Boost converter having extended holdup time and method of operation
US6043705A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B70/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
For use in a boost converter having a boost inductor coupled between an input and an output of the boost converter and an output capacitor coupled between rails of the output, an energy storage circuit for, and method of, extending a holdup time of the boost converter. In one embodiment, the energy storage circuit includes: (1) a holdup capacitor coupled to a first rail of the input, (2) a holdup switch, coupled to a second rail of the input and the holdup capacitor, capable of closing during a holdup mode to allow the holdup capacitor to discharge current into the input and (3) a voltage stabilizing circuit, coupled between the holdup capacitor and the output capacitor, that: (3a) when the boost converter is in a normal mode, provides a substantially impeded path for charge current to flow from the output capacitor to charge the holdup capacitor, and (3b) when the boost converter is in an initial phase of the holdup mode, provides a substantially unimpeded path for holdup current to flow from the holdup capacitor to the output capacitor prior to the closing of the holdup switch.
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