Publication type: Conference paper
Type of review: Peer review (abstract)
Title: Harvesting energy from small temperature differences
Authors: Gruber, Juan-Mario
Mathis, Simon
Proceedings: Wireless Congress 2016 Proceedings
Conference details: 13. Wireless Congress: Systems & Applications, Munich, 9-10 November 2016
Issue Date: 2016
Publisher / Ed. Institution: WEKA Fachmedien
Language: English
Subjects: Wireless; Booster; TEG; Energy Harvesting
Subject (DDC): 621.3: Electrical, communications, control engineering
Abstract: A new boost converter for low voltage input is presented. It is optimized for high efficiency at input voltages of few 10 mV. The developed prototype is operating at an input voltage of about 15 mV. A cold start needs about 36 mV. At 120 mV input and 3.6 V output an efficiency of more than 70% is reached. The developed booster is compared against commercial available boost converters in terms of efficiency, start-up voltage and costs. A test under real conditions has been done using a 30x30mm sized low-cost TEG. At a temperature difference of 3 K enough energy can be harvested to power an embedded system with a DC drive opening and closing a valve.
URI: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/5165
Fulltext version: Published version
License (according to publishing contract): Licence according to publishing contract
Departement: School of Engineering
Organisational Unit: Institute of Embedded Systems (InES)
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Gruber, J.-M., & Mathis, S. (2016). Harvesting energy from small temperature differences. Wireless Congress 2016 Proceedings.
Gruber, J.-M. and Mathis, S. (2016) ‘Harvesting energy from small temperature differences’, in Wireless Congress 2016 Proceedings. WEKA Fachmedien.
J.-M. Gruber and S. Mathis, “Harvesting energy from small temperature differences,” in Wireless Congress 2016 Proceedings, 2016.
GRUBER, Juan-Mario und Simon MATHIS, 2016. Harvesting energy from small temperature differences. In: Wireless Congress 2016 Proceedings. Conference paper. WEKA Fachmedien. 2016
Gruber, Juan-Mario, and Simon Mathis. 2016. “Harvesting Energy from Small Temperature Differences.” Conference paper. In Wireless Congress 2016 Proceedings. WEKA Fachmedien.
Gruber, Juan-Mario, and Simon Mathis. “Harvesting Energy from Small Temperature Differences.” Wireless Congress 2016 Proceedings, WEKA Fachmedien, 2016.


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