Piezoelectric Micro-Power Generation Interface Circuits
- 30 May 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits
- Vol. 41 (6) , 1411-1420
- https://doi.org/10.1109/jssc.2006.874286
Abstract
New power conversion circuits to interface to a piezoelectric micro-power generator have been fabricated and tested. Circuit designs and measurement results are presented for a half-wave synchronous rectifier with voltage doubler, a full-wave synchronous rectifier and a passive full-wave rectifier circuit connected to the piezoelectric micro-power generator. The measured power efficiency of the synchronous rectifier and voltage doubler circuit fabricated in a 0.35-/spl mu/m CMOS process is 88% and the output power exceeds 2.5 /spl mu/W with a 100-k/spl Omega/, 100-nF load. The two full-wave rectifiers (passive and synchronous) were fabricated in a 0.25-/spl mu/m CMOS process. The measured peak power efficiency for the passive full-wave rectifier circuit is 66% with a 220-k/spl Omega/ load and supplies a peak output power of 16 /spl mu/W with a 68-k/spl Omega/ load. Although the active full-wave synchronous rectifier requires quiescent current for operation, it has a higher peak efficiency of 86% with an 82-k/spl Omega/ load, and also exhibits a higher peak power of 22 /spl mu/W with a 68-k/spl Omega/ load which is 37% higher than the passive full-wave rectifier.Keywords
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