Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Circuit and method to improve energy harvesting efficiency in piezoelectric harvesters
- Patent Title (中): 提高压电收割机能量收集效率的电路和方法
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Application No.: US12558820Application Date: 2009-09-14
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Publication No.: US08026650B2Publication Date: 2011-09-27
- Inventor: Yogesh Ramadass , Anantha Chnadrakasan
- Applicant: Yogesh Ramadass , Anantha Chnadrakasan
- Applicant Address: US MA Cambridge
- Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Cambridge
- Agency: Gesmer Updegrove LLP
- Main IPC: H01L41/113
- IPC: H01L41/113

Abstract:
An energy harvester circuit is provided. The energy harvester circuit includes a harvesting module for extracting energy from an ambient source. A bias flip module manages the manner in which voltage across the harvesting module transitions when input current from the harvesting module changes direction so as to allow a majority of the charge available from the harvesting module to be extracted. A voltage transitioning module is shared amongst one or more DC-DC converters for efficient energy management.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100079034A1 CIRCUIT AND METHOD TO IMPROVE ENERGY HARVESTING EFFICIENCY IN PIEZOELECTRIC HARVESTERS Public/Granted day:2010-04-01
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