Energy harvesting apparatus and a method for operating an energy harvesting apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10050557B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-14

    申请号:US14020976

    申请日:2013-09-09

    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.

    Digital comparator for a low dropout (LDO) regulator

    公开(公告)号:US11880215B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-23

    申请号:US17599345

    申请日:2020-03-27

    CPC classification number: G05F1/575 G05F1/563 G05F1/595

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a digital comparator coupled to a pair of pull-up resistors and a pair of pull-down resistors whereby both pairs of resistors are coupled to an output terminal of a low dropout (LDO) regulator. In particular, the digital comparator comprises an edge detector module, a consecutive two-edge detector module and a consecutive three-edge detector module whereby the edge detector module is configured to receive two clock signals as inputs and after being processed by these three modules, to pull-up or pull-down the resistors at the output terminal of the LDO regulator based on the rising and falling edges of the received clock signals.

    A Current-to-Digital Converter
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230179221A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-08

    申请号:US17997967

    申请日:2021-04-27

    CPC classification number: H03M1/46 H03M3/458 H03M3/426

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a current-to-digital converter suitable for wide-ranging current sensing applications. In particular, the current-to-digital converter comprises a delta-sigma analogue-to-digital converter which utilizes a successive-approximation-register to control a modulation of the sensed current so that the digital conversion of the modulated sensed current by the delta-sigma analogue-to-digital converter may be done with high precision.

    Current-to-digital converter
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12170523B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-17

    申请号:US17997967

    申请日:2021-04-27

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a current-to-digital converter suitable for wide-ranging current sensing applications. In particular, the current-to-digital converter comprises a delta-sigma analogue-to-digital converter which utilizes a successive-approximation-register to control a modulation of the sensed current so that the digital conversion of the modulated sensed current by the delta-sigma analogue-to-digital converter may be done with high precision.

    Transmitter
    7.
    发明授权
    Transmitter 有权
    发射机

    公开(公告)号:US09148323B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-29

    申请号:US14022136

    申请日:2013-09-09

    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。

    ENERGY HARVESTING APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ENERGY HARVESTING APPARATUS
    8.
    发明申请
    ENERGY HARVESTING APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ENERGY HARVESTING APPARATUS 审中-公开
    能量采集设备和操作能量采集设备的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140071722A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-13

    申请号:US14020976

    申请日:2013-09-09

    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。

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