Efficient circuit design for low power energy harvesting

We present five circuit topologies for low power energy harvesting. The most efficient circuit uses a variable capacitor as the power source, a DC bias voltage to charge the variable capacitor, two transistors for rectification, and two storage capacitors. Varying the capacitance performs work and r...

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Main Authors: F. Harerimana, H. Peng, M. Otobo, F. Luo, M. N. Gikunda, J. M. Mangum, V. P. LaBella, P. M. Thibado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2020-10-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0021479