TY - GEN
T1 - An integrated boost converter with maximum power point tracking for solar photovoltaic energy harvesting
AU - Wang, Sung Yao
AU - Wu, Hung Hsien
AU - Wei, Chia-Ling
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - An integrated boost converter with maximum power point tracking for solar photovoltaic (PV) energy harvesting has been proposed. The maximum power point tracking (MPPT) function is realized with analog circuits, instead of using a microprocessor. In the proposed chip, the output power of the PV modules is controlled by modulating the on-time of the boost converter. The chip was designed and fabricated by using TSMC 0.18 μm 1P6M mixed-signal CMOS process. The total chip area is 1.08×1.25 mm2, which is much smaller than that with a microprocessor. The measured maximum tracking efficiency is 90%.
AB - An integrated boost converter with maximum power point tracking for solar photovoltaic (PV) energy harvesting has been proposed. The maximum power point tracking (MPPT) function is realized with analog circuits, instead of using a microprocessor. In the proposed chip, the output power of the PV modules is controlled by modulating the on-time of the boost converter. The chip was designed and fabricated by using TSMC 0.18 μm 1P6M mixed-signal CMOS process. The total chip area is 1.08×1.25 mm2, which is much smaller than that with a microprocessor. The measured maximum tracking efficiency is 90%.
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U2 - 10.1109/VLSI-DAT.2014.6834888
DO - 10.1109/VLSI-DAT.2014.6834888
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84903973950
SN - 9781479927760
T3 - Technical Papers of 2014 International Symposium on VLSI Design, Automation and Test, VLSI-DAT 2014
BT - Technical Papers of 2014 International Symposium on VLSI Design, Automation and Test, VLSI-DAT 2014
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 2014 International Symposium on VLSI Design, Automation and Test, VLSI-DAT 2014
Y2 - 28 April 2014 through 30 April 2014
ER -