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DC-to-DC power converter including at least two cascaded power conversion stages

US6538905B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 10, 2001
Grant dateMar 25, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 10, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M1/007
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A DC-DC power converter. According to one embodiment, the power converter includes a symmetrical half-bridge converter including a transformer having a primary winding and first and second secondary windings, a primary circuit coupled to the primary winding, a first rectifier circuit coupled to the first secondary winding, and a second rectifier circuit coupled to the second secondary winding, and first and second buck converters coupled to the half-bridge converter.

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