DocumentCode
481903
Title
Performance analysis of solar energy harvesting circuits for autonomous sensors
Author
Bertacchini, A. ; Dondi, D. ; Larcher, L. ; Pavan, P.
Author_Institution
DISMI, Univ. of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Modena
fYear
2008
fDate
10-13 Nov. 2008
Firstpage
2655
Lastpage
2660
Abstract
In this paper we present two different energy harvesting circuits for solar powered autonomous sensors. Both circuits are able to supply several types of sensor nodes. Performance of these circuits under different light conditions and different loads have been evaluated by experimental results conducted on implemented prototypes. Moreover, starting from the estimated working conditions of the sensor in terms of power requirements and light irradiance, the comparison between these circuits provides useful insights to help a designer in choosing of the optimal harvesting implementation.
Keywords
energy harvesting; integrated circuit design; power integrated circuits; solar energy conversion; autonomous sensors; performance analysis; solar energy harvesting circuits; Batteries; Circuits; Employee welfare; Energy storage; Performance analysis; Photovoltaic systems; Regulators; Solar energy; Solar power generation; Wireless sensor networks;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Industrial Electronics, 2008. IECON 2008. 34th Annual Conference of IEEE
Conference_Location
Orlando, FL
ISSN
1553-572X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1767-4
Electronic_ISBN
1553-572X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IECON.2008.4758376
Filename
4758376
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