Platform architecture for solar, thermal and vibration energy combining with MPPT and single inductor

A 0.35µm CMOS energy processor with multiple inputs from solar, thermal and vibration energy sources is presented. Dual-path architecture for energy harvesting is proposed that has up to 13% higher conversion efficiency compared to the conventional two stage storage-regulation architecture. To minimize the cost and form factor, a single inductor has been time shared for all converters. A novel low power maximum power point tracking (MPPT) scheme with 95% tracking efficiency is also introduced.

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