A novel implementation of a solar harvester circuit based on a boost DC/DC converter topology is presented. The proposed circuit is able to harvest solar energy down to a power level of 1.6 mW while maintaining comparable performance with previously presented results at higher power levels.
Inspec keywords: semiconductor devices; low-power electronics; DC-DC power convertors; solar cells; elemental semiconductors; silicon; amorphous semiconductors
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Subjects: Solar cells and arrays; Power convertors and power supplies to apparatus; Photoelectric conversion; solar cells and arrays
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