Design of the Power Conditioning Circuit for Vibration Based Electrostatic MEMS Energy Converters Found in Energy Scavenging Systems

Abstract:

This paper introduces the design of the power conditioning circuit for electrostatic MEMS energy converters and how it is effective in decreasing the dissipated power to be suitable for energy scavenging systems. This will be done firstly by explaining the need for the power conditioning circuit. Then the use of each of its element and how to design it will be introduced. Finally the dissipated power in the power conditioning circuit due to the non – ideality of its elements will be calculated.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 403-408)
• Pages: 4551-4556
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.403-408.4551
• Online since: November 2011
• Authors: Marwa S. Salem Basyoni, A.A. Zekry, H. F. Ragai
• Keywords: Dissipated Power, Electrostatic MEMS Energy Converter, Power Conditioning Circuit

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