Microscale Power Conversion
Abstract
Current DoD electronic systems rely on centralized or board-level power conversion and regulation circuitry to convert from efficiently distributed high voltages to locally required low voltages for powering integrated circuits and sensors. A new approach, and the goal of this work, is to increase the granularity of power management to the module or component level by developing integrated capacitive and inductive energy storage and switching elements. This would provide intelligent and adaptive buck (drop voltage) or boost (raise voltage) power conversion throughout complex systems, increasing reliability and power efficiency, while decreasing size and weight.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 7579d15dbbf9c874da55f73f9b2879e8