Design of CMOS based thermal energy generator for energy harvesting

This paper presents the design of complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) based thermal energy generator (TEG). Energy harvesting techniques have been employed as to extend the lifespan of various battery-operated applications for many years. Among numerous techniques available, thermal energ...

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Main Authors: Abdul Rahman, Z.H., Khir, M.H.Md., Burhanudin, Z.A., Abdul Rahman, A.A., Wan Jamil, W.A.
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Published: IEEE Computer Society 2014
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spelling my.utp.eprints.321452022-03-29T04:59:43Z Design of CMOS based thermal energy generator for energy harvesting Abdul Rahman, Z.H. Khir, M.H.Md. Burhanudin, Z.A. Abdul Rahman, A.A. Wan Jamil, W.A. This paper presents the design of complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) based thermal energy generator (TEG). Energy harvesting techniques have been employed as to extend the lifespan of various battery-operated applications for many years. Among numerous techniques available, thermal energy harvesting has proven to be a widespread practice in harvesting electrical energy as heat can be found in natural and also man-made environments. Electrical energy is harvested from heat by means of TEG using the Seebeck effect mechanism. The new concept of TEG consisting of p-type and n-type polysilicon is designed based on CMOS technology. Three distinctive features are introduced as to increase the temperature difference between the hot and cold junctions. The dielectric layer between Metal 1 and Metal 2 layer is designed to be thicker in order to achieved maximum temperature at hot junction. Trenches is included between hot and cold junctions to isolate cold junction from heating up due to heat from silicon substrate. Overcoat thermal insulator and heat sink layer is coated on top surface of TEG to maximize the temperature difference gained between the two junctions. Both theoretical and simulation analysis are implemented to verify the enhancement on the temperature difference obtained based on the abovementioned features. Based on simulation result, the efficiency of the TEG is estimated. For a device in the size of 5 mm2 with 5 K temperature difference across two sides, the output voltage and power is 3.294 V and 0.925 μW, respectively. The voltage factor is 2.635 Vcm-2K-2 and power factor is 0.148 μWcm-2K-2. © 2014 IEEE. IEEE Computer Society 2014 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84906337145&doi=10.1109%2fICIAS.2014.6869490&partnerID=40&md5=0169deba9dd8bf7ce464258ab75944cb Abdul Rahman, Z.H. and Khir, M.H.Md. and Burhanudin, Z.A. and Abdul Rahman, A.A. and Wan Jamil, W.A. (2014) Design of CMOS based thermal energy generator for energy harvesting. In: UNSPECIFIED. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/32145/
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description This paper presents the design of complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) based thermal energy generator (TEG). Energy harvesting techniques have been employed as to extend the lifespan of various battery-operated applications for many years. Among numerous techniques available, thermal energy harvesting has proven to be a widespread practice in harvesting electrical energy as heat can be found in natural and also man-made environments. Electrical energy is harvested from heat by means of TEG using the Seebeck effect mechanism. The new concept of TEG consisting of p-type and n-type polysilicon is designed based on CMOS technology. Three distinctive features are introduced as to increase the temperature difference between the hot and cold junctions. The dielectric layer between Metal 1 and Metal 2 layer is designed to be thicker in order to achieved maximum temperature at hot junction. Trenches is included between hot and cold junctions to isolate cold junction from heating up due to heat from silicon substrate. Overcoat thermal insulator and heat sink layer is coated on top surface of TEG to maximize the temperature difference gained between the two junctions. Both theoretical and simulation analysis are implemented to verify the enhancement on the temperature difference obtained based on the abovementioned features. Based on simulation result, the efficiency of the TEG is estimated. For a device in the size of 5 mm2 with 5 K temperature difference across two sides, the output voltage and power is 3.294 V and 0.925 μW, respectively. The voltage factor is 2.635 Vcm-2K-2 and power factor is 0.148 μWcm-2K-2. © 2014 IEEE.
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author Abdul Rahman, Z.H.
Khir, M.H.Md.
Burhanudin, Z.A.
Abdul Rahman, A.A.
Wan Jamil, W.A.
spellingShingle Abdul Rahman, Z.H.
Khir, M.H.Md.
Burhanudin, Z.A.
Abdul Rahman, A.A.
Wan Jamil, W.A.
Design of CMOS based thermal energy generator for energy harvesting
author_facet Abdul Rahman, Z.H.
Khir, M.H.Md.
Burhanudin, Z.A.
Abdul Rahman, A.A.
Wan Jamil, W.A.
author_sort Abdul Rahman, Z.H.
title Design of CMOS based thermal energy generator for energy harvesting
title_short Design of CMOS based thermal energy generator for energy harvesting
title_full Design of CMOS based thermal energy generator for energy harvesting
title_fullStr Design of CMOS based thermal energy generator for energy harvesting
title_full_unstemmed Design of CMOS based thermal energy generator for energy harvesting
title_sort design of cmos based thermal energy generator for energy harvesting
publisher IEEE Computer Society
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