Multi-source energy harvesting for lightweight applications
Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2018.
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| author | Oliva, Alexander |
| author2 | Jeffrey H. Lang and Paul A. Ward. |
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| description | Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2018. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1195802019-04-11T12:43:32Z Multi-source energy harvesting for lightweight applications Oliva, Alexander Jeffrey H. Lang and Paul A. Ward. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2018. This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-197). This thesis analyzes, designs and tests circuit topologies for simultaneous energy harvesting from solar and 915-MHz RF energy sources. An important design objective is to minimize system weight while maximizing output power and operating time for applications in the sub-170-mg and single-mW ranges. The resulting energy harvesting system uses a unique approach of categorizing the harvesters as primary and auxiliary harvesters due to the power levels of each in relation to the high load demand. This work results in a 162-mg supercapacitor-powered system capable of powering a 2-V load at up to approximately 2-3 mW and a 150-mg battery-powered system capable of powering a 2-V load at up to 6 mW. The auxiliary RF harvester uses a fully-integrated charge pump to impedance-match to a rectenna with greater than 94% matching. The parasitic models developed for the RF harvester show errors less than 1.4% in the measured system. by Alexander Oliva. M. Eng. 2018-12-11T20:40:55Z 2018-12-11T20:40:55Z 2018 2018 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/119580 1076359593 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 197 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Oliva, Alexander Multi-source energy harvesting for lightweight applications |
| title | Multi-source energy harvesting for lightweight applications |
| title_full | Multi-source energy harvesting for lightweight applications |
| title_fullStr | Multi-source energy harvesting for lightweight applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multi-source energy harvesting for lightweight applications |
| title_short | Multi-source energy harvesting for lightweight applications |
| title_sort | multi source energy harvesting for lightweight applications |
| topic | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/119580 |
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