Design and experimental investigation of a low-voltage thermoelectric energy harvesting system for wireless sensor nodes

•A thermoelectric energy harvesting system for wireless sensor nodes is designed.•An ultra-low voltage self-startup is implemented.•Maximum power point tracking and low power designs are applied for high efficiency.•Efficiency of 44.2–75.4% is obtained with open-circuit voltage of 84–400mV.•System e...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Energy conversion and management 2017-04, Vol.138, p.30-37
Hauptverfasser:	Guan, Mingjie, Wang, Kunpeng, Xu, Dazheng, Liao, Wei-Hsin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Converters Energy Energy conversion efficiency Energy harvesting Generators Heat exchangers Low-voltage Microcontrollers Open circuit voltage Thermal energy Thermoelectric energy conversion Thermoelectric generators Thermoelectricity Voltage Wireless sensor nodes
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