A single-inductor multi-input-multi-output buck-boost DC-DC converter is designed for multi-source energy harvesting according to wearable devices' demand for miniaturization and adaption to different environments. To achieve high efficiency and stable voltage for the load
inductor-peak-current pulse-frequency modulation technology is proposed to control the converter via combining inductor-peak-current control(IPCC)strategy and the threshold-based variable-frequency(TBVF)strategy. The inductor-peak-current pulse-frequency modulation technology changes the frequency of the energy transformation according to the states of inputs and outputs to implement the maximum power point tracking and to regulate the output voltage. At the same time
it controls the peak current of the inductor to improve the efficiency and to decrease the output voltage ripple. Furthermore
two kinds of low power control strategies are implemented to reduce the power consumption of the control circuits: adopting low voltage control circuit and discontinuously working circuit modules. Finally
the converter circuit and layout are designed and verified in the CSMC 0.18 μm process. Simulation results after layout parasitic extraction show that the efficiency of the converter is above 73.8% under the input voltage from 0.2 V to 3 V with load varying from 0.001 to 3 mW and the power consumption of control circuits is less than 300 nW.
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