Diode (converter less)

Description

The Diode module describes an (ideal) converter-less node architecture where energy harvester, capacitor, and load are directly coupled (i.e., Vin = Vcap and Vout = Vcap). Typically, a diode is used in this settings to avoid a backfeeding of the capacitor's energy to the harvester. Note that in this model, no diode voltage drop is considered. This model also implements an overvoltage protection of the capacitor, i.e., the input efficiency is set to 0 if Vcap > v_ov. Otherwise, the input/output efficiencies are set to 100% and no losses are considered (Ein = Eout = 1, i_quiescent = 0).

Parameters

Parameter	man./opt.	Value	Description
v_ov	m	Voltage in V	Overvoltage protection

Example configuration(s)

converter_config = {
    'type' : 'Diode',
    'settings' : {'v_ov' : 3.3}
    }