The Internet of Things (IoT) has found application in many components of implantable
medical devices, wearable smart devices, monitoring systems, etc. The IoT devices are …

With the increasing use of low-voltage portable devices and growing requirements of
functionalities embedded into such devices, efficient dc/dc conversion and power …

This paper presents a hybrid optimization approach for the enhancement of performance of
a piezoelectric energy harvesting system (PEHS). The existing PEHS shows substantial …

This paper presents a new method for a vibration-based piezoelectric energy harvesting
system using a backtracking search algorithm (BSA)-based proportional-integral (PI) voltage …

Forest fires have long been a significant global problem. How to reliably accomplish the
early warning and real-time monitoring of forest fires has become a pressing issue in order …

This paper presents a relatively new meta-heuristic optimization technique known as the
Lightning Search Algorithm (LSA) for developing an optimal proportional-integral (PI) …

Lower amount of power delivered from piezoelectric based ambient vibration energy
harvester devices is a barrier to adopt the technology for different applications. Energy …

This paper presents a boost converter used to harvest photovoltaic energy, one of the most
important renewable energy sources, and to converter it into a power supply for micro power …

With the wide-scale adoption of various low-voltage power hungry wearable and portable
electronic devices, researchers are compelled to focus on alternate sources of energy. This …

An ultra-low power boost converter for energy harvesting applications is introduced in this
brief. The idle power dissipation is reduced to 800 nW by using a novel output voltage …