Multi-level power converter with improved transient load response
US10790742B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M3/072
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multi-level power converter and method are presented. The converter provides a ground terminal, an input terminal and an output terminal. It also provides an inductor, a first flying capacitor, a second flying capacitor and a network of switches. The network of switches is driven with a sequence of states including a first state and a second state. In the first state one of the input terminal and the ground terminal is coupled to the output terminal via a first path containing the first flying capacitor and which bypasses the inductor, while the remaining terminal among the input terminal and the ground terminal is coupled to the output terminal via a second path containing the second flying capacitor and the inductor.
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