A low-voltage high-efficiency voltage doubler for thermoelectric energy harvesting

Jungmoon Kim, Philip K.T. Mok, Chulwoo Kim, Ying Khai Teh

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Abstract

This paper presents a low-voltage high-efficiency voltage doubler for thermoelectric energy harvesting. A negative charge pump is used to reduce on-resistance of PMOSFET load switches. Additional circuitry for achieving high efficiency just requires small chip-area and low-cost. The voltage doubler is implemented in 0.13-μm 1.2V CMOS process. The proposed doubler improves the low-voltage power efficiency by 17%, compared to conventional voltage doublers. Moreover, the proposed doubler can support wider load range. The maximum power efficiency reaches 52% at the input voltage of 0.2V.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 IEEE International Conference of Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits, EDSSC 2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Event2013 IEEE International Conference of Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits, EDSSC 2013 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Duration: 2013 Jun 32013 Jun 5

Publication series

Name2013 IEEE International Conference of Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits, EDSSC 2013

Other

Other2013 IEEE International Conference of Electron Devices and Solid-State Circuits, EDSSC 2013
Country/TerritoryHong Kong
CityHong Kong
Period13/6/313/6/5

Keywords

  • Charge pump
  • energy harvesting
  • high efficiency
  • low voltage
  • negative charge pump
  • thermoelectric energy harvesting
  • voltage doubler

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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