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Energy-Harvesting Applications and Efficient Power Processing

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In comparison to the original chapter in CHIPS 2020 Manoli et al. (CHIPS 2020—A Guide to the Future of Nanoelectronics: 329–420, 2012) [1], this chapter presents more application-oriented research with a focus on wearable devices and condition monitoring. It also covers electronic circuit components and systems employed in extracting, processing, and storing the harvested power. In the meantime, many innovative enhancements in terms of efficiency and applicability have been achieved by developing dedicated CMOS integrated circuits.

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  1. 1.

    The circuits used to extract the power transmitted wirelessly face the same challenges as the circuits used to extract the power generated by energy harvesters, because the power budget available is often very small. Hence, the power transmitted wirelessly is treated as an “AC source” here.

  2. 2.

    Under the assumption that any voltage or power specifications are met, the load-matching algorithm employed in the interface ASIC presented in [44] can be used for electromagnetic energy harvesters as well.

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    T. Hehn, D. Hoffmann, D. Rossbach, K. Ylli & Y. Manoli

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    M. Kuhl, J. Leicht, N. Lotze, C. Moranz & Y. Manoli

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Hehn, T. et al. (2016). Energy-Harvesting Applications and Efficient Power Processing. In: Höfflinger, B. (eds) CHIPS 2020 VOL. 2. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22093-2_19

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