Autonomous Temperature Sensor Based on a Photovoltaic Energy Harvesting System
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چکیده
In this paper we present an autonomous temperature sensor supplied by a on chip photovoltaic energy harvester. Then system is realized in a BCD SOI technology. The energy harvesting elements consist of a 34 trench-insulated p-n junctions, while the sensing system consists of a bandgap reference circuit, including an integrated high precision temperature sensor, and a high voltage low drop-out voltage regulator (LDO). The entire system operates also at low illumination levels and tolerates a wide variation of the voltage produced by the micro-photovoltaic cell chain.
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