Charge pumping apparatus using optimum power point tracking and method thereof
First Claim
1. A charge pumping apparatus, comprising:
- a voltage pumping unit for pumping an input voltage;
a voltage pumping control unit for controlling the voltage pumping unit according to a comparison result between the input voltage and an input criterion voltage and a comparison result between an output voltage output from the voltage pumping unit and an output criterion voltage; and
an optimum power point tracking unit for tracking an optimum power point in the case of detecting that the output voltage decreases lower than the output criterion voltage, and adjusting an input impedance to change the input criterion voltage to a voltage corresponding to the optimum power point,wherein the optimum power point is a power point where an input power according to the input voltage becomes a maximum.
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Abstract
A charge pumping apparatus includes a voltage pumping unit for pumping an input voltage, a voltage pumping control unit for controlling the voltage pumping unit according to a comparison result between the input voltage and an input criterion voltage and a comparison result between an output voltage output from the voltage pumping unit and an output criterion voltage, and an optimum power point tracking unit for tracking an optimum power point in the case of detecting that the output voltage decreases lower than the output criterion voltage, and adjusting an input impedance to change the input criterion voltage to a voltage corresponding to the optimum power point, wherein the optimum power point is a power point where an input power according to the input voltage becomes a maximum. Since the optimum power point is tracked by measuring only a voltage without a current sensor, a power loss is small.
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7 Claims
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1. A charge pumping apparatus, comprising:
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a voltage pumping unit for pumping an input voltage; a voltage pumping control unit for controlling the voltage pumping unit according to a comparison result between the input voltage and an input criterion voltage and a comparison result between an output voltage output from the voltage pumping unit and an output criterion voltage; and an optimum power point tracking unit for tracking an optimum power point in the case of detecting that the output voltage decreases lower than the output criterion voltage, and adjusting an input impedance to change the input criterion voltage to a voltage corresponding to the optimum power point, wherein the optimum power point is a power point where an input power according to the input voltage becomes a maximum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A charge pumping method, comprising:
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comparing an output voltage with an output criterion voltage; tracking an optimum power point in a case where the output voltage decreases lower than the output criterion voltage; and adjusting an input impedance to change an input criterion voltage to a voltage corresponding to the optimum power point, wherein the optimum power point is a power point where an input power according to an input voltage becomes a maximum, wherein the input voltage is pumped in a case where the input voltage is higher than the input criterion voltage and the output voltage is lower than the output criterion voltage, and wherein the input voltage is not pumped in a case where the input voltage is higher than the input criterion voltage and the output voltage is higher than the output criterion voltage. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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