Dual buck converter with coupled inductors
US5932995A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M3/158
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to a dual buck converter used to reduce an unregulated high input voltage without a ground reference to a regulated output voltage. This is accomplished by coupling the inductors of two independent buck converters. The input voltage is split across the dual buck converter and the mid point is balanced by coupling the inductors and switching the two switches at the same time. The inductors are wound on a single core, with the windings magnetically coupled, to form a new coupled inductor.
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