A photovoltaic (PV) energy harvester is proposed, and it adopts the fractional open-circuit
voltage method to track the maximal power point of PV cells. The proposed harvester was …

A photovoltaic (PV) energy harvesting chip with novel multiplier-based perturb and observe
(P&O) maximum power point tracking (MPPT) circuit for Internet-of-Things applications is …

Micro-energy harvesting from environmental sources is a promising technology for mobile or
unobtrusive battery powered Internet of Things devices with constrains in terms of size and …

An integrated boost converter with maximum power point tracking for solar photovoltaic (PV)
energy harvesting has been proposed. The maximum power point tracking (MPPT) function …

Challenges in the field of logistics have pushed development and integration of cyber-
physical systems in these applications. PhyNode as one of these systems has shown …

In this paper, the proposed voltage trend detection (VTD) circuit effectively achieves high
tracking efficiency in mixed-signal maximum power point tracking (MPPT) for the …

First of all, I would like to acknowledge the guidance given to me by my advisor, Professor
Gabriel Alfonso Rincón-Mora. I thank him for his dedication and patience throughout my …

This chapter discusses the analysis and design of the high duty cycle oscillator. The design
is implemented in aa Pulse-Frequency Modulaton (PFM) mode boost regulator that …

Today's portable electronic devices are becoming more feature-rich and yet power hungry.
Designing the power management units to meet the increasing power consumption without …