Parameters effect on basic DC to DC converter structures

Progress in low power Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) design open up possibilities of powering wireless devises from scavenged ambient energy. An energy management system should be designed to manage the harvested energy. DC to DC converters represent the key element in energy management systems. Knowing the diversity of DC-DC converters generally designed for specific applications, basic converters are under scope in this paper. Operation principles and simulation patterns of basic DC to DC converters are first presented. Parameter simulation occurring the effect of duty cycle, inductance, capacity and switch polarisation is studied in depth. The gaol of this paper is to show main parameters effect on output voltage behaviour. Simulation results show that the main parameters in DC-DC converters design play a key role to avoid extra-lose of harvested energy.