Result: 0.5 V Start-Up 87% Efficiency 0.75 mm2 On-Chip Feed-Forward Single-Inductor Dual-Output (SIDO) Boost DC-DC Converter for Battery and Solar Cell Operation Sensor Network Micro-Computer Integration

Title:
0.5 V Start-Up 87% Efficiency 0.75 mm2 On-Chip Feed-Forward Single-Inductor Dual-Output (SIDO) Boost DC-DC Converter for Battery and Solar Cell Operation Sensor Network Micro-Computer Integration
Source:
SPECIAL ISSUE ON THE IEEE 2012 CUSTOM INTEGRATED CIRCUITS CONFERENCEIEEE journal of solid-state circuits. 48(8):1933-1942
Publisher Information:
New York, NY: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2013.
Publication Year:
2013
Physical Description:
print, 21 ref
Original Material:
INIST-CNRS
Subject Terms:
Electronics, Electronique, Sciences exactes et technologie, Exact sciences and technology, Sciences appliquees, Applied sciences, Electronique, Electronics, Electronique des semiconducteurs. Microélectronique. Optoélectronique. Dispositifs à l'état solide, Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices, Dispositifs magnétiques, Magnetic devices, Dispositifs optoélectroniques, Optoelectronic devices, Circuits électriques, optiques et optoélectroniques, Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits, Propriétés des circuits, Circuit properties, Circuits électroniques, Electronic circuits, Convertisseurs de signal, Signal convertors, Energie, Energy, Energie naturelle, Natural energy, Energie solaire, Solar energy, Conversion photovoltaïque, Photovoltaic conversion, Cellules solaires. Cellules photoélectrochimiques, Solar cells. Photoelectrochemical cells, Accumulateur électrochimique, Secondary cell, Acumulador electroquímico, Algorithme, Algorithm, Algoritmo, Bobine inductance, Inductor, Bobina inductancia, Boucle anticipation, Feedforward, Ciclo anticipación, Calculateur embarqué, Boarded computer, Calculador embarque, Cellule solaire, Solar cell, Célula solar, Circuit intégré, Integrated circuit, Circuito integrado, Condensateur, Capacitor, Condensador, Convertisseur courant continu, Direct current convertor, Convertidor corriente continua, Convertisseur puissance, Power converter, Convertidor potencia, Convertisseur élévateur, Up converter, Convertidor elevador, Electronique faible puissance, Low-power electronics, Electronique puissance, Power electronics, Electrónica potencia, Evaluation performance, Performance evaluation, Evaluación prestación, Haute tension, High voltage, Alta tensión, Implémentation, Implementation, Implementación, Mémoire flash, Flash memory, Memoria flash, Pompage charge, Charge pumping, Bombeo carga, Réseau capteur, Sensor array, Red sensores, Réseau cellulaire, Cell network, Red celular, Seuil tension, Voltage threshold, Umbral tensión, Supercondensateur, Supercapacitor, Supercondensador, Technologie MOS complémentaire, Complementary MOS technology, Tecnología MOS complementario, Poursuite point puissance maximale, Maximum power point tracking, Búsqueda del punto de máxima potencia, Boost, DC-DC converter, energy harvesting, feed forward control
Document Type:
Conference Conference Paper
File Description:
text
Language:
English
Author Affiliations:
Core Technology Business Division, Renesas Electronics Corporation, Hyogo 664-0005, Japan
Renesas Design Corporation, Hyogo 664-0005, Japan
Global Business Innovation and Strategy Marketing Division, 1st Solution Business Unit, Renesas Electronics Corporation, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
Fundamental Technology Unit, Renesas Design Corporation, Hyogo 664-0005, Japan
ISSN:
0018-9200
Rights:
Copyright 2014 INIST-CNRS
CC BY 4.0
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Notes:
Electronics

Energy
Accession Number:
edscal.27677623
Database:
PASCAL Archive

Further Information

An on-chip low power single-inductor dual-output (SIDO) DC-DC boost converter is proposed for battery and solar cell operating sensor network applications. A proposed feed forward control determines the Ton/Toff ratio precisely for each output without any compensation or linear capacitor. This feature helps reduce the costs of the external components and utilize an inexpensive process technology. A test chip was fabricated by 190-nm flash-memory embedded micro-computers CMOS process technology and can achieve an efficiency of 87% with a small area size of just 0.75 mm2. For solar cell operation, a 0.5 V start-up was achieved even with a high threshold voltage of 0.7 V with a proposed forward back biased charge pump. A constant voltage algorithm was implemented as a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control. With this MPPT control, a solar cell with an open voltage of 1.03 V and a short current of 83 mA was able to charge a super capacitor of 0.4 F up to 5 V within 80 s.