@inproceedings{bd00a458d39c49b7891929fdc3de9457,
title = "DCM boost converter in CPM operation for tuning piezoelectric energy harvesters",
abstract = "The power extraction from piezoelectric energy harvesters is considered an important alternative to the employment of batteries when powering ultra-low power circuits. However, the amount of extracted power and the frequency range where extraction is possible remain as key challenges for practical implementations. In this paper, a boost rectifier in Current Programmed Mode (CPM) able to emulate a complex load at its input terminals is presented. This circuit is validated through circuit simulation using PSIM9. From the results, the circuit is capable of extracting the maximum available power from a piezoelectric harvester, modeled by an electric equivalent circuit, at its first resonant frequency. This is achieved by the emulation of an RC network at the harvester{\textquoteright}s terminals by controlling the peak current through its inductance.",
keywords = "Boost rectifier, Current programed mode, Energy harvesting, Piezoelectric",
author = "Andr{\'e}s Gomez-Casseres and David Florez and Dar{\'i}o Cortes",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020.; 5th International Conference on Advanced Engineering Theory and Applications, AETA 2018 ; Conference date: 11-09-2018 Through 13-09-2018",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-14907-9_65",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783030149062",
series = "Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "673--682",
editor = "Ivan Zelinka and {Hoang Duy}, Vo and Kim, {Sang Bong} and {Trong Dao}, Tran and Pavel Brandstetter",
booktitle = "AETA 2018 - Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering and Related Sciences",
address = "Germany",
}