Device and method with power control

    公开(公告)号:US11205900B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-21

    申请号:US16663840

    申请日:2019-10-25

    Inventor: Chisung Bae

    Abstract: A microelectronic device includes: a photovoltaic module configured to convert a light energy into an electric energy; a converter configured to convert a voltage output from the photovoltaic module into a predetermined voltage; a capacitor configured to store an electric energy transferred from the converter; and a controller configured to predict an available current of a next time slot based on the electric energy stored in the capacitor, and determine a consumed current of a load system of the next time slot based on the predicted available current.

    Apparatus and method for tracking maximum power

    公开(公告)号:US11513548B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-29

    申请号:US17200017

    申请日:2021-03-12

    Abstract: An apparatus and method for tracking maximum power are disclosed. The apparatus is configured to track a maximum power at a certain node of an electronic circuit, adjust an impedance of the electronic circuit such that power at the node is maximal, and adjust an impedance of the electronic circuit by comparing power at two points in time to increase power. The apparatus for tracking a maximum power, includes a charge sharing capacitor connected to an initial capacitor in parallel, a first switch disposed between the initial capacitor and an energy harvesting power supply, a second switch disposed between the initial capacitor and the charge sharing capacitor, a third switch disposed between the energy harvesting power supply and a comparator, and a switched-capacitor power converting circuit configured to control the initial capacitor.

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