Voltage multiplier circuit
US4106086A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 1976 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M3/07
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A voltage multiplying circuit comprising a plurality of booster capacitors and switch means for first connecting the capacitors in parallel with a voltage source to charge, then reconnecting the capacitors in series with the source and in parallel with a storage capacitor, to dump the cumulative voltage into the storage capacitor, is characterized in that control signals for actuating the switch means are phased to forestall the formation of a path for leakage current that undesirably discharges the capacitors and reduces the conversion efficiency of the voltage multiplying circuit.
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