A Quad-Mode Structure-Reconfigurable Regulating Rectifier With Shared-Inductor DC–DC Energy Recycling in a Wireless Power Receiver

Abstract

A quad-mode structure-reconfigurable regulating rectifier (SR-RR) is presented for a wireless power transfer system. The proposed SR-RR combines an ac–dc regulating rectifier and a dc–dc boost converter in a single stage. The regulating rectifier converts the received wireless power to an output load and stores the excess power in a storage element to improve the power conversion efficiency. By allowing the regulating rectifier and the boost converter to share a receiver (RX) coil with adjustments to the power stage structure, the SR-RR operates as a dc–dc boost converter to extend the output power without requiring additional inductors. Freewheeling operation skips power to realize single-stage voltage regulation. In addition, the SR-RR operation mode is automatically selected from among four: charging, storing, boost converting, and freewheeling. The chip, fabricated in a 0.18- <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu \text{m}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> CMOS process, can regulate an output voltage of 5 V and a stored voltage of 3.7 V. The measurement results demonstrate a 1.7 <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> output power extension. Peak RX efficiency reaches 91.8%, while system efficiency reaches 64.7%.