期刊
ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
卷 108, 期 -, 页码 355-365出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.11.027
关键词
Thermoelectric generator; Maximum Power Point Tracking; Boost converter; Energy harvesting
ThermoElectric Generators (TEGs) are capable to harvest the ambient thermal energy for power supplying sensors, actuators, biomedical devices etc. in the mu W up to several hundreds of Watts range. In this paper, a Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) method for TEG elements is proposed, which is based on controlling a power converter such that it operates on a pre-programmed locus of operating points close to the MPPS of the power-voltage curves of the TEG power source. Compared to the past proposed MPPT methods for TEGs, the technique presented in this paper has the advantage of operational and design simplicity. Thus, its implementation using off-the-shelf microelectronic components with low-power consumption characteristics is enabled, without being required to employ specialized integrated circuits or signal processing units of high development cost. Experimental results are presented, which demonstrate that for MPP power levels of the TEG source in the range of 1-17 mW, the average deviation of the power produced by the proposed system from the MPP power of the TEG source is 1.87%. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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