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A multi-input, single-inductor power system for multisource energy harvesting
Valeria BoscainoGiuseppe CapponiRosario MiceliRosario ProiettoV. Ferrarosubject
energy harvestingEngineeringbusiness.industryphotovoltaic arraymultisourcingSettore ING-IND/32 - Convertitori Macchine E Azionamenti Elettricirenewable energyEnergy engineeringReliability engineeringRenewable energyfuel cellEnergy conservationElectric power systemElectronic engineeringPerformance indicatorbusinessEnergy harvestingWireless sensor networkEfficient energy usedescription
Today, energy harvesting is drawing a great deal of attention due to modern trends in energy saving and sustainable development purposes. Among renewable energy sources fuel cells and photovoltaic arrays are the most promising for a wide variety of applications, ranging from few mWatts of wireless sensor networks to kWatts for household appliances. Coupling several harvesters and renewable sources is the winning strategy to ensure a proper supply overcoming the uncertainty and limited availability of common harvesters and renewable sources. Multisource energy harvesting is actually an open research topic involving several pressing and often conflicting requirements. System cost, complexity, size and efficiency are only a few performance indicators. In this paper, a multi-input, single-inductor architecture is proposed. A practical implementation is proposed as an example. Benefits brought by the proposed architecture over existing solutions are widely investigated. Design guidelines are given and simulation results are presented to test the efficiency of the proposed architecture.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-01 | 2013 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA) |