Title :
Dual-Input Dual-Output energy harvesting DC-DC boost converter for Wireless Body Area Network
Author :
Wang, Se-Won ; Im, Jong-Pil ; Cho, Gyu-Hyeong
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol. (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
A new Dual-Input Dual-Output energy harvesting boost converter with low power consumption for a Wireless Body Area Network is presented. A thermoelectric generator and solar cell are adopted as energy harvesters to operate a sensor and circuits for signal processing and wireless communication. The proposed chip is implemented in a 0.18-μm CMOS process. Power consumption of 0.23μW is achieved.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; DC-DC power convertors; bioelectric potentials; biomedical communication; biomedical electronics; body area networks; energy harvesting; low-power electronics; solar cells; thermoelectric conversion; CMOS process; DC-DC boost converter; dual input dual output energy harvesting; low power consumption; signal processing; solar cell; thermoelectric generator; wireless body area network; wireless communication; Inductors; Oscillators; Photovoltaic cells; Power conversion; Power demand; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1469-6
DOI :
10.1109/BioCAS.2011.6107766
