai, Nobukazu [1 ]
Oomori, Takeshi [3 ]
Odaguchi, Takahiro [4 ]
Nakanishi, Isao [5 ]
Nemoto, Kenji [6 ]
Matsuda, Jun-ichi [7 ]
机构
[1] Gunma Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Kiryu, Gunma 3768515, Japan
[2] Nagoya Univ, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Chikusa Ku, Nagoya, Aichi 4648603, Japan
[3] AKM Technol Corp, Naka Ku, Nagoya, Aichi 4600022, Japan
[4] AKM Technol Corp, Aoba Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 9800811, Japan
[5] AKM Technol Corp, Asaka, Saitama 3510024, Japan
[6] Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corp, Atsugi, Kanagawa 2430021, Japan
[7] Asahi Kasei Power Devices Corp, Nobeoka, Miyazaki 8820031, Japan
关键词
Energy harvesting; Boost regulator; CMOS; Hysteretic control;
D O I
10.1007/s10470-012-0017-3
中图分类号
TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
A small, low power bootstrapped boost regulator is introduced that can start up with an input voltage of 240 mV and achieve a maximum efficiency of 97 %. The proposed circuit uses two separate control schemes for startup and steady-state operation. A fixed-frequency oscillator is used to initially start up the circuit and raise the output voltage. Once the output voltage has reached a level adequate to bias the internal circuitry, a constant-on-time style hysteretic control scheme is used, which helps increase system efficiency compared to using a conventional pulse-width-modulated control scheme. While maintaining a high efficiency, the proposed circuit only requires three external components: two capacitors (input and output) and an inductor. The effectiveness of this approach is shown through Spectre simulation results.
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页码:207 / 216
页数:10
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