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Modeling, design and cross-layer optimization of polysilicon solar cell based micro-scale energy harvesting systems

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Elif S. Mungan,

Vijay Raghunathan,

Kaushik RoyAuthors Info & Claims

ISLPED '12: Proceedings of the 2012 ACM/IEEE international symposium on Low power electronics and design

Pages 123 - 128

https://doi.org/10.1145/2333660.2333693

Published: 30 July 2012 Publication History

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This paper presents modeling, design, and cross-layer optimization of polysilicon solar cell based micro-scale energy harvesting systems. The proposed design methodology is suitable for energy harvesting systems employed in low-cost applications, such as wireless sensor networks. Our approach is unique in achieving maximum output power by cross-layer optimization of poly-silicon solar cells (thickness, grain boundaries and cell configuration) and power converter circuits. Simulation results indicate that optimizing the solar cell along with the power converter improves the system output power by 16% compared to a baseline approach of optimizing the two components separately.

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Modeling, design and cross-layer optimization of polysilicon solar cell based micro-scale energy harvesting systems
1. Hardware
  1. Hardware validation
    1. Functional verification
      1. Simulation and emulation

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ISLPED '12: Proceedings of the 2012 ACM/IEEE international symposium on Low power electronics and design

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ISBN:9781450312493

DOI:10.1145/2333660

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Mungan ELu CHo CRoy K(2016)Effects of Deposition Process on Poly-Si Microscale Energy Harvesting Systems: A Simulation StudyIEEE Transactions on Electron Devices10.1109/TED.2016.253527563:4(1650-1657)Online publication date: Apr-2016
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