Open AccessIntegrated power converter design for bioturbation resilience in multi‐anode microbial fuel cells
Author(s) -
Umaz Ridvan,
Wang Lei
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iet circuits, devices and systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.251
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1751-8598
DOI - 10.1049/iet-cds.2018.5566
Subject(s) - microbial fuel cell , robustness (evolution) , renewable energy , bioturbation , anode , computer science , underwater , automotive engineering , engineering , electrical engineering , oceanography , chemistry , electrode , paleontology , sediment , geology , biochemistry , biology , gene
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are an important renewable energy source for underwater sensors. However, bioturbation problems cause short circuits in MFCs. Using distributed multiple anodes can effectively solve this problem. This paper presents a new power converter design that automatically detects the impaired anodes and disconnects them from the rest of the system for better energy efficiency and robustness. The evaluation was made by using 90 nm CMOS technology. The proposed power converter provides 42% more end‐to‐end efficiency than conventional design under the worst‐case scenario.