Title :
A thermoelectric power generation system with ultra low input voltage boost converter with maximum power point tracking
Author :
Hidaka, Akira ; Tsuji, Takao ; Matsumoto, Shinichi
Author_Institution :
Kyusyu Inst. of Technol., Kitakyusyu, Japan
Abstract :
In this paper, we propose a thermoelectric power generation system with highly efficient ultra low input boost converter having MPPT. The proposed converter starts at input voltage of less than 0.5V and is useful for the thermoelectric power generation system. MPPT is also effective for this system and its tracking efficiency is nearly 100 %. The proposed system effectively draws the power from thermal energy source.
Keywords :
maximum power point trackers; thermoelectric conversion; MPPT; boost converter; thermal energy source; thermoelectric power generation system; tracking efficiency; Cooling; Energy harvesting; Generators; Low voltage; Maximum power point tracking; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nagasaki
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2328-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2329-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477474
