A 450-mV Single-Fuel-Cell Power Management Unit With Switch-Mode Quasi-V2 Hysteretic Control and Automatic Startup on 0.35-μm Standard CMOS Process

• Published in: IEEE journal of solid-state circuits Vol. 47; no. 9; pp. 2216 - 2226
• Main Authors: YIKAI WANG, DONGSHENG MA
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2012
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Circuit properties; Circuits of signal characteristics conditioning (including delay circuits); Design. Technologies. Operation analysis. Testing; Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits; Electronic circuits; Electronics; Exact sciences and technology; Integrated circuits; Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices; Signal convertors; Switching, multiplexing, switched capacity circuits; Performance evaluation; Power converter; Phase measurement; Output power; Up converter; Alcohol fuel cells; Control synthesis; Power electronics; Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC); Switching convertors; Recovery time; Implementation; hysteretic control (SMQH); power management unit (PMU); Low voltage; Hysteresis loop; Phase detector; Complementary MOS technology; Output voltage; Power conditioning circuits; Electric power consumption; subthreshold self-startup scheme, switch-mode quasi-V; Selector switch; Fuel cell
• ISSN: 0018-9200; 1558-173X