公开(公告)号：US10050557B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-14

申请号：US14020976

申请日：2013-09-09

Applicant: Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Inventor： Yuan Gao ,  I Made Darmayuda ,  San Jeow Cheng ,  Minkyu Je ,  Chun Huat Heng

IPC: H02M7/217 ,  H02M3/158 ,  H02M7/219

Abstract: In various embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an energy harvesting apparatus, including: an energy harvester for generating electric power from an ambient source; a power conditioning circuit coupled to the output of the energy harvester; including: a boost converter module; a buck-boost converter module; and a power modification control module; wherein the power modification control module is configured to initialize the energy harvesting apparatus from inactivity to a normal energy harvesting state by operating the boost converter module, and operating the buck-boost converter when an output voltage of the power conditioning circuit rises to a predetermined value. A corresponding method of operating an energy harvesting apparatus is provided.

公开(公告)号：US20140071722A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-13

申请号：US14020976

申请日：2013-09-09

Applicant: Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Inventor： Yuan Gao ,  I Made Darmayuda ,  San Jeow Cheng ,  Minkyu Je ,  Chun Huat Heng

IPC: H02M7/217

CPC classification number: H02M7/2176 ,  H02M3/1582 ,  H02M7/219

Abstract: In various embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an energy harvesting apparatus, including: an energy harvester for generating electric power from an ambient source; a power conditioning circuit coupled to the output of the energy harvester; including: a boost converter module; a buck-boost converter module; and a power modification control module; wherein the power modification control module is configured to initialize the energy harvesting apparatus from inactivity to a normal energy harvesting state by operating the boost converter module, and operating the buck-boost converter when an output voltage of the power conditioning circuit rises to a predetermined value. A corresponding method of operating an energy harvesting apparatus is provided.

Abstract translation: 在本公开的各种实施例中，提供了一种能量收集装置，包括：用于从环境源产生电力的能量收集器; 耦合到能量收集器的输出的功率调节电路; 包括：升压转换器模块; 降压 - 升压转换器模块; 和功率修改控制模块; 其中所述功率修改控制模块被配置为通过操作所述升压转换器模块将所述能量采集装置从不活动状态初始化为正常能量收集状态，以及当所述功率调节电路的输出电压上升到预定值时操作所述降压 - 升压转换器 。 提供了一种操作能量收集装置的相应方法。