A Low-power Two-Stage Active Rectifier for Energy Harvesting Applications

  • Ana C.R. Ferreira
  • , Rui Carvalho
  • , Zhaochu Yang
  • , J. H. Correia
  • , Tao Dong

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Abstract

This paper presents a new architecture of a two-stage active rectifier suitable for energy harvesting applications. The two-stage structure can be separated firstly into a passive stage, including one negative voltage converter, and secondly, an active stage that consists of a NOT gate used to drive the active diode switch. The rectifier is fully designed and simulated using 0.13μm CMOS technology. The circuit rectifies input AC signals from 0.6V to 4.5V, reaching a maximum output voltage of 3.45V. The power conversion efficiency is 40.4%, with a low power consumption of 17.7 μW.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE Medical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2020 - Conference Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728153865
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event15th IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2020 - Bari, Italy
Duration: 1 Jun 20203 Jun 2020

Publication series

NameIEEE Medical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2020 - Conference Proceedings

Conference

Conference15th IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2020
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityBari
Period1/06/203/06/20

Keywords

  • CMOS
  • active rectifier
  • energy harvesting
  • full wave rectifier
  • high efficiency
  • low power

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