Table 2.

Operating electrical characteristics of the LVBM system used in this study. I_CEmax is the theoretical maximum current supported by the LVBM system in case of large-scale application (i.e., an array of MFCs in parallel), V_{CE max} is the maximum voltage supported by the LVBM.

Symbol	Parameters	Value	Unit
ICEmax	Current collector-emitter max	5	A
IBmax	Maximum base current	1	A
VCE max	Maximum voltage collector-emitter	60	V
I EET, MFC	Bacterial extracellular electron transfer (EET) range tested in this study to drive the LVBM system	0.8–17	mA
VMFC	MFC voltage operating range tested with the MFC	0.2–0.4	V
VLVBM	Voltage LVBM range obtained	17–102	V
VLVBM/VMFC	DC–DC voltage gain	Up to 240	V/V
Temperature	LVBM operating temperature range	15–25	°C
RLVB	Internal resistance of the LVB system only	91 ± 0	Ω
RM	Internal resistance of the voltage multiplier unit	N/A	Ω

N/A: Not available.