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Power supply and DC-DC-conversion

US8686801B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Inventors

Ralf Beier · Dublin, IE
Gerhard Osterloh · Adenau, DE
Michael Gattung · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 18, 2010
Grant date	Apr 1, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 25, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02M3/156
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an embodiment of a converter, a first oscillator provides switching signals for switching between charging and discharging of a capacitor, and a second oscillator is configured to add an offset voltage or a feedback-current-dependent voltage to a sawtooth waveform generated by the second oscillator switched in synchronism with the first oscillator.

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