Energy Efficient Ultra Low Power Solar Harvesting System Design with MPPT for IOT Edge Node Devices

Towards designing an on-chip harvesting system design for IoT, an inductor free methodology is proposed. The solar system behavior is analyzed and proper control algorithm for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) is adopted. The control section monitors the computational circuit and recharging of the battery. Capacitor value modulation (CVM) is used for impedance matching. The conversion efficiency of the DC-DC converter is from 87% to 97%. The resulting output is in the range of 3-3.55V.

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