Charge recycling switched capacitor regulators
US10236766B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M1/088
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A voltage regulator comprising: a first regulator module comprising a first transistor switch, wherein the first module operates in a first phase and wherein the first switch is configured to receive a first signal at a first gate of the first switch from a first signal driver; a second regulator module comprising a second transistor switch, wherein the second module operates in a second phase that is different from the first phase, wherein the second switch is configured to receive a second gate drive signal at a second gate of the second switch from a second signal driver, and wherein the second signal is opposite in polarity from the first signal; and a switch that couples the first gate and the second gate during at least part of a time period during which the first switch transitions states and the second switch transitions states.
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