Energy harvester power indicator and power management circuitry
US10630078B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 25, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/56
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some embodiments include apparatus and methods for using a switch to couple an inductor to an energy harvester for a time interval to allow charging of the inductor during the time interval, and using a circuit to generate control information for power management. A value of the control information is based on a value of the time interval.
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