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Design of an Energy Management System for On-Chip Solar Energy Harvesting

온칩 태양 에너지 하베스팅을 위한 에너지 관리 시스템 설계

  • Jeon, Ji-Ho (Dept. of Electronics Engineering, University of Incheon) ;
  • Lee, Duck-Hwan (Dept. of Electronics Engineering, University of Incheon) ;
  • Park, Joon-Ho (Dept. of Electronics Engineering, University of Incheon) ;
  • Park, Jong-Tae (Dept. of Electronics Engineering, University of Incheon) ;
  • Yu, Chong-Gun (Dept. of Electronics Engineering, University of Incheon)
  • Received : 2010.10.22
  • Accepted : 2011.03.08
  • Published : 2011.03.25
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Abstract

In this paper, an energy management circuit for solar energy harvesting system is designed in $0.35{\mu}m$ CMOS technology. The solar energy management system consists of an ISC(Integrated Solar Cell), a voltage booster, and an MPPT(Maximum Power Point Tracker) control unit. The ISC generates an open circuit voltage of 0.5V and a short circuit current of $15{\mu}A$. The voltage booster provides the following circuit with a supply voltage about 1.5V. The MPPT control unit turns on the pMOS switch to provide the load with power while the ISC operates at MPP. The SEMU(Solar Energy Management Unit) area is $360{\mu}m{\times}490{\mu}m$ including pads. The ISC area is $500{\mu}m{\times}2000{\mu}m$. Experimental results show that the designed SEMU performs proper MPPT control for solar energy harvested from the ISC. The measured MPP voltage range is about 370mV∼420mV.

본 논문에서는 $0.35{\mu}m$ CMOS 공정을 이용하여 태양 에너지 하베스팅을 위한 에너지 관리 시스템을 설계하였다. 태양 에너지 관리 시스템은 ISC(Integrated Solar Cell), voltage booster, MPPT(Maximum Power Point Tracker) control unit으로 구성된다. ISC의 개방전압은 약 0.5V이고, 단락 전류는 약 $15{\mu}A$이다. Voltage booster는 뒷단에 약 1.5V로 승압된 전압을 공급한다. MPPT control unit은 ISC가 MPP점에 도달 하였을 때, load로 전력이 전달될 수 있도록 pMOS 스위치를 동작시킨다. SEMU(Solar Energy Management Unit)의 크기는 패드를 포함하여 $360{\mu}m{\times}490{\mu}m$이다. ISC의 면적은 $500{\mu}m{\times}2000{\mu}m$이다. 제작된 칩을 측정한 결과 설계된 SEMU가 ISC에서 수확된 에너지에 대해 MPPT control 동작을 제대로 수행하는 것을 확인하였다. 측정된 MPP 전압범위는 약 370mV∼420mV이다.

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