Design of a low-input-voltage converter for thermoelectric generator
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
- Vol. 33 (5), 1203-1207
- https://doi.org/10.1109/28.633797
Abstract
Low-grade exhaust heat is used to provide a reliable and independent power source for instrumentation circuitry by means of a thermoelectric generator (TEG). A design of a self-starting dc-dc converter is developed and optimized for very- low-input voltages (below 300 mV) in order to allow operation at temperature differences of 20 C and less. A prototype is built, and the results are experimentally verified.Keywords
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