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ISLPED
2010
ACM
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DuraCap: a supercapacitor-based, power-bootstrapping, maximum power point tracking energy-harvesting system
DuraCap is a solar-powered energy harvesting system that stores harvested energy in supercapacitors and is voltage-compatible with lithium-ion batteries. The use of supercapacitor...
Chien-Ying Chen, Pai H. Chou
SENSYS
2005
ACM
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Everlast: long-life, supercapacitor-operated wireless sensor node
This paper describes a supercapacitor-operated, solar-powered wireless sensor node called Everlast. Unlike traditional wireless sensors that store energy in batteries, Everlast’...
Farhan Simjee, Devyani Sharma, Pai H. Chou
ISCAS
2007
IEEE
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A Batteryless Vibration-based Energy Harvesting System for Ultra Low Power Ubiquitous Applications
—In this paper, we propose a vibration driven energy harvesting platform based on piezoelectric material. A new maximum power point tracking (MPPT) method for this platform is al...
Lu Chao, Chi-Ying Tsui, Wing-Hung Ki