Design of a low-input-voltage converter for thermoelectric generator

被引:74
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作者
Damaschke, JM
机构
[1] Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria
关键词
DC-DC power conversion; losses; low power; low voltage; power generation; self-starting; thermoelectric generator; voltage control;
D O I
10.1109/28.633797
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Low-grade exhaust heat is used to provide a reliable and independent power source for instrumentation circuitry by means of a thermoelectric generator (TEG), A design of a self-starting dc-dc converter is developed and optimized for very-low-input voltages (below 300 mV) in order to allow operation at temperature differences of 20 degrees C and less, A prototype is built, and the results are experimentally verified.
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页码:1203 / 1207
页数:5
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