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Frequently Asked Questions: Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting With the LTC3108 & LTC3109

Dave Salerno - Design Section Leader Oct 6th 2014
Q. What are the target applications for the LTC3108 and LTC3109? A. As discussed in the datasheet, these parts target applications that require a low average power (in the milliwatt range or less). This could be a micro-controller that is running continuously, or a wireless sensor/transmitter that is operating at a low duty ...

DC1664A - LTC3109EUF Demo Board | Autopolarity, Ultralow Voltage Step-Up Converter and Power Manager

Aug 25th 2010
DC1664A - Demo Board for:LTC3109 - Auto-Polarity, Ultralow Voltage Step-Up Converter and Power Manager ...

LTC3109 Auto-Polarity, Ultralow Voltage Step-Up Converter and Power Manager - Video Product Brief

Tony Armstrong - Director of Product Marketing Jun 29th 2010
The LTC3109 is a highly integrated step-up DC/DC converter ideal for harvesting surplus energy from extremely low input voltage sources such as TEGs (thermoelectric generators) and thermopiles. Its unique, proprietary autopolarity topology allows it to operate from input voltages as low as 30mV, regardless of polarity. ...

Auto-Polarity, Millivolt Voltage Step-Up Converter & Power Manager for Thermal Energy Harvesting Applications

Jun 14th 2010
MILPITAS, CA — June 14, 2010 — Linear Technology announces the LTC3109, a highly integrated step-up DC/DC converter and power management IC designed to start up and run from millivolt input voltage sources such as thermoelectric generators (TEGs) and thermopiles. The device's groundbreaking and proprietary auto-polarity ...

Energy Harvester Operates from Small Temperature Differentials of Either Polarity

Jun 11th 2010
The LTC3109 is a highly integrated DC/DC converter ideal for harvesting surplus energy from extremely low input voltage sources such as TEGs (thermoelectric generators) and thermopiles. Its unique, proprietary autopolarity topology allows it to operate from input voltages as low as 30mV, regardless of polarity. In this circuit, ...

LTC3109/LTC4070 Unipolar Energy Harvester Charges Battery Backup

Jan 29th 2010
The LTC3109 is a highly integrated DC/DC converter ideal for harvesting surplus energy from extremely low input voltage sources such as TEGs (thermoelectric generators) and thermopiles. Its unique, proprietary autopolarity topology allows it to operate from input voltages as low as 30mV, regardless of polarity. In this circuit, ...