A Novel CMOS reconfigurable rectifier for wearable piezoelectric energy harvesters

Wearable energy harvesters have potential application in the conversion of human-motion energy into electrical energy to power smart health-monitoring devices, the textile industry, smartwatches, and glasses. These energy harvesters require optimal rectifier circuits that maximize their charging ef...

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Autores principales:	Suany Vázquez-Valdés, Raúl Juárez-Aguirre, Rosa Woo-García, Primavera Argüelles-Lucho, Agustín Herrera-May, Johan Jair Estrada-López, Francisco López-Huerta
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Publicado:	Universidad Industrial de Santander 2021
Materias:	Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology energy conversion energy harvesters health monitoring devices piezoelectric transducer portable devices Technology T Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1cad3242b97e46a88d3a465b2911aca52021-11-30T15:14:52ZA Novel CMOS reconfigurable rectifier for wearable piezoelectric energy harvesters10.18273/revuin.v21n1-20220091657-45832145-8456https://doaj.org/article/1cad3242b97e46a88d3a465b2911aca52021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistas.uis.edu.co/index.php/revistauisingenierias/article/view/12451https://doaj.org/toc/1657-4583https://doaj.org/toc/2145-8456 Wearable energy harvesters have potential application in the conversion of human-motion energy into electrical energy to power smart health-monitoring devices, the textile industry, smartwatches, and glasses. These energy harvesters require optimal rectifier circuits that maximize their charging efficiencies. In this study, we present the design of a novel complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) reconfigurable rectifier for wearable piezoelectric energy harvesters that can increase their charging efficiencies. The designed rectifier is based on standard 0.18 µm CMOS process technology considering a geometrical pattern with a total silicon area of 54.765 µm x 86.355 µm. The proposed rectifier circuit has two transmission gates (TG) that are composed of four rectifier transistors with a charge of 45 kΩ, a minimum input voltage of 500 mV and a maximum voltage of 3.3 V. Results of numerical simulations of the rectifier performance indicate a voltage conversion efficiency of 99.4% and a power conversion efficiency up to 63.3%. The proposed rectifier can be used to increase the charging efficiency of wearable piezoelectric energy harvesters. Suany Vázquez-Valdés Raúl Juárez-Aguirre Rosa Woo-García Primavera Argüelles-Lucho Agustín Herrera-May Johan Jair Estrada-López Francisco López-Huerta Universidad Industrial de SantanderarticleComplementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technologyenergy conversionenergy harvestershealth monitoring devicespiezoelectric transducerportable devicesTechnologyTEngineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040ENESRevista UIS Ingenierías, Vol 21, Iss 1 (2021)
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topic	Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology energy conversion energy harvesters health monitoring devices piezoelectric transducer portable devices Technology T Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040
spellingShingle	Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology energy conversion energy harvesters health monitoring devices piezoelectric transducer portable devices Technology T Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Suany Vázquez-Valdés Raúl Juárez-Aguirre Rosa Woo-García Primavera Argüelles-Lucho Agustín Herrera-May Johan Jair Estrada-López Francisco López-Huerta A Novel CMOS reconfigurable rectifier for wearable piezoelectric energy harvesters
description	Wearable energy harvesters have potential application in the conversion of human-motion energy into electrical energy to power smart health-monitoring devices, the textile industry, smartwatches, and glasses. These energy harvesters require optimal rectifier circuits that maximize their charging efficiencies. In this study, we present the design of a novel complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) reconfigurable rectifier for wearable piezoelectric energy harvesters that can increase their charging efficiencies. The designed rectifier is based on standard 0.18 µm CMOS process technology considering a geometrical pattern with a total silicon area of 54.765 µm x 86.355 µm. The proposed rectifier circuit has two transmission gates (TG) that are composed of four rectifier transistors with a charge of 45 kΩ, a minimum input voltage of 500 mV and a maximum voltage of 3.3 V. Results of numerical simulations of the rectifier performance indicate a voltage conversion efficiency of 99.4% and a power conversion efficiency up to 63.3%. The proposed rectifier can be used to increase the charging efficiency of wearable piezoelectric energy harvesters.
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author	Suany Vázquez-Valdés Raúl Juárez-Aguirre Rosa Woo-García Primavera Argüelles-Lucho Agustín Herrera-May Johan Jair Estrada-López Francisco López-Huerta
author_facet	Suany Vázquez-Valdés Raúl Juárez-Aguirre Rosa Woo-García Primavera Argüelles-Lucho Agustín Herrera-May Johan Jair Estrada-López Francisco López-Huerta
author_sort	Suany Vázquez-Valdés
title	A Novel CMOS reconfigurable rectifier for wearable piezoelectric energy harvesters
title_short	A Novel CMOS reconfigurable rectifier for wearable piezoelectric energy harvesters
title_full	A Novel CMOS reconfigurable rectifier for wearable piezoelectric energy harvesters
title_fullStr	A Novel CMOS reconfigurable rectifier for wearable piezoelectric energy harvesters
title_full_unstemmed	A Novel CMOS reconfigurable rectifier for wearable piezoelectric energy harvesters
title_sort	novel cmos reconfigurable rectifier for wearable piezoelectric energy harvesters
publisher	Universidad Industrial de Santander
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/1cad3242b97e46a88d3a465b2911aca5
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A Novel CMOS reconfigurable rectifier for wearable piezoelectric energy harvesters

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