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：US09148323B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-29

申请号：US14022136

申请日：2013-09-09

Applicant: Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Inventor： San Jeow Cheng ,  Yuan Gao ,  Chun Huat Heng

IPC: H04L27/12 ,  H04L27/20

CPC classification number: H04L27/12 ,  H04L27/20

Abstract: According to embodiments of the present invention, a transmitter is provided. The transmitter includes a frequency shift keying (FSK) circuit, and a phase shift keying (PSK) circuit coupled in series to the FSK circuit, wherein the FSK circuit is configured, in a first mode of operation, to provide a FSK modulated signal to the PSK circuit, and, in a second mode of operation, to provide a fixed frequency signal to the PSK circuit, and wherein the PSK circuit is configured, in the first mode of operation, to transmit the FSK modulated signal, and, in the second mode of operation, to provide a PSK modulated signal based on the fixed frequency signal received from the FSK circuit.

Abstract translation: 根据本发明的实施例，提供一种发射器。 发射机包括频移键控（FSK）电路和与FSK电路串联耦合的相移键控（PSK）电路，其中FSK电路在第一操作模式下被配置为提供FSK调制信号 PSK电路，并且在第二操作模式中，向PSK电路提供固定频率信号，并且其中PSK电路在第一工作模式下配置为发送FSK调制信号，并且在 第二种操作模式，提供基于从FSK电路接收的固定频率信号的PSK调制信号。

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。